Unaccepted

Hey, guys its me. I hope that I made you happy by updating but I'm so sorry for the very long wait. I had a big writers block. Well anyway this is chapter 11 and I hope that you like it.

Chapter 11: The Proposal Part 1

Caleb walked out of the portal and found himself in the middle of Will and Matt's living room. He walked to the kitchen and saw Will and Matt talking. He patted Matt on the shoulders as a hello and said, "Well, I'm off. Thanks for opening a portal for me Will." Will stood up from her chair and went to open the door.

"It's nothing. Anytime." she said.

"Yeah, anytime." said Matt while walking to the door too.

"Thanks." He stepped out side and then went inside the car. Once he was in he strapped himself in and then started the engine.

"Bye." Will and Matt waved goodbye .

"Bye." he said and he sped off. After a while of driving he was finally home, he parked in the driveway and got out. He opened the door, hung the keys and closed the door behind him. He stepped in the kitchen and found Cornelia awake watching TV on the sofa.

"Hey, honey. How are you? Did you sleep well?" Caleb asked Cornelia as he bent down to give her a kiss but she got up and turned off the TV.

"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? YOU DON'T LEAVE A NOTE? NOTHING. I WANT AN EXPLANATION." she yelled as she stomped her foot and waited for an answer.

"What are you talking about? I told Lillian to tell you that I went to my mother's house." Caleb said.

"Yeah, Lillian told me but when I woke up I wanted to see you. You don't love me do you? You just love me for the babies. You hate me." she said, once she finished the last word she started to cry. Wow!!! These hormones really make her weepy. Caleb thought.

"What!? No, I love you with all my heart." he said as he rushed to her side and held her close, "I love you, Cornelia Hale and nothing can change that. You know that I'm sorry, it's just I needed to get something from my mother's that's all. I thought that when I came back I would have found you still in bed, asleep and all warm and cozy, so then I would crawl next to you and hold you tight." he said, he kissed her forehead and held her until her sobbing slowed down a little. "So, what would you say if we go out for a dinner tonight and then afterwards we'd watch a movie on those big screen things, huh? It's been a long time since we got out a bit." he said, he looked deep into her ocean blue eyes and she looked into his emerald eyes. She softly said, "That does sound relaxing. I've been meanin' to ask you but you've been so busy with the babies' room and with work that I forgot."

"Great, now give me a smile." he said, he then began to tickle her. This made her laugh uncontrollably.

"Ha-ha, ha-ha stop, I'm ticklish." she said. He then stopped and gave her a small kiss.

"That's what I want to see. Now I'm gonna go take a shower and then I'll be right down, ok?" he said

"Yeah, ok." she said and then got up. Caleb went upstairs and then went straight for his bedroom. Once he was inside he put the box that contained the ring in the pocket of the suit that he was going to wear for the night. He took out a clean pair of underwear, a pair of sweat pants, a t-shirt, and a pair of socks and headed straight for the bathroom. He took his clothes off and stepped in the shower. After the shower he shaved and ran downstairs to Cornelia and hugged her from behind and kissed her neck.

"Mmm, you smell nice. What perfume are you using?" he said, he continued to kiss her until she spun around and started kissing him back. Once they pulled away she said;

"What's gotten over you? And the perfume is Channel."

"Oh, nothing. It's just a beautiful day that's all." He shrugged. "Where's Lillian?" he went in the living room and sat on the couch and started to watch TV .

"She went out to see mom." she said. She then turned around and continued to wash the dishes. While Caleb was sitting on the sofa watching TV a thought passed his mind. I have to go ask for Cornelia's hand in marriage. I can't just ask her without him knowing.

'What the heck are you thinkin?' a little voice in the back of his head said.

Am I going crazy? Nah, I don't think so.

'No, you're not going crazy but you are a bit for thinking like that. Why do you want to go and ask for Cornelia's hand in marriage? He treated you like dirt. You didn't deserve any of that crap.' The little voice said.

Yeah, I know that. But it's only better for to know that I'm marrying his daughter. It won't be right if he doesn't want it. At least he'll know. I gotta do it Caleb thought.

'Ok. suit yourself. But don't come crying to me if he says 'NO',' the little voice said but then it went away as quickly as it came.

"Cornelia, honey, I'm going out for a while but I'll be back, ok?" Caleb said as he got up from the sofa. He then went to put on his shoes.

"Wait, I'll drive you." said Cornelia while drying her hands in a tea towel.

"No. No, thanks I know how to drive. I won't be long." Caleb said as he opened the door.

"What you're joking, right?" Cornelia said as she burst out laughing.

"No, I'm serious. I won't be long." He repeated and stepped out.

Ok I'm gonna skip the part that he went to the garage and bla bla bla I'm just gonna take Caleb to the elevator.

