Mary has something she needs to tell Danny. But Ed Deline revieces a call from his contact at the US Marine Corps, that doesn't bring good news to the crew at the Montecito. I don't own any characters, they belong to (COMPLETE!)
A/N: OMG! I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry it took me so long to update! But bear with me people I'm having major computer problems right now! Well here you go! The final chapter to Come Home Safely! Oh and there might be an epilogue, it depends how many reviews I get!!!Mary was nervous. She was always felt like this before a date. But she had never been on a blind date. And tonight was no different; her heartbeat was so intense she could feel it in her throat. She stepped out of the Montecito's limousine when the driver opened the door and slowly made her way to the front door. Here she met Mike.
Mike saw a woman approach, she was wearing a little black dress that accented each and every curve of her body; she had a small gold chain around her neck with a small heart on and small gold earrings in her ears. Mike took one look at her legs and decided to go and get the door. "Good evening ma'am and welcome to the Montecito!" He smiled, looked up to her face and choked. "Mary?"
"Are you alright?" Mary asked Mike with a slight look of concern on her face.
"Yeah, I just didn't realize it was you! What are you doing here dressed like that?" He asked her Mary was quick to pull out the invitation she got out from her little black purse and handed it to Mike.
Mike read to himself and then aloud, after which he said to her, "Interesting!" Mike sounded skeptical and had a slight look of worry flash across his face. Mike knew he was reaching for nothing, but he had to ask, "Mary, are you sure you can trust this, I mean how can you be so sure that this doesn't turn out to be some psychotic idiot who escaped the asylum?"
"You really are just a bright ray of sunshine aren't you?"
Mike suddenly turned serious, "Mary, Danny asked me to look out for you, so that's what I'm doing – well until he gets back!"
Mary almost choked. Danny! "Thanks Mike, but I am a big girl. I can take care of myself."
"I didn't say you couldn't, but you had better go the invitation says eight, it's now seven fifty-seven." Mary checked her watch.
"Oh, thanks. Hey, Mike what are you doing still working this late?"
"One of my evening valets didn't show up; so I'm stuck working until the night shift comes on, but you go and have fun!"
"I will!" And with that Mary walked through the door and into the hotel. As she walked through the lobby and part of the casino towards Mystique, she couldn't help but notice that every guys head turned towards her as she walked by. She heard a whistle. She looked over the bar to see Gary, one of the bartenders checking her out while cleaning a glass, she decided to go and talk to him for a minute.
When she got the bar Gary leaned over it and asked, "Is it true?"
"Is what true?" Mary asked slightly confused.
"Is it true he's back?"
"Who's back?"
"Honey, the love of your life, is he back?" Gary was now looking into her eyes with a small knowing smile on his face. Mary suddenly figured out who he was talking about.
"How would you know if he's back?"
Gary now knew he had to tread carefully. "Where do you think Ed went, to New Orleans?"
"No, I know he didn't go there but you seem to know where he went, how?" Mary asked leaning in closer to him. She was late, but she didn't care, she wanted to know this, now!
"Well a guy has to have some secrets!" The smile on Gary's face now turned into a sly grin.
"Gary," she said with a slightly raised voice, "Tell me!"
"Well the pilot of the jet and me are close and -" Mary cut him off.
"Wait, Jack's gay?"
"He's still in the closet but, yeah!"
"Oh, look Gary I would love to stay and talk, but I have to go, we'll talk later!"
"You know it sweetie," he called out after her.
Mary walked up to the doors of mystique to find a waiter waiting for her, when she approached him she silently opened the door and motioned for her to proceed inside. When she got inside she was amazed at how different it looked. There was only one table, set for two right in the centre of the room. There was smoke slowly rolling over itself on the floor, reaching up to her ankles and soft music playing the back ground.
The waiter walked past her and to the table where he pulled out a chair and motioned for her to sit. Mary closed the space between her and the table, still glancing in aw at the transformation that had undergone in this club just for her. Whoever it was had pulled out all of the stops. The bar was lined with red and pink rose arrangements and in between each of these was a red, pink and white heart shaped candle joined together. The light scent of jasmine filled the air as she sat down and waited. The waited disappeared for a few moments before reappearing with a bottle of champagne. He filled her flute glass and then placed the champagne in the ice bucket next to the table after this again he disappeared. Mary took a sip of champagne to try and calm her nerves. 'What if this is Danny?' she thought.
