20-The Final Night

Duncan pushed his way through the crowd, trying his best to get to Courtney, but everyone was determined to pull him further away from her. It was a struggle for Duncan to move, but there was no one dragging him away. He just wanted to slow time down, to stop him from doing what he was planning.

"Come for a walk." Duncan whispered in Courtney's ear from behind, grabbing her hand with his. "I need to talk to you." Courtney turned to face Duncan, curiosity in her eyes.

"Okay." She smirked playfully at her boyfriend. The two made thier way out of the tent. No one noticed them leaving, they were all wrapped up in what ever they were doing. Well, almost everyone. Rebecca stopped what she was doing instantly, turning towards the two as they left the place. A small smirk settled on her lips, she knew exactly what was going to happen next.

"So, what did you want to talk about?" Courtney asked, taking a seat on a nearby wall. Duncan sat down beside her, thinking of how he was going to do this. "Duncan?"

"Have you ever thought about the future?" Duncan asked, not turning to look at Courtney. He kept his icy blue eys fixed on the darkness in front of him, as if thinking a million different things at once.

"I try not to..." Courtney mumbled, meaning afer the war.

"Well, do you ever want to get married?" Duncan asked, finally turning to her. "Have kids? Grow up?" Courtney instantly paused in her mind. Had Duncan, Duncan!, really asked her that?

"Duncan, what's brought all this on?" Courtney asked, worrying slightly about him. Duncan was never one to plan. Never one to talk. Never one to open up about, well, anything.

"Just answer my question." He replied, casting his downwards to the brick wall. He was feeling awkward enough as it was.

"Well, I...Uh...Guess so. I mean, when I was younger, I would always fantasize about my husband, my kids..." Courtney trailed off, knowing she could never have that. "But it's not really an option." Duncan sighed. He pulled Courtney's hands into his own.

"Courtney, I love you." He leaned in and gave her a kiss on the lips. It may have only been a quick kiss, but it was filled with so much love for each other. "I want to spend as much time as I can with you." Taking in a deep breath, Duncan got the courage to say. "I want to marry you."

"Duncan..." Courtney breathed off heavily, a few tears in her eyes. She wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him the most passionate kiss she could give. The two didn't have much time left together, she didn't want to waste it. "I love you." She sniffled, leaning her head against his. She shooked her head, rubbing thier foreheads together. "But, no."

Inside the tent, everyone was still preparing. The tables that had been spread out had now gone, and the long one had been placed back in the center. The people inside the tent were all sat around the table, silently waiting to start.

"Where's Duncan and Courtney?" Geoff asked, looking around the room. There was two empty chairs between Arianna and Rebecca where Duncan and Courtney should have been sat. "We need to start the meeting."

"They're doing something important." Rebecca told the team leader, the smile on her face lighting up the room.

"Like what?" Nigel asked, wondering what the two could possibly have been doing. Also worrying about his daughter. It wasn't that he didn't trust Duncan, because he did, he was just a concerned father.

"I'd rather wait till they tell you." Rebecca replied, looking down to the table in case she gave it away.

Back outside, Duncan and Courtney were sat back on the wall. Courtney was looking upset about something, but Duncan wasn't looking quite as nervous.

"To be honest, I didn't want to ask, anyway." Duncan told Courtney, looking up to her.

"So, why did you?" She asked, wondering what in the name of Scarlatina made Duncan ask her in the first place.

"Rebecca told me that it's our last night together. I should prove how much I love you." Duncan moved closer to Courtney on the wall, so she could cuddle up to him.

"Duncan..." Courtney breath out heavily again. "We might argue like crazy," she reached up and placed her hadn on his cheek, "but I know how much you love me. And I love you just as much."

"Sorry to interrupt." Rebecca squeaked, worrying she was interrupting the good bit. "But we need to get on with the meeting."

"It's okay, Becky." Duncan smiled to his sister. "We passed the good bit."

"Really?" The nineteen-year-old asked happily. "And?"

"I said no." Courtney told her. Rebecca's face dropped from happy to not-so-happy.

"Why?" Her voice came out upset sounding, like she was a child who had been punished for something they didn't do.

"It's not fair on Duncan as it is." Rebecca nodded her head, she understood. "I didn't want to add to that by getting engaged."

"Okay." Rebecca sighed. "I understand..."

"And, tell them we're not going to the meeting." Duncan told Rebecca, standing up and wrapping his arms around Courtney as she copied him. "We've got better things to do on our last night." Rebecca held her hands up, signalling for Duncan to stop talking.

"I DON'T WANNA KNOW!" She yelled, turning around and reentering the tent. Courtney turned to Duncan, smiling her head off. Duncan stared down at his beautiful girlfriend, wondering how he was so lucky to have her as his own.

"Come one." He smirked, grabbing her hand in his and pulling her off into the dark of the night.

A/N: Oooooh!

LOL! I had to make her say no...How often do people propose and they say No? LOL! I wanted to be different ;)

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