At The Penthouse:

Caleb was in the elevator waiting to get to the Hales' level. He was getting nervous by the minute. He tried listening to the music to calm himself down but it was no use. Oh, man can this think go any slower? he thought sarcastically. Finally the doors opened and he stepped out. "Finally." he said and immediately found the Hales' door, he knocked, stepped back and waited. After two minutes, but for Caleb it felt like hours, the door opened to reveal Lillian.

"Caleb, what are you doing here? Are you crazy or something? You know you can't be here." said Lillian.

"Yeah, I know. But I have something important to ask your father." he said getting impatient, "Can I come in?"

"Yeah, sure." she said and closed the door behind him.

"Thanks, is your dad home?" said Caleb.

"Yeah, he's watching TV but he's not in a very good mood. He's favourite football team is losing." Lillian laughed.

"Oh, ok. Maybe he won't notice me." He said but knew that it was going to be unsuccessful. Just then Lillian said, "What are you talking about? This is my dad we're talking about not your dad. My dad can be friendly if you're his favourite."

"Ok, ok, no need to yell. I'll just go and say hi to him." Caleb said, he started walking in the of the living room's direction. He saw for the first time in four months. He looked sick, pale and he had bags under his eyes. He sat on the other side of the living room and said in a low voice, "Hello, ."

didn't notice him because he was too into the football game, "Come on pass, pass you idiot. Don't you know the game is? IT'S FOOTBALL. FOOTBALL!!" He yelled at the TV which startled Caleb. " I was wondering if…" he said but was cut off by his yelling.

"You idiot pass the damn ball, he's on the other side. To your right not your left. Great, now the ball isn't in your hand anymore. IDIOT!!" He yelled again.

"?" he said a little louder but he didn't hear. Then came and said "Honey, do you want more pop… CALEB?!" she said and rushed towards him. She hugged him and squeezed him so tight that Caleb thought he was being chocked by a boa-constrictor. When saw that he was red in the face she let go.

"Caleb?! Where is he?" said, he sat up and looked at him.

"Hello." he said with a smile.

"Oh, Caleb, come here." said and pushed him to the kitchen, "So, how've you been? Your job doing well?" walked beside his wife and sat down at the table forgetting complete;y about the game.

"I'm doing good and my job is going great." he said "But I need to speak to ." he said, he looked him in the eye he saw pain, regret and sadness.

"What do you need?" he said calmly.

"I need to ask you if I can have Cornelia's hand in marriage." said Caleb and kept looking him in the eye. After two or three minutes he didn't respond but then said;

"Y…Yes, you can. I'm sorry for treating you like dirt. I regret it. You make my daughter very happy and that's what I always wanted to see. My daughter married to a man that she loves." he said, "You really do love my daughter, don't you? I mean really love her." he kept staring at Caleb but surprisingly Caleb felt comfortable around him now. was holding her breath and clinging to Lillian for dear life and Lillian to her because they never saw him react so calmly.

"Yes, , I really love her. With all my heart till the day that I die." he said.

"Ok, then you can marry her. I hope that you're happy with my daughter." he said, he got up and hugged him like a son. There were tears in his eyes and this shocked all of them. "I haven't slept for weeks and I haven't eaten for weeks. I really regret what I did. I regret throwing out my own daughter and grandchildren. I'm sorry, really sorry." he said as he sobbed in Caleb's shoulders. Caleb hugged him back.

"Thanks . You made me feel a lot better." Said Caleb once he pulled away.

"No, no, call me Herald."he said, "When are you going to pop the question? Is it soon?" he asked once he calmed down.

"Well, I was thinkin tonight. First, I'm going to take her to dinner and then I'm going to take her to watch a movie. Then I'm gonna take her to my favourite spot in the park. I'll ask her there. What do you think?" Caleb said, he waited for an answer.

"I think it's fabulous." said, she hugged him again and whispered, "Congratulations."

"Yeah, it sounds great. Great thinking." said while patting him on the back he then went back to the living room.

"Well, I have to go. Cornelia is waiting for me and I don't want to be late or she'll start to worry." Caleb said, he made his way to the front door. Lillian went to open the door and then said, "Bye. Caleb tell Cornelia I'll be back later. Probably you'll be out." she said and winked.

"Ok bye. Bye ." he waved goodbye.

"Bye." said. Once Caleb was outside he went down the stairs because he couldn't take another 30 minutes in teh elevator and when he reached the last two steps he jumped them and said;

"YES. HE LET ME MARRY THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS." Once he was near the car he jumped in and drove home.

End Of Chapter 11

Ok that was the end of chapter 11 and I hope that you liked it. SO PLS REVIEW.

Krissy