Danny was nervous. There she was sitting right there and no, he couldn't do it. He turned to try and run out but found the way blocked by Gary. "Gary. What are doing here?"
"Looking for some Midori liqueur, so it is you she's here to meet!" Gary suddenly forgot about the liqueur.
"Yes!"
"Well, what are you waiting for get out there?"
"I can't, what if she says no, isn't she seeing Luis." (Not sure on spelling!)
"Look Danny, Luis is a stand by guy. He's there if you're not, but you're here, so there is no need for Luis, so why don't you just go out there?"
"I can't!" Gary suddenly stood up straight, placed his hands on Danny's shoulders, turned him around and pushed him towards the door. Danny moved two paces before not moving any further.
Gary now knew he had to take things into his own hands! "Danny, you are either going to go out there by yourself looking good like this, or you are going to go out there with one very large, very red hand print across your face, it's your choice. I'm good either way!"
"Fine! I'll go." Danny took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly, he checked his pocket one last time to make sure what he wanted was in there. Other than Mary it was the most important thing tonight and he wasn't going to screw it up.
"Cell phone!" Gary stated!
Danny turned around confused, "What?"
"Give me you cell phone!" Reluctantly, Danny handed his cell phone over to Gary and walked towards the doors, which lead out to where Mary sat waiting.
Danny walked out silently through the doors. On his way to the table he picked up a single long stemmed red rose and twirled it nervously in his fingers. He walked up behind Mary and placed his hands over her eyes. "Guess who?"
Mary knew who it was as soon as she felt and saw his hands cover her eyes. "Danny!" She squealed, she jumped out turned around and saw him. He handed her the rose and then leaned in for a kiss. The kiss started out softly, their lips barely touching. But Danny's tongue then glided smoothly across Mary's lips almost begging her for entry, she complied and within seconds their tongues were waging a war to see who would be dominant.
Both of them were so engrossed with their kiss they didn't notice the waiter come out with two plates, each with a salad on it. Clearing his throat quickly; they separated and sat down in their seats. Once the salad was set down the waiter disappeared and they began to talk. Danny told Mary of how he was captured and then rescued by these strange guys and what it felt like to have a decent shower on the plane ride back to the states. Before long, dinner was finished and the music discreetly got louder. Danny decided to have a dance. He stood up, walked around the table to Mary held out his hand and asked, "Mary, may I have this dance?"
Mary slightly surprised replied, "Yes, Mr. McCoy you may!" She stood up and slipped into his arms. Once there they began to slow dance to a new song, a song that both felt fitted them perfectly; the song was 'Nobody Wants to be Lonely' performed by Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera.
As the song came to a close Danny took a small step back, inhaled deeply, pulled a small navy blue box out of his inner jacket pocket and went down on to one knee. "Mary, since we were kids, you have been the one constant in my life. The one to keep me grounded; the one who kept me sane, the one who for all of these years has had my heart. And for these years I have always pulled away or let something or someone else get in between us." Danny paused for a moment took a breath and noticed tears welling up in Mary's still slightly shocked eyes. "But being in war and away from you; it, it made me realize that you are the one. The one I want to spend my life with. I love Mary Connell. I always have and I always will. Will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?"
Mary couldn't speak, she couldn't even move. True, she had dreamed of this moment since junior high, but she never thought he would propose, not Danny. Swallowing her tears and trying to straighten herself up Mary looked deeply into the eyes of the one she now knew was her soul mate. "Danny, in the past you have hurt me, you have pushed me aside for other women and it hurt. But I just can't stop loving you. Yes, yes! I will marry you." Danny's heart leapt as he put the elegantly cut diamond ring set in platinum onto Mary's finger. When he stood back up, his lips eagerly met Mary's in a passionate kiss. "Danny, what are we going to tell the others?" Danny looked to the side and froze.
'What were they going to tell the others?'And that Ladies and Gentlemen is the end of the story. I might do an epilogue I don't know, it all depends on the reviews! (HINT, HINT!)
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