Chapter 25- Proposal
A few days later Scott came out of his room and headed to his father's office. "Dad do you still have the engagement ring you gave to mum?"
"Scott of course you can have the engagement ring. May I ask what is your plan?"
"Maybe a romantic picnic on the beach wit the magical lights or something."
"Scott that sounds wonderful but I would like to help plan and prepare for this. Scott you may not be thinking straight so I am going to speak to your brothers and we are going to plan and prepare for the two of you to have the best night of your lives."
"Thank you Dad." Scott got up and left, leaving Jeff sat at his desk shocked as to what had he just agreed to do. But now knowing that he had promised to help and he wasn't going to let his son down.
Jeff remembered the conversation he had with Scott, when Scott was a teenager. "Scott when you are all grown up and you have found the girl you want to spend the rest of your life with let me know and you can have your mother's ring."
"Thank you Dad if you are sure about the ring."
"Scott I wouldn't have offered it if I wasn't sure and plus you are the oldest." Scott felt bad as he was getting his mother's old ring.
Jeff knew the best opinion was to get Scott's brothers involved to help with the planning and executing the plan.
"Hey Dad you wanted to speak to us?"
"Yes your brother is going to propose to Emily but I am worried about your brother. I was wondering if we could help plan and get sorted. Your brother wants to have a romantic picnic on the beach."
"Dad I have some of those Christmas light on 5 that we can use and we can put them in the trees."
"Thank you John."
"Dad where we have had a lot of bad weather there is a lot of rubbish on the beach."
"Alright Gordon are you and Alan alright to go and clean the beach up and put the lights in the trees when John has found them?"
"Sure Dad anything to help. Dad do we have any lanterns that we can use to light the path down to the beach for them?"
"I will have a look Gordon. We all have or jobs and lets make a start." The boys left the office to do their jobs. John went to the silo before jumping into the space lift to go and find the Christmas lights before IR gets a rescue.
"Damn it where are those stupid lights." Whilst John was looking for those light the computers started to bleep. John ran from the cargo bay to the control room where John saw a tornado was going to hit Chicago in the next couple of hours, so John called Tracy Island "TB5 calling Tracy Island."
"John, what is the problem?"
"Dad we need to go on standby as a tornado is about to hit Chicago. I need to go and make a phone call." John called Firehouse 51 knowing they would still be active.
At Firehouse 51 Matt was sat at the tower control doing paperwork when the phone rang "Firehouse 51 Captain Matt Casey speaking."
"This is International Rescue there is a tornado heading your way. If you are in need of our help you know where we are."
"Thank you International Rescue. We will be prepared for anything that comes our way. This isn't our first tornado that we have dealt with." Casey ended the call before heading to Boden's office. "Chief International Rescue have just called to inform us that there is going to be a tornado hitting soon." Boden got up and called an emergency meeting.
"Alright everyone International Rescue called and said that there is a tornado heading this way so we need to be prepared for it." They all left the briefing room to go and make sure that all the equipment was ready to use at a moments notice.
Both the Firehouse and International rescue were ready for the tornado when it arrives. Whilst 51 were sorting out their equipment and making sure it was ready to use at a moments notice, the men of International Rescue were preparing to help Scott with the proposal they were doing everything they could to help by cleaning the beach and putting the lanterns along the path down to the beach. John was still looking for those lights on 5 whilst keeping an eye on the tornado that was starting to hit Chicago.
"Hey Dad the tornado is finally hitting Chicago as we speak at the moment they are coping very well."
"Alright John. Did you find those lights so the boys can start putting them in the trees?"
"I sure have Dad. I have two sets one set is multi coloured and the other is plain."
"Thank you John. Send them both down John and we ca put them up."
Jeff called Virgil to update him of the plan for the proposal. "Jeff calling Virgil."
"What do I owe the pleasure?"
"Vigil is there any chance you can bring Emily home, so that your brother can propose to her."
"Finally, my big brother is going to hopefully get married and they can finally move on."
"Agreed. Can you come home in a couple of days where hopefully Scott will be ready to propose."
"FAB Dad we will be home soon." Virgil left the kitchen to go and check on Emily. "Hey Emily that was Dad on the phone. Now I cant say what is going on as I don't know but Scott isn't functioning without you. Please Emily come home with me"
"Virgil I don't know."
"Emily you will be safe on the Island and Scott will feel better after seeing you."
"Alright then."
It was a few days later Emily and Virgil were getting ready to leave the homestead to head back to Tracy Island, so Emily can feel safe and Scott could get the woman of his dreams. "Alright Emily I know things are going to be scary but everyone is behind you. After your accident Scott was worried for days after not knowing if you were dead or alive." Emily sat in shock not believing that her boyfriend was in pieces.
"Emily please make sure that you are in your seat and your belt is on, we are coming into land."
"Ok Virgil." Virgil came into land and helped Emily down the steps from the plane into the hanger. Together the two of them make their way to the living room which was in IR mode after the Chicago Fire Department needed help with tornado clear up and finding survivors. It didn't take long before everyone got back from Chicago.
After debriefing Scott took Emily down to the beach to have the romantic picnic when they walking down they saw what an amazing thing everyone had done with the lights, the lanterns and the picnic itself. They sat on the beach enjoying it. "Scott, your brother explained everything from the Hood to how you never make time for yourself."
"Emily, I know I should have told you about International Rescue a long time ago ad for that I am sorry. I am wanting to try and make things right."
"Scott after Virgil explained everything and my stay in Chicago I begin to realise that I need you."
"Emily Amelia Potts." Scott got down on one knee and continued "I cant dream of another wonderful woman in my life. Emily would you do the honour of being my wife."
Emily looked at Scott shocked and then she smiled "YES YES of course Scott." Scott put his mothers ring on Emily's finger.
"Emily this was my mother's ring and now it is your." They sat on the beach well into the night and they were enjoying their time together.