Chapter 21: Beginning of the End? Maybe!

**MIKES POV**

Dani and Tre had left a couple of hours earlier for their honeymoon in Venice. I pulled up to their house to notice that someone else was already there, and it was my girlfriend.

"What are you doing here, babe?" She asked looking at my baggage confused. "I thought you had to look after a friends house this week."

"Stacey you're smart, use your head. Tre lives here. I'm his friend. They aren't here." Her face turned red as I pointed this out.

"Shut up. I can't help that I'm blonde and that I sometimes show it." She replied grabbing her bags and walking into the house pretending to be mad. She failed miserably.

"So what are we going to both stay here?" I asked.

"Why not? Their both our friends, Dani asked me to watch the house as Tre did you. So lets make the most of it and throw a party." She laughed at the look on my face. "I'm kidding, we'll stay in the guestroom." She put her bags on the ground and looked around. "Unless you don't want to but I don't think they would want us sleeping in their bed."

"No, we can both stay, and we will both stay in the guestroom." I grabbed her bags and carried them upstairs with mine. Stacey followed me upstairs. I put all our bags on the bed. I had planned on unpacking later but Stacey had other plans.

"Why don't you go downstairs and watch TV. or something. I'll unpack our shit and be down in a little while." She shoved me out the door of the room. I went downstairs and turned the television on but didn't pay attention to what was on the screen. I just stared off into space thinking.

~Should I do it. It would be a huge step in our relationship. I want to but I'm like Tre. This one has to last. What to do.~ I thought to myself. I sat there for awhile and hadn't moved an inch since I came downstairs. This is exactly how Stacey found me.

**STACEY'S POV**

I came downstairs to see Mike just staring at the television without really looking at it. He had a look of concentration that was not from the television. I walked over quietly to the couch and sat next to him startling him.

"Hey, sorry I didn't mean to startle you." I laughed and leaned in and gave him a kiss.

"Hey!" He kissed me back but didn't stop kissing me. We kissed for quite awhile. Before I knew it we were laying on the couch making out and Mike had his hand up my shirt playing with my bra strap. I wanted to keep going but I had to stop him.

"Mike." I said softly but was still able to get his attention. He lifted up and gave me one last kiss pulling his hand out of my shirt. He looked at me letting his breathing get back to normal before speaking.

"Hungry?" I looked at him and smirked.

"For you or food?" I teased him. He looked shocked.

"Don't look so shocked." I laughed and continued. " How about Chinese? I've been craving it. Does that sound good to you?" He agreed.

"We'll go down to the Dragon Lake. They have pretty good food." Mike got up and walked to the kitchen and grabbed his keys and wallet before coming back and grabbing my hand. We went out to the car, it only took us a few minutes to get to the restaurant.

We walked into the restaurant waiting a few minutes before getting a seat.

"I think that even though everything looks so good that I'm going to get the Pork Fried Rice." I looked up to find Mike starting at me. I smiled and blushed a little. It took him a few minutes to realize that I had caught him.

"Uh….. I'll just have the General Chicken I guess." Mike blushed slightly handing our menus to the waiter. I giggled at him.

"What? Mike are you blushing?" He just shook his head. I couldn't tell what was wrong but he had been acting strange since we left the house. We barely spoke over dinner but it was not uncomfortable. Soon we were done eating and Mike paid the bill and we left to go back to the house.

We made it back to Tre's house near dusk. Mike I noticed kept putting his hand into his pocket. When we walked into the house I noticed that it was dark except for a few candles burning here and there. There was flowers in a few places and petals on the floor. Now I knew something was up.

"Who lit candles?" I asked looking at Mike.

"Billie Joe. I asked him to help me. This isn't exactly where I wanted to do this and it's not as romantic as I wanted it but…" He stopped talking and got down on one knee, "I really wanted to know and I couldn't wait any longer if you would be my wife?"

I couldn't believe what was happening. I was just yesterday that I was talking to Dani of just this very thing. Oh, she knew. I just stared at my Mike still not believing this until he spoke again.

"Stacey?" He asked looking a little unsure. I looked at him for a few moments longer before I finally found my voice and answered.

"Oh, my god! YES!" I almost knocked him over when I launched myself at him and hugged him tightly. I started to cry. I was so happy.

"Stacey are you crying?" He asked. I shook my head no, but I couldn't hide it from him when he pulled back to look at my face.

"Sorry, I'm just happy. I was just telling Dani that this was what I wanted most." He leaned in and kissed me and picked me up bridal style and carried me to the guestroom. Needless to say we didn't come out until the next morning.

**MIKE'S POV**

It had been a week since we got engaged. I hadn't told Adie that we were engaged. I just hope Billie hadn't said anything to her. We were over there at his house at the moment.

Billie and Adie were sitting on the couch and Stacey and I were sitting across from them in the love seat. "Adie I have a question." Stacey began.

"Yeah?" Billie smiled at me before turning his attention back to his wife.

"I was wondering…how would you feel being a Maid of Honor once again." I watched as Adie's eyes got big. She looked over at me and then down at Stacey's hand.

"Oh my god. Mike you asked her finally." I shook my head at her and she came over and gave us both a hug.

"Of course Stacey I would love too." She smiled and then she frowned. She seemed to have noticed that we didn't include Billie in this. She turned to him.

"Did you know?" She asked.

"Yes, I had to decorate Tre's house for Mike while they went out to eat. I was told not to tell you. They wanted to do it themselves. Neither Tre or Dani know yet." Billie looked at me for conformation. I nodded that he was right. Billie laughed.

"So now we are all attached to someone. No more groupies." He laughed again while Stacey shook her head and smiled. Adie smacked him in the back of the head.

"Owww. Damn, Adie that hurt." He rubbed his head.

"Well, you deserved it." Adie smiled at him. She turned her attention back to us.

"I'm happy for you two, you're really cute together." She said. "I could actually see this coming. I just didn't expect right now." She completely changed the subject with her next question.

"I wonder if Dani and Tre are having fun."

"I'm sure they are Hun." Billie rolled his eyes making Stacey giggle.

"They are definitely having fun. Dani's never been out of the country. Plus she's always wanted to got to Italy. So they are having fun even if the never leave the hotel." I laughed at this. Everyone else soon joined in.

"I can't believe that they got married and that they'll be having a baby." I looked down at Stacey while she looked at her engagement ring. "I cant' believe that I'm getting married." Stacey looked up at me and I leaned down and kissed her forehead.

"I hope they have a baby girl. Girls are so much more easier than boys." Stacey and Adie both snorted after she said this. I just smirked.

Billie laughed making his green eyes sparkle.

"That's funny, Stace, real funny."

Before any of us new it Friday had arrived Dani and Tre would soon be home.