Roy paced the floor of his one-roomed house. Should he go? Elli practically told him to his face that she wouldn't marry him. And yet, he felt he had to go to tell Elli how he felt about her. Of course he would probably embarrass himself in front of all of Elli's friends and relatives, but this was true love.

He made up his mind at half past twelve. Roy had no idea when the wedding was, but he hoped he wasn't too late. Now he was running to the church, holding onto his blue base-ball cap to keep it from falling off. Finally, he reached the church panting for breath. He opened the large wooden door with some effort, only to walk into an empty church. Dang, he missed it. Where could she be? He heard no noise coming from the back of the church, the building was obviously empty. The only place he could think of would be the clinic, which was kind of like Elli and Doctor's home. And for the same reason, he felt weird about bursting in. But as he said before, this was true love.

Roy ran to the clinic, at a much slower pace then before as he was tired from the long run to the church. His head was spinning and he thought he must feel like Elli when she sees familiar men and spies on them. He reached the clinic and once again found the building deserted. It was not his lucky day. But then he heard a faint noise coming from a hospital bed. He approached the bed and found the women that he was looking for. "Did you pass out again?" he asked.

She looked up abruptly and made a slight gasp. Then she looked down. "This time doesn't count," she answered in a good-natured way.

"Where is Doctor? Shouldn't you be planning your honeymoon or something?"

"I suppose, if he was still here."

"You mean he left! You are not getting married!"

"Not today. Well, at least not to him." She looked into Roy's eyes as she said this.

Then Roy stepped forward, kneeled down and said confidently, "Elli, the little girl that played with me when I was little, the mysterious woman that spied on me, the nurse at the inn with problems, and the beautiful brown-haired angel that helped me paint my barn, will you marry me?

She then kneeled down to Roy's level and whispered into his ear

"Tomorrow at midnight, be waiting for me."