Jack's POV

Katherine and I walked down he steps of the lodge house back down to the main floor, hand in hand, where the boys were finishing up dinner. When we came down, they all had anticipated looks on their faces.

Katherine laughed, shot me a sly look, then held up her left hand. "Were engaged!" She announced, and everyone cheered.

She leaned over to me and whispered, "When did you tell them you were planning to propose?"

"Last night." I replied. She smirked, punched me in the arm, and we walked towards the door.

"We's are goin' home." I smiled, then picked up my duffed bag that I had brought down earlier that morning, planning to go home, and we walked towards the door.

We were walking for a few minutes before Katherine asked me, "Did you talk to my father first?"

"Yes." I replied, then started to tell her the story.

I stood at in Mr. Pulitzer's office, more nervous than I thought I would be.

"Yes, Jack?" Mr. Pulitzer asked, not looking up from his desk.

"I's would like to ask your daughter to marry me, sir." I replied, which made him take off his glasses and look up at me.

"Excuse me?" He asked.

"Sir, I's loves your daughter very much, and I's wants to spend the rest of my life wit her." I explained. "She's da love of my life."

He stood up and walked around his desk to where I was standing. He stood right in front of me for a moment before saying, "Ok."

"Ok?" I asked, dumbfounded. I thought I was going to have to put up more of a fight.

"Ok." He repeated. "But if you hurt her, I'm coming for you."

"Thank you's so much, Sir." I replied, then ran out the door. I needed to buy a ring.

"Wow." Katherine said after I told her the story. "I'm surprised he said yes so fast."

"I know." I replied. We walked into our building and up the stairs, and into our apartment. When we got in, we sat down on the couch.

Katherine studied her ring. "How did you afford this?"

"I's 'ave been savin' for a while. Since you's got home, actually." I replied, blushing. The ring was the smallest one they had at the store. The diamond didn't even come out of the ring. It was just part of the band.

"I love it." She smiled, pulling me in for a kiss.

As the kiss got deeper and more passionate, I picked Katherine up off the couch and brought her to the bedroom. I layed her down on the bed and pulled my shirt up over my head, smiled, then went back to kissing her.

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Katherine's POV

I woke up the next morning to feel a sharp pain in my stomach. I groaned, which must have woken Jack up, because he rolled over.

"Ugh. We really shouldn't have done that last night." I said, pullin up my shirt to expose bloody bandages.

"You's wasn't complainin' last night." Jack smirked, then saw my bandages. He immediately hopped out of bed and walked into the bathroom, then came back out with more bandages, paper towels, tape, scissors, and rubbing alcohol. I smiled. My man takes care of me.

He cut the bandages off my abdomen and poured some rubbing alcohol on a paper towel.

"Dis is gonna hurt." He warned before pressing it to my wounds, and I nodded. He pressed it to my cuts, and I hissed. It hurt like hell.

He cleaned the fresh blood off my stomach, then sat me up and wrapped new bandages around my torso.

"I's is so sorry for doin' dis to you's, Ace." Jack apologized as he finished dressing my wounds.

"You didn't do this." I denied, putting my hand on his cheek. "Those damn Queens kids did this."

"Actually, I's have news 'bout that." Jack started.

"What?" I asked, getting concerned.

"Dey surrendered." Jack started. "Dey came to da lodge house and apologized for everythin' dey did to us, and da leader promised he would stick to 'is side of da river."

"Wow." I replied as Jack cut the end of the bandage and taped it off.

"Did you's replace dis while you's was gone?" He asked.

"Maybe..." I trailed off, looking up and shooting him a guilty look.

"Ace, dats why dis was so bad. You's need to replace dis every day, or it'll get infected." He explained.

I got up off the bed and started to get dressed.

"Where you goin'?" He asked, putting all the stuff back in the bathroom.

"I need to go to work." I replied. "My boss is probably pissed at me for ditching in the middle of a meeting."

"You's left in the middle of a meetin'?" Jack laughed.

"Ugh, my god. It was so boring. I couldn't pay attention." I said. "I just hope my boss doesn't fire me."

"He's won't." Jack said, hopping up off the bed and starting to get dressed himself. "Well, probably."

"Shut up." I laughed, punching him in the shoulder. He smiled and punched me back. Then I walked into the bathroom and picked up my hairbrush.

"Do you's want breakfast?" He asked as he pulled his shirt on. I was brushing my hair.

"No, I'm fine." I replied.

"Ace, you's needs to eat. That won't heal if you don't." Jack said, coming into the bathroom and standing behind me, looking in the mirror.

"Fine." I replied, turning around to face him. "If you want to make yourself useful, you can make me something to eat."

"Ok." He laughed, kissing me, then holding up my left hand and smiling.

"What?" I asked, a smile spreading across my face.

"You's just look so sexy in dat ring." He smiled.

"I do, don't I?" I laughed.

He pushed up my left wrist with his other hand, then looked at my watch. He groaned.

"I's gotta go to work." He groaned, then kissed my forehead. He walked, and I followed him, out into the bedroom, then through to the main room, and went to the fridge. He handed me a yogurt and a spoon, then smiled.

"Eat. And be careful today. Don't hurt yourself more." He said.

"Ok." I said. "I love you."

"I love you's, too." He said, then pulled me in for a quick kiss before walking out the door.

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