DISCLAIMER: I do not own Bones
Elaina stood in the doorway to Ryan's room glaring at him. "You better tell me what's going on," she exclaimed in a voice that was mixed with anger and confusion.
"That is my cue to get out of here," Angela said, getting up. She walked past Elaina and turned around to face Ryan. 'Good luck' she mouthed to him.
Ryan gulped as Angela left the room, leaving Elaina alone glaring at him. "I'm listening," she said, her voice softening a bit from the tone she had when she first entered the room.
"How much did you hear?" Ryan asked his girlfriend weakly.
"I heard my name, and proposals, and-" Elaina stopped at the look on Ryan's face. He looked as if he was a five year old getting 'busted' for stealing a cookie from a cookie jar. "Wait a second," she said "you want to propose to me?"
At that moment, Angela walked back into the room. "On second thought," she said," I kind of want to see how this plays out." She looked over at Elaina as she took a seat next to Ryan, "Feel free to kick his ass," she told her, "Girl power all the way."
Elaina chuckled, and then turned back to Ryan. "You want to propose to me?" she asked him again.
Ryan looked at her. Better to just get it over with and tell her the truth, he thought to himself. "Yes," he spoke to her adamantly.
Elaina's eyes widened in surprise, she was not really expecting that answer. "What about school?" she asked quietly.
Ryan was glad to notice that all the anger from Elaina's voice had faded. She was not mad, or at least he hoped not. "School?" he asked, still thanking god that she was not going to kill him, or worse, break up with him.
"Yeah, you go To George Washington University, I go to LSU. They are practically on different ends of the country. How can we be married, or engaged, and live like that?"
"I'll transfer to LSU," Ryan said quickly, "We can find a suitable-"
"Ryan, stop," Elaina told him. "You have an amazing opportunity here in DC. I will transfer to one of the many schools around here."
Ryan's eyes grew wide, "does that mean?"
"No," Elaina said. "I'm not accepting your proposal… yet."
"What do you mean by that?" Ryan asked, confused.
"I mean that I want a proposal," Elaina informed Ryan. "Something romantic and individual. I want to be able to remember my proposal as something big."
"Ok," Ryan said quietly.
"I also want a ring." Elaina laughed at the look in Ryan's eyes. "Nothing big or expensive; just something to show all the other men in this world that I am taken."
Ryan gulped. "So a ring and a fancy proposal," his brow furrowed, and he gave a look that showed he was deep in thought. "What kind of proposal?"
"Something romantic, it needs to make me know that I can spend the rest of my life with you, and only you."
"Hodgins first proposed to me by spelling out 'be my love' with glowing shrimp," Angela said remembering one of her favorite memories.
"See," Elaina told Ryan, "that's original." She noticed that he still had an unsure look on his face. "Ryan," she tried to reassure him, "you are a genius. You'll figure something out." With that, Elaina planted a kiss on Ryan's forehead and walked out of the room, leaving Ryan to stare at the spot where she had seconds ago stood.
Once Elaina was gone, Angela turned to Ryan and said, "Good luck! You are in way over your head!"
I apologize that this is short, and that I didn't get to update yesterday, apparently 'college is expensive and if you don't apply for scholarships you might not be able to go.' (Thanks for the vote of confidence mom). Anyways, I will probably be busy the next couple of days, but I will try to update as much as possible. Please Review (more reviews make me more inclined to write another chapter sooner).