Chris stared at Hook in shock, unable to believe that he had really
said what she thought she had just heard. "Did you just say...." she
finally managed to stammer, her voice shaking with each word. Marriage?
Was he serious? They had only been together for a few weeks and.... And what if he was serious? Was she ready for something like that, to make such a big commitment?
"I love you, Chris." Hook whispered as he released her for a moment, shrugging out of his lab coat and laying it down on the ground before easing her down on top of it. He softly kissed her lips before continuing to speak. "I know this isn't exactly a traditional time or place but I guess I've never been too traditional." He softly laughed as he kissed her once more. "I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?"
Chris's eyes widened. He was serious! They were trapped in the hospital basement with no way out that she could see, facing possible death in an earthquake and here he was seriously proposing marriage to her. She shook her head, a small giggle slipping out as she looked up at him for a moment before drawing him down and pressing a kiss against his lips. At least life with Hook would never be dull.
"Chris?" He asked softly. He had hopes that her answer would be affirmative but with every second that passed, he felt a colder and colder feeling building up inside of him. Had he moved to fast, frightened her?
If he had ruint things by pushing...
Suddenly Chris spoke between giggles, smiling slightly as she observed the now worried expression on his face. Here he had enough nerve to propose to someone while trapped in the hospital basement by an earthquake and he was letting himself get so nervous over what the answer might be? "Yes. This might not be the best spot to be planning marriage but yes I will marry you!" She kissed him once more as her laughter increased. She couldn't believe this. She had been almost paralyzed with fear only minuties before and now she felt like she could take on the world, that nothing could ever make her afraid again. She reached up,
starting to unbutton the buttons of his shirt as he tugged her blouse free of her skirt. Well, this might fall under the most unusual place to make love catagory.
Suddenly Chris stopped, turning her head to one side as Hook slipped her blouse open. "Did you just hear something?" She asked after a second, looking up at him anxiously. She could swear that she head suddenly heard another voice calling out somewhere further down in the basement.
Hook stopped what he was doing reluctantly, tilting his head in the direction that Chris indicated and listened as well. He didn't hear anything at first but after a moment, he heard what she had detected, a faint voice screaming for help.
"Did that sound like Elmer to you?" Chris asked as Hook pulled himself to his feet before reaching down and giving her a hand up.
Hook nodded as he fumbled with the buttons of his shirt before scrambling over the pile of debris and reaching back to lift Chris over.
The voice sounded suspiciously like the young doctor and from the sound of things he was close to total panic.
"I think Lona was going to be running some scans on him tonight."
Chris said slowly, recalling her last conversation with her friend as she closed her blouse as best she could.
"The sleep lab. Let's go." Hook said and started forward only to pause a moment later. He went back to the pile of debris and fumbled around in it for a moment before reaching out for Chris's hand, a washer in his hand. "This might not be a diamond, but it will have to do until I can get something better." He whispered as he slipped it onto her finger before kissing her once more. "Let's go and see bout Elmer and Lona."
Was he serious? They had only been together for a few weeks and.... And what if he was serious? Was she ready for something like that, to make such a big commitment?
"I love you, Chris." Hook whispered as he released her for a moment, shrugging out of his lab coat and laying it down on the ground before easing her down on top of it. He softly kissed her lips before continuing to speak. "I know this isn't exactly a traditional time or place but I guess I've never been too traditional." He softly laughed as he kissed her once more. "I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?"
Chris's eyes widened. He was serious! They were trapped in the hospital basement with no way out that she could see, facing possible death in an earthquake and here he was seriously proposing marriage to her. She shook her head, a small giggle slipping out as she looked up at him for a moment before drawing him down and pressing a kiss against his lips. At least life with Hook would never be dull.
"Chris?" He asked softly. He had hopes that her answer would be affirmative but with every second that passed, he felt a colder and colder feeling building up inside of him. Had he moved to fast, frightened her?
If he had ruint things by pushing...
Suddenly Chris spoke between giggles, smiling slightly as she observed the now worried expression on his face. Here he had enough nerve to propose to someone while trapped in the hospital basement by an earthquake and he was letting himself get so nervous over what the answer might be? "Yes. This might not be the best spot to be planning marriage but yes I will marry you!" She kissed him once more as her laughter increased. She couldn't believe this. She had been almost paralyzed with fear only minuties before and now she felt like she could take on the world, that nothing could ever make her afraid again. She reached up,
starting to unbutton the buttons of his shirt as he tugged her blouse free of her skirt. Well, this might fall under the most unusual place to make love catagory.
Suddenly Chris stopped, turning her head to one side as Hook slipped her blouse open. "Did you just hear something?" She asked after a second, looking up at him anxiously. She could swear that she head suddenly heard another voice calling out somewhere further down in the basement.
Hook stopped what he was doing reluctantly, tilting his head in the direction that Chris indicated and listened as well. He didn't hear anything at first but after a moment, he heard what she had detected, a faint voice screaming for help.
"Did that sound like Elmer to you?" Chris asked as Hook pulled himself to his feet before reaching down and giving her a hand up.
Hook nodded as he fumbled with the buttons of his shirt before scrambling over the pile of debris and reaching back to lift Chris over.
The voice sounded suspiciously like the young doctor and from the sound of things he was close to total panic.
"I think Lona was going to be running some scans on him tonight."
Chris said slowly, recalling her last conversation with her friend as she closed her blouse as best she could.
"The sleep lab. Let's go." Hook said and started forward only to pause a moment later. He went back to the pile of debris and fumbled around in it for a moment before reaching out for Chris's hand, a washer in his hand. "This might not be a diamond, but it will have to do until I can get something better." He whispered as he slipped it onto her finger before kissing her once more. "Let's go and see bout Elmer and Lona."