Chapter 2: Lovers Make-Up
"Lexie!" Archie called coming down the stairs.
"What?" Lexie answered coming to the bottom of the staircase a dishtowel in her hands.
"Lexie, I.....Did you see Jamie?" Archie asked.
"Yes. Did you?" Lexie answered stiffly, looking at her feet.
"Yes. I....."Archie said and then stopped quickly with lips trembling causing Lexie to look up ar him quickly and exclaim:
"Ach, Arch!...I'm sorry....I miss him too."
"I know." Archie whispered tears flowing down his cheeks.
"Arch!...Don't cry so.....It's been a while....what's wrong?" Lexie asked, and lovingly moved to him, and gathered him in her arms.
"It just......Seeing Jamie, and having to explain it to her....knowing what I was saying would hurt her, my little sister!....and....."Archie answered trying to stop crying, yet enjoying Lexie's affection.
"And What? Arch?" Lexie prompted stroking his head.
"Feeling angry that she was not there when I needed her, and yet, now I have to be there for her." Archie finished, "Does that make me horrible?"
"God, No, Arch!....It is big of you to be there for her! It takes the Archie I know and lo..." Lexie stopped suddenly realizing what she was saying.
"Do you mean it?" Archie asked hopefully grabbing both her hands in his, and then gasping when he saw the engagement ring twinkling on her finger, "You do! You will Marry me, right?"
"Yes, I do, and I will." Lexie managed to get out before Archie's lips descended onto hers, and stayed there for quite some time.
"That is much better than the Beer Pop Top, Isn't it?" Archie asked finally examining her engagement ring on Lexie's finger.
"Arch, I love it, but I will always wear the Beer Top too." Lexie responded puling the chain that hung from her neck out from under her shirt. On the simple silver chain hung a miraculous medal, and a Beer Pop Top.
"Ach! You mean to tell me you kept that silly thing.....I don't know what I was thinking when I picked that up.....yes I do....'No more excuses.' Huh?......God, you don't......never mind....Keep it....It's a good story." Archie said smiling at Lexie.
"Archie! It means a lot to me!...You proposed with it.....Ok, fine!....It is a good story, a funny one too....Did you tell Jamie?" Lexie started seriously, until Archie started tickling her.
"I told her exactly this: ' We followed through with the wedding 2 days after the funeral. Except Lexie ran away, and decided she had to think about it.' And she said: ' She was right....no time for a wedding then! What were you thinking?' and then proceeded to tell me to look at you carefully, because you would let me know." Archie responded truthfully.
"She's a cleaver one! She saw me when she first came in and remarked on the ring. She was telling you with out telling you!" Lexie said feigning annoyance.
