Hey everybody! I've been rushing to write this chapter all day because my internet is going to be shut down tonight and I have no idea when we are going to turn it back on. This is short and not the most exciting chapter, I know, but I promise the next one is going to be awesome! I'm really excited for it, but I just wanted to give you guys something now in case I can't update for a little while. Enjoy!
It was Christmas Eve. I was determined not to let the Joker ruin this day for us. It had been two days since the incident with him and Drake and nothing else had happened.
Except that my hate had grown for him. Don't get me wrong, I hated him when he beat me, when he got me pregnant, when he killed innocent people. But there had always been that underlying love that I still had for him. He was still the same person. Now, that love had died. It had been shredded, burned, and then shot into outer space in a locked safe. He had killed my best friend. He had endangered my son and the man I loved. I had notified the police that I thought I was in danger. They said they would keep an eye out, but apparently the Joker hadn't been causing a lot of trouble lately and there were even rumors the he was dead. So basically, the Joker was watching me and the police were no help. He had trapped me in my own apartment, knowing that staying here would be like throwing myself willingly into his open arms, and leaving here would be sacrificing everyone's lives. Everyone's.
But oh well. I'm not going to think about that today. I don't care. If he thinks he can just come back here and take me and Spencer without a fight, he's got another thing coming. I don't even care if he's sitting right outside my window right now watching me get ready to go out with the gang for dinner. Yeah, that's right. I'm going out. And I'd like to see him try to stop me. You hear me Joker! I am going out with my family and there is nothing you can do about it!
Okay, that's the part of me that likes to pretend I'm brave talking. I'm scared shitless. I mean seriously? He could totally be sitting outside my window watching me. The thought made me want to get out of the room. I walked to the kitchen only to be reminded that there are in fact windows there too.
"Look at you, gorgeous!" Nick said. Once again, I was totally taken aback by him. He had on this dark red button down shirt with black dress pants on and a matching jacket over it. His hair was all out of his face, but not slicked flat back. Sort of like Edward Cullen's hair.
I smiled and did a little twirl in my red halter dress. "You're looking rather dashing yourself, Mr. Palatas," I said flirtatiously. The stereo was on in the kitchen. I had been playing Jason Mraz because it calms me down. The song "Lucky" was playing. Nick and I walked over to each other and started dancing. We are very good dancer, if I do say so myself.
"Lucky I'm in love with my best friend. Lucky to have been where we have been," Nick sang. We danced all around the small kitchen. Nick continued to sing and rock us back and forth. I laughed. My smile was so big it hurt. Nick finished the dance with a dip.
"Oh my God Nick! You're so adorable!" I laughed.
"How adorable?" Nick asked.
"So much it hurts!" I said.
"That much really?" he said. I nodded, both of us still smiling all flirty. "Well, I was gonna wait to ask you this later tonight, but since I'm being so adorable now..."
I was confused. "Nick, what are you-" I started to say. Nick took something out of his pocket. It was a ring.
"Marissa, I love you. Will you marry me?" Everything went away. We were the only two people in the entire world and nothing else mattered.
"Yes!" I screamed. I jumped up and wrapped my arms and legs around him, pecking continuous kisses on his cheek. He wrapped his arms around me and started laughing. I pulled away and grabbed both sides of his face. "I love you Nick Palatas!" I said forcefully.
Nick made a fake angry face back at me. "I love you too Marissa Winchester!" We kissed.
Then I heard Spencer say "Nick did you do it! Did you ask her yet!" I looked at Nick questioningly. He shrugged.
"I asked him if it was okay if I wanted to marry his Mommy. He said it was about time," Nick put me down and we all laughed at this. We went out to dinner with Kevin and Jane and told them our news. Now we were all getting married. Everyone was laughing and having a great time. I was happy. I was especially happy when they said we should come stay in their apartment that night so that we could all be together on Christmas. But the good times can't last forever. The Joker will make sure of that.