Emma and Jesse had kept quiet during Shalimar's moment with Brennan and her dad.
"I'm sorry you lost Shalimar." Emma broke the awkward silence with Jesse. It was best to treat Jesse the same way as before, as though last night had never happened.
"It's funny, but I'm not sorry." Jesse gave a short laugh and Emma looked at Jesse confused.
"But you love Shalimar." Emma said, feeling her heart sink. Those words were like a knife plunging into her gut.
"I thought I did, but actually, I don't. It turns out the person I want to be with is the person that has always been there for me." Jesse rambled. Emma still looked as confused as she was a minute ago. "I remember everything that happened last night and it made me realise that, although I must have been under a spell or something, I'm really glad it happened. It made me see a side of you that I wasn't open to before. I saw your laugh, your cry and the way you had such deep passion. Emma, the person I realised I loved, was actually, in fact, you." Jesse blushed slightly, but took her hands in his. Emma felt the blood rush to her head and felt a little queasy.
"Are you sure? Or drunk?" Emma felt totally shocked. Jesse laughed and Emma could see his eyes sparkle.
"Emma, being with you last night was the most thrilling and unbelievable thing that has ever happened to me and I can't imagine a day waking up and not seeing you." Jesse confessed.
"I'm actually speechless!" Emma stuttered, but broke into a smile.
"It's ok, I just want to ask you one question." Jesse took a deep breath and Emma urged him on gently. "Emma, I do love you with all my heart and I want us to be together forever." He paused and Emma didn't quite get where he was going with this. "Will you marry me?" Emma was extremely close to fainting.
"Huh? You wanna marry me?" Emma squealed.
"With all my heart." Jesse smiled seriously. Emma looked around and considered this. This was really fast. And sudden. She'd loved him from the moment she'd laid eyes on him and had dreamt of this day for so long. She met his gaze confidently.
"Ask me again." Emma requested, smiling.
"Emma, will you marry me?" Jesse held his breath.
"I would love nothing more than to marry you Jesse. My answer is yes." Emma beamed.
"That is so fantastic!" Jesse smiled and then kissed her with as much love and passion as Jesse had inside of him.
"So everything's ended exactly how it should have." Brennan said, his arm around Shalimar. Adam, Brennan and Shalimar had been eavesdropping Emma and Jesse's conversation since theirs had ended.
"Not quite." Shalimar disagreed and walked over to Emma, who flinched slightly.
"Emma, I am so sorry about everything." Shalimar said and Emma smiled.
"All I want is for us to be friends again." Emma replied.
"Always and forever." Shalimar smiled and they hugged each other in forgiveness.
"Congrats on the engagement you guys!" Brennan said, shaking Jesse's hand. Whatever quarrel they had had, he had a feeling that it was all over now.
"And you, man, and you." Jesse replied. As Adam lead the way out of the forest and back to the real world, they'd never forget the changes that had happened, that had paved the way for their new, happier destinies.