January 13, 1981

Darry POV

The doorbell rang as I put the popcorn in a bowl. I opened the door and then my arms for Allie. She walked into my arms and I closed the door behind her. When I let go she went to the couch and I grabbed the bowl.

"Here you go."

"Thanks darling!" She said, kissing me as I sat down. I kissed her back and turned on the television. We started eating as we waited for the movie to start and talked about the day. As the opening credits ended, Allie made herself comfortable next to me.

"It's been awhile since we've been together." I commented as Allie nestled into my chest.

"What's it been, two weeks?" She asked, playing with the blanket I pulled over us.

"I think so. And it will be nine years we've been together in a few months."

"So what do you want to do for our anniversary?" I thought about that as the camera view shifted to a chapel.

"We should get married." I sighed, covering my mouth as soon as the words came out. Damn it. I probably should not have said that.

"What?" Allie stared at me and I simply stared back. "Was that supposed to be a proposal, Curtis?" I couldn't read her expression. I dropped my hand and bit my lip slightly. Allie looked back to the television, her mouth down slightly. Oh man, what did I do?

"Wait right here." I said pushing off the blanket. When I couldn't see Allie I started running up to my room. I went to my closet and took a shoebox off the top shelf. I removed the top and grabbed a tiny box out of it. Here we go. I slowly walked back into the living room and sat down, opening the box and presenting it to Allie.

"It's beautiful, Darry." Allie breathed.

"It was my mom's." I explained simply, taking the gold ring out of the box as the diamond sparkled brightly.

"You kept it?" She gasped.

"I have my father's upstairs too. But more importantly, Alexandra Jackson, will you marry me?" She put her hands over her mouth and smiled.

"Of course." Allie said as I slid the ring on her finger. I kissed her gently. "When should it be?" She asked admiring the ring on her finger.

"The day I first met you ten years ago." I responded. I took Allie's small hand in mine and we continued to watch the movie, talking about tentative wedding plans during the commercial breaks. As the movie ended, I took the now empty popcorn bowl to the kitchen. Allie followed me in and made herself a glass of water.

"Wasn't that a good ending to the movie?"

"Yeah, but not as good as our new beginning."