This is going to be a busy chapter, warning you now XD

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Knox's POV

The next day, I am true to my word.

First, we go for a walk and sit on OWCA HQ's roof to watch the beautiful sunrise.

Then we go to the museum in Danville and see the fossil exhibit.

Next we have a picnic on the grass in the park. I pack Quinn's favourite food: fruit. There's apples, pineapples, pears, mangoes, strawberries, raspberries, and bananas. Her favourite is pear though, so I make sure there's lots of that for her.

Then we see a movie called Clash At Sunset which is a sci-fi thriller that I really enjoy. I'm not sure Quinn understood everything but she tells me afterwards that she loved the characters.

Next we go to the park and fly a kite until dinnertime, where I take her out to a restaurant far away from Casa Blanca, which has still not reopened yet. We have lovely burgers there.

Finally, we go back to my apartment and play Kleptocracy, twice. Quinn wins both times, to my amusement. Then we play a few rounds of Skiddley Whiffers. Again, Quinn wins every time except for once, where I win.

All in all, it's a very fun day. As we get into bed again, Quinn looks much happier. "Thank you for today," she says, smiling. "I really needed this."

"It's no problem," I reply, also smiling. "I really love you and I hate seeing you upset. If I could have done anything else to brighten your day, I would have."

"You've done more than enough," Quinn blushes. "Really. And I really love you too. If you ever need me to brighten your day, I will."

We settle into bed and fall asleep almost immediately, tired out from our fun day.

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Quinn's POV

The next day, I wake early with stomach cramps. I knew that burger was going to do this to me. I could tell. I have a slight allergy to onions and my burger had had onions on it. They can cause my stomach to churn like this. To be on the safe side, I decide to go and see Apollo. Not only do I want his affirmation that it's only an allergic reaction, I also want to ask him something.

So I sneak out without waking Knox and walk to OWCA HQ. On the way, my stomach is churning even more, but I manage to make it to the hospital bay. Apollo spots me as I come in. "Are you okay? You look pale."

I try and talk but I suddenly feel the strong need to throw up. I breathe in deeply to try and quell it. "I'm not feeling very well," I say once I'm able to speak. "I think it's my onion allergy."

"Okay, I'll take a look over you."

Apollo helps me onto an examining table and I wait while he examines me. Then he takes an x-ray. While he goes to get the printout, I slide off the table. "So what's wrong with me?" I ask when he comes back.

Apollo's giving me a weird look. "Well, it's not an onion allergy."

"Oh. Sh-should I be more relieved or worried about that?"

"You tell me." Apollo raises an eyebrow. "You're pregnant."

My world starts spinning. I have to grab hold of the edge of the bed for support. "Wh-what?"

"I've done a quick examination and the x-ray shows the beginnings of an egg growing inside you."

He shows me the picture but I can't focus properly. "I-I need to go. Thank you."

I run out of the door and head straight back towards my apartment block. I have to tell Knox but I'm terrified to. There's no doubt that he's the father but his parents brought him up to believe that two animals should be mates before they have kids, and I'm absolutely terrified that he's going to reject me and I'll have to raise a child on my own. How am I going to tell him?

I burst into Knox's apartment without knocking, completely out of breath. I see Knox standing in the kitchen. He turns as I come in. "Where did you go, Quinn? Are you okay?"

"I felt sick," I babble. "So I went to Apollo's because I thought it was just an onion allergy but he told me it wasn't, he told me-." A lump rises in my throat and I can't finish.

Knox comes over to me and puts his hands on my shoulders. "What did Apollo tell you?"

"He told me I'm pregnant," I burst out. I quickly continue babbling as Knox shows signs of reaction. "But I was so terrified because you're the father and I've always wanted children but we're not mates, we're only girlfriend and boyfriend, and you were raised to believe that two animals should be mates before they have kids and I didn't want you to reject me because I love you so much and I want nothing more than to start a family with you!"

I reach the end of my babbling and stop for breath, gazing anxiously into my boyfriend's face. He looks shocked and stunned. He's probably trying to process all this information at once. But when two minutes go by and he doesn't say anything, I whisper, "Please say something…!"

Knox looks into my eyes and sees the tears running down my face. "You're right, I do believe that two animals should be mates before they have kids."

I almost start crying properly then but it's clear to me that Knox hasn't finished yet so I stay quiet.

"So I'm going to do something now that I was planning to do today anyway." Knox goes over to the sideboard and picks up a small box, which he carries back to me. My breath catches in my throat as he gets down on one knee and opens the box, revealing a beautiful yet simple golden ring. "I know we don't have to use rings like humans do but I love you so much that I thought you deserved one. So…Quinn the Platypus, will you be my mate for life?"

That's when I begin sobbing blindly. There's relief that Knox didn't reject me; there's shock that Knox is proposing to me; and there's utter joy at the fact that he chose a ring for me. "Yes!" I sob blindly. "Yes I will!"

After he slides the ring onto my finger, I pull him up and we kiss. My heart is pounding with sheer joy.

I have never been this happy in my life.

Knox's POV

I have never been this happy in my life.

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*squeals for all eternity* I put all the shocks in one chapter XD