"So are we an item? A couple, would you say?" Buffy asked when they walked around the block.

"Well, there are two of us." Riley laughed.

"I guess so."

"Buffy, I have somewhere I want to go this afternoon, somewhere not LA."

"Can I be your tagalong buddy?"

"Buffy, it's something I want to do alone, just by myself."

"Oh, I got your meaning, you're saying alone-time, reflect-time." Buffy nodded.

"Faith made me really umcomfortable."

"Yeah, the whole body switch, sleeping with you thing still is in my mind when I see her."

"Just knowing that you two switched bodies was too much for me to handle."

"Well, you go have your fun at whatever you need to do." Buffy said.

"Bye Buffy." He walked away towards the house and towards his car.

"Bye Riley." Buffy whispered to herself.

Riley jumped in the car and drove, he drove to another town, close to LA, where there wouldn't be noise, only peaceful talking and quiet, he finally reached his destination, Main Street. He stopped at a little shop of that street, a jewelry shop. He parked his car in a open space where the white paint was peeling and fading by each rain. He walked to the door of Alexandra Specialty Jewelry and opened the glass door, everything sparkled by the entering daylight.

"Sir, how may I help you?" The red-headed shop keeper asked.

"Oh, I need a ring, a diamond one, that says I love you, and it shimmers whenever she sees it." Riley replied.

"An engagement ring? We have a humongous selection of choice diamonds over here, pink, purple, yellow, and of course the classic clear."

"Let me see those." Riley walked to the display and saw many shimmering, glittering rings. Solitaires, princess cut, and many other beautiful shapes. Only one looked pretty enough for Buffy, the number seven.

"May I see the number seven solitaire?" Riley asked the shop keeper.

"Oh, a wonderful choice, our most popular, it goes with every gown, dress or outfit." She brought out the precious ring. Riley took it from her hand and put it in his own, he glanced at the price tag, it said $2755 on it.

"I'll take it, the beautiful thing." Riley grinned.

"Okay, as I said wonderful choice, come to the register." She went to the register and rang it up. "That'll be $2900 dollars please."

Riley handed her his Visa, and she swept it through the reader.

"Mr. Finn, you have a ninety day return policy on said ring, you can only return it within that time period. Thank you for buying from Alexandra." She gave him the ring box and his Visa back, plus his receipt.

"No. Thank you." He smiled, fastened the ring in the case, put it in his pocket, and ran out of the store.

Riley drove back to LA, and back to the house within 45 minutes. Dawn opened the door.

"Why are you so cheerful?" Dawn asked.

"I'll tell you, let's go somewhere no one will hear, it's a secret."

"A secret? I like secrets, tell me, please!" Riley came inside and Dawn shut the door. They went upstairs to Buffy's old room and he told her.

"I'm going to ask Buffy to marry me."

"What? You just saw her again, then immediatly you ask her to marry you, geez that's rash."

"I'm going to ask her tonight when we patrol. I just can't let her slip out of my grasp again."

"Whatever floats your boat." Dawn smiled and went downstairs.

A few minutes later Buffy walked in to her old room. She smiled.

"What was Dawn so happy about?"

"I told her a secret."

"What kind?" Buffy sat next to Riley on the bed. "Oh, romance, didn't interest her anyway." Riley kissed Buffy softly and he let go, softly.

"After dinner, patrol, yes?"

"Sure."

Buffy later on, unlocked her little secret stash of weapons, axes and stakes. She filled up a pink purse with the items and slung it over her shoulder.

"Dinner's ready!" Hank shouted, Buffy went down with her purse.

"Dad, Riley and I'll get something on the road, we have to patrol. For demons and the like."

"I thought you said after dinner." Riley said.

"I did, and I meant it. After Subway, to go." Buffy replied.