Ch 13-

By: Kiera Kay

Tell me how ya liked this chapter!! Review! This first parts like a review of what happened. BTW: one person reviewed saying Monk and Sharona should get together. I don't know what you're reading but they've been together this whole story lol. ***********************************************8 Sharona awoke the next morning with two strong arms wrapped around her waste; she tilted her head back and placed a light kiss on Monk's lips. She screwed up yesterday BIG TIME and was trying everything she could to gain his trust back.

"Hey," she whispered flipping onto her side to face him.

"Morning," Monk replied groggily opening his eyes.

"I like waking up to you," she said lacing her hand through his, "so are we okay?"

"I think so," he replied with a yawn, "I know people screw up, not me of course, but other people."

"Good," she said a kissed him again.

10 minutes later Monk and Sharona trotted down the rusty old steps hand n hand

"Sharona, do ya know you're holding hands with a strange man, that I have no idea who he his but I know that he's standing in my kitchen," Aunt Minn pleasantly greeted and Sharona giggled lightly.

"Aunt Minn, this is Adrian remember? My partner?"

"Oh right, the blonde one?"

"No, no Aunt Minn, Adrian remember?" Sharona pressed hoping she would recall.

"Oh, of course, Adrian! Hello, are you dating my little Sharona?" Aunt Minn said with a sheepish grin.

"Well....yes," Monk smiled like he was a thirteen year old in love for the first time.

"Good, I always knew a stockbroker would be good for Sharona!"

"Um, actually, Adrian's a detective," Sharona sighed getting a little annoyed with her aunt's forgetfulness.

"Oh, that's right." "Anyway, you wanna go out for dinner tonight? I found this really good place downtown," Sharona stated pouring her self a steaming cup of coffee.

'Dinner?' Monk thought. The perfect time to ask her...even though he still had to consider the previous day's events. Then he thought of a quote his dad had once thought him when he was just a tot. "You only get to live life once, take a chance once and a while."

"Yes, that sounds great," he replied and couldn't help but to smile.

************************************************* Sharona looked at herself in the mirror for the twentieth time. She had her hair pulled back into a messy bun. A short black dress hung over her slender body and she pulled on a wool sweater. She stared at her reflection, she was indeed satisfied. She sometimes wondered how she had gotten so lucky. She traced her memory back to her old life when she was a model in Atlantic City, poor with a one year old kid. Now she had a successful job, a great boyfriend and an even better kid. 'Everything happens for a reason,' she thought and flicked off the light. **************************************************************8 Monk took one last look at himself in the mirror. He straightened his tie for the millionth time and shrugged his shoulders. He thought about how lucky he was to have her. Sharona was the single person in the world to actually understand him, besides Trudy. He checked for the ring in his pocket and flicked off the light. This was it. The big moment in his life was rapidly approaching, and somehow all he could think about was Trudy.

********************************************************************* Candles shone everywhere, and soft music played in the background as Monk and Sharona quietly chattered at their adequately decorated table. Red wine filled their glasses and expensive Italian cuisines covered there plates as a comfortable silence became present. Monk was caught in trance about the 'right moment.' He looked across at her eating carefully and thought maybe he'd wait until desert.

An hour had passes, and the two has talked quietly about nothing really. They had eaten and now were waiting for their deserts. Deserts. It was time. "Sharona, can I ask you something?" Monk questioned. He smacked himself in his thoughts for not practicing this before time.

"Um, sure anything..." she replied looking at him seriously. He lowered down to one knee and her face filled with shock. She never expected this...well not after what had happened.

"Sharona Fleming...will you marry me?" he asked looking at her with his puppy dog eyes. A HUGE smiled formed upon her face as she covered her mouth.

"Oh my God Adrian, I don't know what to say...I didn't expect this..."

She looked down at hi,. His face was filled with desire ness. He said patiently waiting...about to explode any second now...

"Yes," she said, a small tear escaping her eye. He pushed himself off his knee and cupped her face in his hands. He pulled her into him and the two shared a fanatical kiss. They broke apart and she instantly pulled him into a gentle embrace.

"We're getting married," she whispered.

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