A/N: Okay, since I've got complete writer's block, I'm gonna skip right to the good stuff. I was gonna put a few chapters before it, but I seriously don't know what to put before it. So consider yourselves lucky. Cause here's the good chapter!

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"It's so beautiful out today," I said as I stepped into the in ground pool behind Shane's house. He looked over at me from the lawn chair that was set on the deck and lowered his sunglasses.

"Shake that ass! Better watch yourself!" Shane sang as I wiggled my ass for him. "Ya know, we are the only one's here and I mean I do love that bikini on you, seriously I do, but."

"But what?" I asked placing my hands on my bare hips as he stood and walked over to me.

"But you'd look better with it off. We could do a little skinny dipping. Ya know?" Shane said giving me a wink as he crouched down to me.

"I know what you're saying but, I don't think so," I smiled as I wrapped my arms around his neck and yanked him into the pool. His sunglasses floated off towards the other end as he came up gasping for air. I stood there laughing at him as he wiped his eyes frantically.

"I don't believe you did that!" he exclaimed as he glared at me.

"Oh come on. Like you wouldn't have done the same to me," I said with a pout.

"I wouldn't have. Cause I'm not mean, unlike you!" he exclaimed. My happiness faded as I looked deep into his eyes. I tilted my head in confusion as he quickly picked me up in his arms and walked me into the deep are where he threw me in. He stood laughing as I slowly came to the top.

"You fuckin asshole! I thought you were seriously upset!" I spat as I spit out water that had gone in my mouth.

"Yeah, I'd be upset about that. Please! I get thrown around a ring for a living. Getting thrown in the pool is nothing!" he laughed. He turned his back to me and I instantly jumped on him, wrapping my legs and arms around him tightly. I put all my weight into pulling him back under the water with me. I let him go and swam up to the top where I took a deep breath and looked around for him.

"Shane?!" I screamed in panic when I couldn't see him. All of a sudden my legs were being tugged at and I was pulled under the water. I opened my eyes slightly to see Shane giving me a big grin as he pulled me up with him. I smoothed back my hair and slapped the water at him, splashing it in his face.

"I love you baby," he smiled as he wrapped his arms around me. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he pulled me into his wet body. I kissed him deeply as he put his hands through my hair. I felt him untie my top and felt his hands rub my back.

"Well that was a different experience," I said as we wrapped each other's naked body in towels.

"We'll have to grab out suits later," Shane laughed as he looked at them floating on top of the water. I shook my head at him as we slowly walked into the house.

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"Where are we going?" I asked as I looked out the window of the car trying to figure out where we were. We had been driving for about 2 hours and he just kept smiling as he stared at the road. "Shane! Where the hell are we goin?"

"You'll see," he smiled as we pulled into the park parking lot we had visited on our first date. We both got out of the car and he grabbed my hand. Without a word he pulled me towards the exact location of our date. There sitting on the hill was a blanket, picnic basket, and champagne.

"Shane, what's all this?" I asked.

"It's been 3 years exactly since our first date. I wanted to recreate it," he smiled as we sat down.

"How though?" I asked.

"My sister helped. She got everything here and stuff like that," he answered with a smile. "Are you happy?"

"Oh Shane, I'm VERY happy," I smiled excitedly as I kissed him softly. He opened up the basket and pulled out a box of popcorn chicken, just like on the first date. "This is amazing and very romantic!"

"I'm glad you like it," he smiled as we began to eat. Everything was the same as that nite. Right down to the chocolate covered strawberries. Everything was going great until he reached deeply into the basket. "Casey, I wanted this nite to be special because I have an important question. We've been living together for nine months now and dating for almost three years. I love you more than I ever thought possible. I think we're both ready for this commitment now. Casey, will you please marry me?"

I smiled at him and immediately felt the silver metal object that sat on my left ring finger. The claddah ring that Jeff had given me. I closed my eyes tightly and took a deep breath, rubbing the ring between my fingers, as the words slipped out of my mouth easily, shocking me as I said them. "No." I slowly opened my eyes and looked at him as his face took on a ghostly white color.

"Why?" he choked out. "You told me you were almost ready. I thought by now you'd say yes. What do I have to do? Why do you keep turning me down?"

"I can't marry you Shane," I said softly. "This was all so great. And I'm such a bitch. You don't deserve to have someone like me."

"What are you saying?!" Shane exclaimed.

"Shane, I love you. I do. But I'm not IN love with you," I cried as tears slowly slipped down my cheeks.

"What? I don't understand."

"This is why I can't marry you," I cried as I held out my left hand. He looked down at the ring and shook his head.

"Casey, none of this makes any sense. It's a stupid ring!" Shane yelled.

"I'm in love with him. I thought I could go on with you and lose the feelings that I feel for him, but I can't. I love him."

"You love who?!" Shane yelled angrily.

"I love Jeff," I cried as I stood up. Shane watched me as his face turned a bright red color.

"No, no Case. I will not lose you to him!" he yelled.

"I can't Shane. Goodbye Shane," I yelled as I began to run away from him.

