Together Always.
Maria and Michael walked towards Maria's house, bracing themselves for the inevitable confrontation where they would tell Amy that she was going to be a grandmother. It was cold outside and each was wrapped up warmly, snuggling in to each other as they walked.
"This night can only get longer can't it?" Maria commented, dreading facing her mother.
"Yes it can. But at least we're facing this together. I can't promise that I'll always be around you know that."
Maria nodded.
"But I've stayed for you before and I swear to you I will never hesitate to do that again. What I can give you for certain is now, and the promise that if I ever have to choose between destiny and you, you will always be the most important thing in my life because in my opinion you are my destiny.... Even if I do have to go one day. If the day comes where I do have to leave...I will come back.... And I will never, ever stop loving the both of you even if I'm not around." He told her, kissing her cheeks where teardrops had fallen.
"I know." Maria replied. "And I promise too that if you have to leave I'll bring up our baby knowing her father loves her and that one day he will come back."
Michael stroked a strand of Maria's long hair away from her face.
"You're my home Maria. When I was going to leave all I could think of was you, and I couldn't do it. At that moment I knew my home was here, on Earth. Wherever you are is home for me, you are home for me. I love you so much," he told her sincerely.
"Oh Michael." Maria said, tears once again falling, unable to find the words. "I love you too," she told him as he enveloped her in his strong arms.
"You're not alone baby, I swear." He told her, kissing her on the top if her head.
"I know. I've always known that." She replied looking up at him with the deep green eyes that he loved.
Slowly they moved towards each other and their lips met. Maria gasped as images filled her head. Images of her with Michael, images of the night they spent together, the image of Michael telling Max he was staying and then images of that evening where Michael sat crying and cradling Maria's head as Isabel and Max fought to keep their unborn child alive. Then into her head came the image of their unborn daughter, safe and sound in her mother's womb. At that moment Maria knew that Michael meant every word he said, she had never even really needed telling. She knew that she was the centre of his world and his home, and that she and their baby girl were, and always would be, his reason for being. She saw it in his eyes as each pulled away slowly from the other, felt it in the loving touches he gave her and in the energy of the life that was growing inside of her. Looking up at him she smiled, then once again she rested her head against his chest as they continued to walk. He would never leave them if he didn't have to. The sadness she felt radiating from him as he was preparing to leave before had broken her heart in two. She also knew she couldn't argue with his destiny, she had been preparing herself for it for a long time, but she got the feeling now that she was a part of that destiny, both her and their child. Within him Michael Guerin held the ability to love a person more than she had ever imagined he could, that was something she had seen proved many times...at their prom and in Las Vegas, but especially tonight. She also knew that in him she had found a love that would last all eternity. The love he held was for her, only her and she felt honoured to have met such a man.
"So we're going to be a family huh."Michael commented.
"Yeah we are." Maria replied happily as Michael put a tender hand on her belly. "You really love this baby don't you?" She asked him.
"Yes, I really do sweetheart." He replied kissing her on the nose. "And I love you. That's why I want to do this right."
"Do what?" She asked, her long golden hair shining like a halo under the starlight making her look like an angel.
Michael got down on one knee.
"You can say no. I'm not saying we have to get married straight away...I mean we can wait a while until we're ready..."
"Michael..."
"And no it's not just because of the baby. When we were going home, when I was in the Granolith I realised practically the only thing on Earth I'd miss... the only thing would be you. So call me sappy, or stupid..."
"Michael..."
"Or totally under the thumb..."
"Will you stop babbling? Are you gonna propose or what?" She asked.
"Will you marry me Maria?" He asked her, his dark eyes looking straight into hers, filled with fear of rejection but also anticipation.
She put a hand on his head and ruffled his hair, and then she smiled.
"Of course I will space boy." She told him.
"You will?" He replied, tears streaming down his face.
"Yes." She replied, beginning to cry herself.
"You are so beautiful." He told her as he got up, placing a diamond engagement ring he had been keeping for the right moment on her finger.
"You're not so bad yourself." She replied stroking his face, then kissing him before he picked her up and spun her around in his arms, shooting stars falling all around as if in celebration over the union of these two lost souls.
