Okay, before you start reading, just a quick note. There's some reference to Cappie and Casey's past dates in this chapter... so i just made some stuff up about it. Sorry if they mentioned something in the show about their dates and i changed it. This is just the way I want it. So... enjoy :)
"Oh my god..." I gasped. "The house... it's...clean." I pretended to be shocked.
"Very funny." He rolled his eyes. "Now come on." He grabbed my hand and we nearly ran into the backyard. It was beautiful. There were lights lining the fence, almost like christmas lights do a house. If your expecting a dinner table, with candles and rose petals... then you're wrong. When has Cappie ever been one for that? Or even, when have I? Instead, there was a sofa bed, pulled out fully. I laughed immediately, but then thought for a moment. I hope he wasn't wanting to get lucky tonight...here... "Come on. Sit." He insisted. We walked over, plopped down together, and pulled the blanket over us. I leaned my head up to look at the sky.
"Are we gonna sit and gaze at the stars?" I asked, while smiling.
"Heck no. What's so fun about that?" He replied. "No... instead, we're gonna watch the movie that we saw on our first date..." He looked over at me, waiting for me to guess. I thought for a moment, but then remembered.
"The 40-year-old Virgin!?" I laughed, and he nodded. I remember. He took me to a movie, and here I was expected to see a cute, romantic movie... but instead he buys two tickets to see the very vulgar Steve Carrell movie. I was disgusted at first... but it turned out to be one of the funniest movies, and one of the best nights of my life. "What, you have a portable DVD player or something?" I asked.
"Not quite..." He smirked. "Beav!" He shouted as a cue. A moment later, a white screen was dropped from the roof of the house, and lit up. I then noticed the projector that sat a few feet in front of us. The movie started playing, and looked just like our own personal movie theater. My smile widened, and I rested my head on Cappie's shoulder. This date was surprisingly one of the best. While other guys insist on going to a fancy dinner or party, Cappie is the only one I know who knows how to have a better time at home, being casual.
The movie ended, with us both laughing hysterically.
"Wow..." I sighed. "It's been too long since I've seen that movie."
"Same here." He looked down at me , still laughing. God, that killer smile...
"And this whole thing that you set up... it's amazing." I looked up at him "Thanks for tonight." I smiled. He simply kissed me on the forehead.
"Who said it's over?" He smirked. Suddenly, his face got serious. "There's still another movie that I want you to see..." He said, looking deeply at me. I was confused, but I watched as the screen lit up again and a homemade movie came on. Music started playing in the background... one of my favorite songs. I sang along in my head as I watched.
You and me
We should be
Making a memory
whenever we're together
Suddenly, a slideshow started. It showed picture after picture of me and Cappie... together over the years. Immediately, my eyes filled with tears. The show went on, and while most of the pictures touched my heart, some just made me laugh. Cappie and I when we were drunk at party... singing a karaoke version of "Respect" on stage. Another one showed us dressing up Beaver when he was passed out in the backyard. The cute ones were the ones that made me cry. Me sitting on his lap, us kissing, or even the one where we were both fast asleep in each others arms, caught at a candid moment. All of these pictures reminded me of how happy I was... but also about how sad I was that I wasted so much time without him in my life.
The slideshow came to an end, and I looked up at him. He brushed a tear from my cheek and looked back up at the screen, which clued me in the it wasn't over yet. Suddenly, Cappie's face came on the screen. I listened as he began to speak:
"Spitter, is it on?"
"Yeah, go." I heard Rusty in the background.
"Okay..." He sighed. "Hey Case." He smiled. "I really don't know what to say... even though there's a lot on my mind. Tonight will be our first date... again." He laughed. This filled me in that he shot this earlier today. "I hope it goes great, even though I know it will. I know that I'm sitting right next to you as you watch this and you're thinking, why can't he just talk to me now? But with filming it, we'll be able to keep it forever and watch it as many times as we want. Basically, the day that you came to the house to get back together, was the happiest day of my life..." he got lost in thought. "...not that I was pining for you, or anything." He quickly said.