"CASEY!! NO!!!! COME BACK HERE!!!" I heard Shane yell after me. I couldn't stop. I continued running until I was on the back roads of Cameron. I knew where I had to go. And I was going there in a hurry. I smiled through my tears as I continued to cry. They were mixed tears of happiness and sadness. I ran up the steps of his house and stood in front of the door. I took a deep breath and knocked on the door. I heard him walk through the house and moments later he was standing in the doorway staring at me.

"Casey, what are you doing here?" he asked as I smiled at him.

"I love you," I replied.

"What?"

"Shane asked me to marry him. And I love you," I repeated.

"I don't understand," he said slowly.

"I told him no. I told him I wasn't in love with him. Jeff, I love you!" I laughed. A small smile grew on his face but it was still contorted in confusion. I stepped up closer to him and put my hands on the sides of his face, bringing it down to my level. "I love you Jeffrey Nero Hardy!" I placed my lips on his gently at first, but he pushed it into a more passionate kiss as he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into his body.

He slowly pulled away from me and smiled. "So does this mean you're mine?" he asked as he pulled me into his living room.

"If you still want me," I replied.

"Of course I still want you! God Case! Do you know how long I've wanted you to tell me this?!" he exclaimed in excitement as he hugged me tightly. "God, it's so good to have you back in my arms."

"Wait, Jeff. Um, I think maybe we should start things off slowly," I said as we pulled away.

"Start things off slowly!? I'm ready to marry you right now! Just so I know you'll always be mine!" he laughed.

"Oh Jeff, don't say that. Cause if and when you do ask that, I'll be thinking you just want to marry me because you're afraid of losing me and nothing more."

"I was joking."

"Were you?"

"Okay, so maybe I was half joking. But I don't know how slow I can take it with you," he said.

"Let's just go on a few dates, hang out, things like that. Then move onto bigger and better things later," I smiled.

"If that's what you want, than fine," he smiled. "What happened anyways?"

"Alright, Shane takes me out to the park and it was a recreation of our first date. He pulled out the ring and asked me to marry him and I just slipped and said no. And realized that I really meant to say no. I told him that I loved him but I was IN love with you and blah blah blah. So, here I am," I explained.

"What about your stuff at his house? What are you gonna do? Move back in to Dad's?" he asked.

"I'm gonna have to. I think I may ask Shannon and Matt to get my stuff though. I don't think I can bear to go over there to move out. I may never actually move out if I do!" I joked.

"Come on," he smiled as he took my hand.

"Where are we going?" I asked as we walked out the door with Liger running behind us.

"We are goin to tell Matt and Amy the news!" he said as he began to run towards their house. I laughed as I ran behind him. We ran up the steps and into the house. We burst into the living room holding hands and smiling as Matt looked up from the computer and Amy looked at us before turning the radio off.

"Whoa, what's goin on here? Did we just slip into some parallel universe?" Matt asked as he stood and sat down next to Amy on the couch.

"You guys, I got her!" Jeff said as he wrapped his arm around my waist.

"What do you mean you got her?" Amy asked curiously.

"I told Shane I couldn't marry him. I'm not his girlfriend anymore. I'm with Jeff now," I smiled. Amy frowned at us and shook her head.

"Aren't you guys happy?" Jeff asked as his smile faded.

"What the hell happened? Shane was purposing to you tonite!" Matt exclaimed.

"I told him no. That I wasn't IN love with and that I loved Jeff," I explained.

"Why?" Amy asked.

"Because it was the truth. You were the one who told me back in October that if I truly loved Jeff I shouldn't be with Shane. And now you're telling me I shouldn't have done what I did?!" I yelled angrily.

"It's just this is all so sudden!" Matt said.

"I know, but I couldn't marry him knowing that I love Jeff. I went on too long as it was with all this shit," I said.

"Why aren't you guys happy for us?" Jeff asked.

"We are Jeff, really. We just don't want you two to rush into anything," Amy said.

"We're not. We're gonna go slow. I'm not gonna marry him tomorrow or anything!" I laughed.

"Well, um, I guess congratulations," Amy said as she stood to give us each a hug.

"Thanks," Jeff smiled.

"Bout damn time?" Matt questioned.

"Certainly is bro," Jeff replied.

"Where are you gonna stay tonite? Here?" Amy asked.

"With me!" Jeff exclaimed.

"Here, with Jeff," I smiled. "If that's alright."

"Yeah, of course," Matt said.

"Why not just stay at my house?" Jeff asked.

"We're taking things slow, remember?" I laughed as we headed upstairs.

"Right, slow," Jeff smiled.

"I mean it Jeff."

"I know. Let's get some sleep. We'll tell Dad, Shannon, and Crystal tomorrow," Jeff said as we walked into my room. I found some old shorts and a t-shirt and changed into them while Jeff stripped down to his boxers. He climbed into the bed and held me tightly. "I missed you so much." He kissed my cheek as I snuggled into his body.

"I missed you too. I don't know how I stayed away from you for this long," I smiled as I took in his scent. "What is that?"

"What's what?" he asked.

"Your cologne."

"Sorry, can't tell you."

"Why not?! Please?!"

"Nope, can't. It's a secrete. I don't want everyone stealing my mixture of cologne," he laughed.

"Fine, be an ass!" I laughed.

"Goodnite, babe."

"Goodnite, Jeff."