Around 7:00 Joshy ran up to Danny, who was watching the main monitor.

"Daddy, there's mommy!" He pointed at one of the smaller screens that showed Mary heading down the hallway from her suite. "Can we go make sure she's okay?"

"Ed?" Danny called.

"You're off, Danny." Ed yelled back. "Nice to meet you, Joshy!"

"Bye, Mr. Deline!"

Danny grabbed Joshy's hand and led him out of the surveillance room. They ran into Mary just outside Mystique.

"Mommy!"

"Hey sweetie, did you have fun with Danny?"

"Daddy and I had fun." Joshy hugged her. Mary looked up at Danny in shock.

"He figured it out." Danny told her.

"Are you mad at me, Joshy?" She knelt down and held his shoulders. He shook his head.

"No, mommy. He's a good daddy." Danny smiled down into Mary's tear-brightened eyes.

"Okay," he said, "do you have an event tonight Mary?"

"The wedding ceremonies in the banquet hall. You guys want to come watch?"

They nodded and headed off to see the white gowned brides and tuxedoed grooms. Mary watched the weddings with tears in her eyes, but Danny watched Mary. He remembered discussing the perfect wedding when they were kids. Mary had wanted to get married in leather pants and ride off on a motorcycle, at least when she was ten. But even more, he recalled her dream of a house with a little fence, having five children and at least ten dogs. It struck him that he had taken away that dream. But looking down at Joshy, he thought maybe thing hadn't turned out quite that bad.

After they had congratulated the couples and enjoyed the reception buffet, Danny walked Mary and Joshy up to their suite. Joshy insisted that Danny tell him a bedtime story, then another, and another. By the time he finished, Joshy was fast asleep and Mary was watching TV in the living room. He collapsed next to her on the couch.

"Does he always need five bedtime stories?"

"No." Mary chuckled "He knows an easy mark when he sees one."

"Can we talk?"

"I thought we were."

"Mary, I mean seriously talk."

She shut off the TV. "Okay. Look Danny, I promise I won't take Joshy away again. I realized today that I was wrong to keep him from you."

"No, Mary," Danny interrupted, "I shouldn't have left you. I should have stayed with you."

"Danny, stop. You had to leave. If you had stayed because of me, you would have ended up hating me and resenting Joshy. You would have had a job you hate and we'd be living in some dump on the outside of town. You had to go."

"So did you." Danny smiled at her. "I look at you Mary and I wonder how I ever got lucky enough to be your best friend. You know….never mind." He dissembled.

"What?" She grinned back at him.

"I never deserved you."

"You're kidding, right? You remember my childhood? You remember how you had to save me from my father?"

"I would have done anything for you. Ever since you kissed me behind the swings. Mary, I love you."

She gasped, not trusting her ears. "What?"

"I love you. I've loved you for years, including every day of the past five."

"Still? You love me still?"

He took her hand, "I've loved you always, but even more since I learned about Joshy. I want us to be a family."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean I want to give you what I've wanted to give you for year." Danny reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box. "I bought this just after I went to boot camp. I was going to give it to you when I got home. And when I got the letter form dad, I just couldn't get rid of it." He opened the box to reveal a ring with a small diamond. "It belongs to you. It's not much, I was only seventeen, but even if you don't want me, I want you to have it."

Mary stood in shock, tears running down her cheeks. "Danny?"

He knelt in front of her, "I know I'm not on Prince's motorcycle, but will you marry me?"

"I'm not Daisy Duke, but I will, oh Danny, I will."

She hugged him, and then pulled back slightly, "Are you sure?"

"I'm positive." He replied as he slipped the ring on her finger. Then he kissed her.