"You so were pining..." I heard Rusty laughing. Cappie shot him a look then continued.
"I just want you to know that no matter what happens between us... no matter how many stupid mistakes that I will undoubtedly make when we're together, how I feel about you will never change. You already know that you mean the world to me." I felt another tear drip down. "Geez, that sounded corny... but it's true. I mean, why else would I go through the humiliation of putting my face on a giant screen in front of you?" He laughed, and so did I. "So you know that it must be real." His face got serious. "I'm gonna put everything that I have into this relationship to make it work. I hope you know that. Because...I love you." He smiled, and I looked up at the real Cappie and locked eyes with him. I smiled, then my eyes flashed back to the screen. Cappie was sitting rather awkwardly. "Rusty!" He whispered. "Cut it!"
"I'm trying!" Rusty whispered back. "I can't find the button!"
"Well, hurry up!" He replied.
"Okay, got it!" Rusty hissed, and in a flash, the screen went dark. The imperfections of it is what made it perfect... if that makes sense.
"Oh my god..." I whispered as I looked up at Cap. "You really are amazing, aren't you?" I smirked.
"Well, maybe just a little..." He laughed. I laughed along and hugged him tightly. He buried his face into the top of my head, and for a while, we sat there just like that.
"I still have one more surprise for you..." He smiled genuinely.
"What else could you possibly have up your sleeve?" I asked softly.
"Remember that one night, after we had been dating a while, and it was right before Christmas?"
"Yeah, I stayed over here for the night, and we watched Christmas movies and talked..." I remembered.
"Yeah. We talked about what we always wanted for Christmas and never got. I said that I wanted the mega-pack of Star Wars figurines, and you wanted a puppy." He laughed, then got serious.
"Yeah..." A nodded in agreement. Where was he going with this? It's spring... Christmas was still a ways away. Suddenly, I heard a slight rustle come from behind the corner, and out came running a dog. A chocolate lab. I felt like fainting. The small, pudgy puppy came right up to us, tail wagging.
"Oh. My. God." I whispered. "You got a puppy!?" I shrieked.
"We got a puppy." He corrected as he lifted the dog onto the couch with us. It immediately started licking us.
"Cappie, you didn't." I gasped.
"I did. He's 3 weeks old." He informed.
"Oh my god. What's his name?" I asked, playing with the pup.
"I was saving that for us to decide together." I thought for a moment, studying the dog's face carefully. Besides the fact that he was the most adorable thing I've ever seen, I had an idea. I tried to wrap my head around this all to think more clearly.
"Well, how about we consider your Star Wars fantasy?" I suggested.
"You... wanna name him Chewbacca?!" He laughed, and so did I.
"No..." I rolled my eyes. "I was thinking more like... Obi-Wan." I giggled.
"Obi-Wan?" He raised his eyebrows.
"Obi for short." I replied, scruffing up the dog's ears.
"I love it." Cappie whispered. "Obi." He repeated. I stopped playing with Obi for a second to lean in and give Cappie a kiss with as much love as I had in me.
"You're unbelievable." I whispered. "I can't believe you did all of this." I glanced around the backyard.
"For you? Anything." He replied. I linked his arm with mine and let Obi run over our laps... back and forth. Was this all really happening? Cappie didn't really get us a puppy, did he? Maybe this was a sign that what we had was permanent. I was ready for that... right? My doubts suddenly disappeared as I looked at that lovable face again. And I'm not talking about the dog's...
A/N: Obi-Wan! Hah, yes, they got a puppy. I don't care if it's too over the top, or cliche... I loved it. Something about love and dogs go together well. This chapter just kinda came to me and the last minute. So i wrote it in ten minutes and hoped for the best. So keep in mind, thats it's not edited. I hope you liked it... I'm trying to plan stuff for future chapters. But i'm starting to work on other things too (Wildfire and Kyle XY fans... keep an eye out for me!) Please review! it's what keeps me going! Thanks :)
(quick credit... song that is in the slideshow: Making a Memory by the Plain White T's. It's in the show, too.)
