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Dorcas

Bert laughs with Dorcas', William's new girl, as they watch the other sweeps dance across the rooftops.

"Oh, what a show," Dorcas laughs and starts clapping before looking over at Bert, "so tell me more about this Mary Poppins that you are so sweet on for the last nine years,"

"Well," Bert rubs the back of his neck as he blushes, "she's the amazing woman in the world. No one really compares to her, but I ready to take the next step with her,"

"Why don't you practice on me?" Bert looks at her confused, "come on it will help you be less nervous," Dorcas got herself comfortable on the hard concrete of the roof and smiles up at Bert, who takes a seat next to her.

"Well," Bert starts looking around nervously.

"Come on," Dorcas takes his hand into hers, "what would you tell, Miss Mary Poppins?" Bert takes a deep breath.

"Mary," Bert looks up into Dorcas' eyes, a fierce blue but not as loving and warm as Mary's, "we've known each other for nine years now, and each one of them has been a gift. You're such a remarkable person and I'm honored to know you. Now, throughout the years we've shared a lot of memories, and I need you to know," Dorcus notices a beautiful blue-eyed, brunette approaching them but pays her no mind.

"Go on,"

"I think you are the most beautiful woman in the world. Everything about you makes me feel like I'm at home and that nothing in the world can go wrong. I know that you're dedicated to your job and I would never make you give it up because I know that it's a part of who you are. I just want you to know that I've known for a long time that I want to grow old with you," Bert is startled out of his speech by a choked back sob. Bert looks to see Mary behind them, her hand over her mouth and tears in her eyes. He watches as she turns and runs away.

"…what?" Dorcas turns to see a retreating figure.

"Mary!" Bert drops Dorcas' hand and runs after Mary. He finally catches up to her, she's hugging herself in the far corner of the roof, away from the eyes of others. Bert places a comforting hand on her shoulder, but she shakes it off. "Mary…"

"What do you want, Bert?" Bert watches as she wipes the tears from her eyes before turning towards him. Bert feels his heart break in two.

"What's wrong?"

"Shouldn't you be you with your new beau?"

"Who? Dorcas?" Mary nods.

"I heard you professing your love for her,"

"That wasn't for her," Bert looks back in the direction that they had come from before turning back to her.

"Oh, then Bert, who was it for? You were holding her hand and there was no one else around," Bert notices some tears start falling from her eyes, and he reaches up to wipe them away. She slaps his hand away.

"What if I was saying it to her?"

"It wouldn't matter because practically perfect people…"

"Never permit sentiment to muddle their thinking. I've heard you say it a million times before, but here you are on the roofs of London," Bert gestures around them, "upset before I was practicing a speech on William's new girl,"

"William's new girl?" Mary looks sheepishly at Bert.

"Yes," Bert takes Mary's hands into his, "Dorcas is William's new girl, and she was helping me overcome some of my adversities,"

"Adversities about what?"

"The adversities I have telling the girl, I am quite fond of, how I feel about her and that I want to spend the rest of my life with her,"

"Oh?" Bert takes a deep breath and looks down at their intertwined fingers.

"Mary Poppins, we've known each other for nine years now, and each one of them has been a gift. You're such a remarkable person and I'm honored to know you. Now, throughout the years we've shared a lot of memories, and I need you to know that I have feelings for you. I think you are the most beautiful woman in the world. Everything about you makes me feel like I'm at home that nothing in the world can go wrong. I know that you are dedicated to your job and I would never make you give it up because I know that it's a part of who you are. I just want you to know that I've known for a long time that I want to grow old with you because I've known since I ran into you when we were seventeen that no other girl would be able to compare to you. I want to marry you," Bert looks back up to see a look Mary's face.

"Oh, Bert, I just don't think that it's possible not with always having to leave with the wind…"

"I can wait."

"I don't want you to even though I would very much love if you did. You deserve better than me, and I need to not be selfish." Mary quickly kisses his cheek before running off, but instead of Bert being sad, he's smiling. Bert whistles his way back to the group and joins them in the dancing now because he has something to be jolly about because he's going to marry that girl if it was the last thing he did.

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