THE END
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Maria and Michael walked towards Maria's house, bracing themselves for the inevitable confrontation where they would tell Amy that she was going to be a grandmother. It was cold outside and each was wrapped up warmly, snuggling in to each other as they walked.
"This night can only get longer can't it?" Maria commented, dreading facing her mother.
"Yes it can. But at least we're facing this together. I can't promise that I'll always be around you know that."
Maria nodded.
"But I've stayed for you before and I swear to you I will never hesitate to do that again. What I can give you for certain is now, and the promise that if I ever have to choose between destiny and you, you will always be the most important thing in my life because in my opinion you are my destiny.... Even if I do have to go one day. If the day comes where I do have to leave...I will come back.... And I will never, ever stop loving the both of you even if I'm not around." He told her, kissing her cheeks where teardrops had fallen.
"I know." Maria replied. "And I promise too that if you have to leave I'll bring up our baby knowing her father loves her and that one day he will come back."
Michael stroked a strand of Maria's long hair away from her face.
"You're my home Maria. When I was going to leave all I could think of was you, and I couldn't do it. At that moment I knew my home was here, on Earth. Wherever you are is home for me, you are home for me. I love you so much," he told her sincerely.
"Oh Michael." Maria said, tears once again falling, unable to find the words. "I love you too," she told him as he enveloped her in his strong arms.
"You're not alone baby, I swear." He told her, kissing her on the top if her head.
"I know. I've always known that." She replied looking up at him with the deep green eyes that he loved.
Slowly they moved towards each other and their lips met. Maria gasped as images filled her head. Images of her with Michael, images of the night they spent together, the image of Michael telling Max he was staying and then images of that evening where Michael sat crying and cradling Maria's head as Isabel and Max fought to keep their unborn child alive. Then into her head came the image of their unborn daughter, safe and sound in her mother's womb. At that moment Maria knew that Michael meant every word he said, she had never even really needed telling. She knew that she was the centre of his world and his home, and that she and their baby girl were, and always would be, his reason for being. She saw it in his eyes as each pulled away slowly from the other, felt it in the loving touches he gave her and in the energy of the life that was growing inside of her. Looking up at him she smiled, then once again she rested her head against his chest as they continued to walk. He would never leave them if he didn't have to. The sadness she felt radiating from him as he was preparing to leave before had broken her heart in two. She also knew she couldn't argue with his destiny, she had been preparing herself for it for a long time, but she got the feeling now that she was a part of that destiny, both her and their child. Within him Michael Guerin held the ability to love a person more than she had ever imagined he could, that was something she had seen proved many times...at their prom and in Las Vegas, but especially tonight. She also knew that in him she had found a love that would last all eternity. The love he held was for her, only her and she felt honoured to have met such a man.
"So we're going to be a family huh."Michael commented.
"Yeah we are." Maria replied happily as Michael put a tender hand on her belly. "You really love this baby don't you?" She asked him.
"Yes, I really do sweetheart." He replied kissing her on the nose. "And I love you. That's why I want to do this right."
"Do what?" She asked, her long golden hair shining like a halo under the starlight making her look like an angel.
Michael got down on one knee.
"You can say no. I'm not saying we have to get married straight away...I mean we can wait a while until we're ready..."
"Michael..."
"And no it's not just because of the baby. When we were going home, when I was in the Granolith I realised practically the only thing on Earth I'd miss... the only thing would be you. So call me sappy, or stupid..."
"Michael..."
"Or totally under the thumb..."
"Will you stop babbling? Are you gonna propose or what?" She asked.
"Will you marry me Maria?" He asked her, his dark eyes looking straight into hers, filled with fear of rejection but also anticipation.
She put a hand on his head and ruffled his hair, and then she smiled.
"Of course I will space boy." She told him.
"You will?" He replied, tears streaming down his face.
"Yes." She replied, beginning to cry herself.
"You are so beautiful." He told her as he got up, placing a diamond engagement ring he had been keeping for the right moment on her finger.
"You're not so bad yourself." She replied stroking his face, then kissing him before he picked her up and spun her around in his arms, shooting stars falling all around as if in celebration over the union of these two lost souls.
THE END
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