Epilogue
Zach's taking me to dinner. Macey came over to get me ready for the date. She took hours but I finally looked pretty in the end. It's been 2 years since we graduated, 2 years past Gallagher.
I feel nervous—but it's not like this is my first date with Zach. We've had many dates and our first one was a "study" date (it's a long story). It's just that Macey thinks that he's gonna propose to me tonight. But I don't wanna ruin it. Macey says I won't, but I don't even know if he will propose to me. Should I want him to?
I sit quietly as Macey puts on make-up for a painful 3 hours. First she makes me take a shower, and then dries my hair. And then…well I can't really explain it. It'll take too long. She finally puts on the last touches of make-up. "You ready?" she asks. "Not really," I say. I hear a honk outside; Macey looks out the window and smiles. "Well too late, it's time," she says. I look at myself in the mirror one last time and walk towards the door. "Good luck," Macey says. Thanks, I'll need it.
I look at Zach, we're almost done with dinner, he might not be proposing to me. Maybe he won't. Maybe he isn't ready yet. I respect that—it's not like when I first dated Josh I was ready. I notice there's a large bump in his pocket. Is that a ring? Or is that just his wallet?
I see our waiter coming with the check, I notice Zach sees that too. He gets on the ground all of a sudden and I'm nervous. He's probably just picking up something, he not gonna…he isn't gonna…
"Cameron Ann Morgan, will you marry me?" Zach asks. His eyes are sparkling.
I've been thinking about this for a long time. Maybe it's gone too quickly, maybe I'm not ready. Maybe I am ready, maybe I want to live with Zach for the rest of my life. My life has been full of maybes my whole life. I need to stop this; I can't just have a life full of ifs and maybes. I have to decide for my own. I need to be free.
I take a deep breath, "Yes."
~The End~