Thanks for everyone's comments and ideas. I really appreciate it. Anyway here is the last chapter, originally called the Dinner, now called…. well, I couldn't think of anything so lets just call it the end. I've finally figured what's going to happen.

Lots of love PickledOnion xxxx

Chapter 5:The End

Everyone sat down to dinner, while John went to the bathroom before the meal. He walked out of the bathroom door and walked into someone.

"Oh, I'm sorry." He said and looked up to see Stephanie smiling in front of him. He knew he had to be careful.

"Oh, that's alright. I'm Stephanie." She held out her hand.

"I'm John, it's nice to be meet you." He said quickly, giving her a friendly handshake.

"So…I hear you and Lizzie are engaged. I'm surprised." She said, getting closer to him.

"Why?" John asked.

"I would have thought a guy like you would go for someone more like…"She paused in thought.

"You." He said smiling, knowing exactly where she was going with this. "I'm sorry, I'm already taken and if you would excuse me, I'm going to sit down to eat."

Meanwhile in the backyard…

"Honey." Babs asked while looking at the table.

"Yes, Babs." Elizabeth said as she was standing next to her.

"Could you get an extra plate from the kitchen?" She asked.

"Sure." Elizabeth said smiling and went into the kitchen.

Meanwhile outside the bathroom…

John attempted to walk past Stephanie, but Stephanie grabbed his arm and planted a great big kiss on his lips.

Elizabeth, who had got the plate, walked out of the kitchen to see them kissing. She was furious and so angry. She was mad and she didn't understand why. She thought John was different…but no! He was just an idiot flyboy who was a sucker for a blonde wearing tight pants. Elizabeth walked back out into the backyard and slammed the plate on to the table.

"There." She said coldly, as she sat down next to Steven.

"Oh, thanks." Said Babs unsurely, totally confused by Elizabeth's sudden change in behaviour.

Meanwhile outside the bathroom…

John pulled away and accidentally walked into the bathroom door.

"What the hell? Why would you? I…are you insane?" John said, completely shocked that some woman would just kiss him after knowing him precisely five seconds.

"Oh, please." She said smiling. "Don't tell me you didn't want me to?"

"No, I didn't! Haven't you noticed I'm with Elizabeth?" He said slowly backing his way through the kitchen and to the back door.

"Yeah, that relationship will last just as long as the others. Her problem is she's too scared of getting hurt."

"Well, I wouldn't do that to her because I love her! Wait a moment, I love her?" John said, questioning himself, Crap! He thought. Am I really in love with my boss? Oh no! This is not good.

Stephanie looked at him confused, why would he only just realise he loves her? He is supposed to be her boyfriend!

"I think you need therapy." She said as she folded her arms and came to that conclusion. He looked at her.

"And I think you should work at a brothel. So there we go." And with that, he walked out and sat down next to Elizabeth and smiled at her. Elizabeth immediately diverted her eyes, which John was puzzled at.

"So…" Steven started making conversation with Elizabeth. "How are things?"

"Everything's just fine." She said bluntly.

"This is where you ask, 'How about you?'" Steven suggested.

"And…." She said, looking at him with a sort of humour me look.

"Well, I just got this new secretary, Melissa…or was it Melinda? Oh, I don't know, all I know is she had got big jugs. I had to fire her though; she wanted to sue me for sexual harassment! Like I'd do anything like that! You know, what I'm talking about, right?" He put his hand on her inner thigh.

Meanwhile, Abbie's rat was attacking John's ankles.

"Abbie? Do you think you could tell your dog to stop attacking me?" He said while he tried to kick it off.

"And why would I do that, dear?" She said smiling.

"Oh, I'll get it off." Stephanie said as she went under the table.

Meanwhile Elizabeth was shouting at Steven.

"Get your hand off my leg NOW!"

"Okay okay! Wow, no need to get your knickers in a twist!" He said raising his hands to defend himself.

"You are such an asshole! Why can't you just stop blaming women for the fact that you always get caught with your pants round your ankles! Jerk! I don't know why my mother thinks that I should be with such a pervert like you!" She said, standing up and turned around to see Stephanie under the table with her hands on John's legs.

"THAT IS IT!" She said furiously throwing her hands in the air, causing everyone to turn around and stare. She took the two beer cans nearest to her and poured one on Steven's head and the other on John's.

"I hate men! I'm going! John! Find your own way home!" She got up from the table, but John grabbed her wrist.

"What the hell was that for?" He asked angrily.

"Hey!" Bob got up from the table. "You let my daughter go!"

"Not until she tells me what is going on!" He said getting up.

"You heard the man." Steven got up from the table and grabbed John's arm. "Let his daughter go." With that, Steven punched John in the face and wrestled him to the ground.

Stephanie was shouting under the table asking what was going on out there, Abbie was cheering Steven on, of course, Babs was laughing, Bob was shaking his head and Elizabeth was in horror.

"Stop it!" She shouted. "Why can't you act your age and stop treating me like I'm someone's possession?" The men continued to fight; John had a cut eyebrow and Steven a cut lip.

Babs got up from the table and got the garden hose and soaked them wet leading to them getting up and stopping. They were soaked and tired and both pointed to each other.

"He started it!" They said in chorus.

Elizabeth looked at them; she was upset and disgusted by their behaviour.

"You are unbelievable you know that!" She walked up to Steven and slapped him hard across the face.

"That!" She said. " Is for the fact that you are a disgusting, arrogant, sexist pig!"

She then turned to John and slapped him round the face very hard as well.

"And that! Is for you letting me believe that you were different from other guys and that you actually cared." She said, quietly trailing off and her voice cracking with the tears in her eyes. Elizabeth then walked out of the backyard gate and along the path, not knowing where she was going. John, of course, ran after her.

"Where are you going?" He said walking quickly after her.

"I don't know!" Just away from you! I'm so stupid! I should have guessed-"

He grabbed her arm and turned her to face him, she looked down at the floor.

"Guessed what?" He said, not knowing what this was all about.

"Guessed that you couldn't keep your hands off Stephanie! I saw you kiss her! Don't deny it!" She said; pain and anger sketched all over her face.

"Yeah. And did you also see me pull away, ask her what she thinking and telling her I love you?"

"What?" She looked up at him.

"That's right." He took her by the hand. "I pulled away and-"

"No. Not that. You love me?" She said, a little smile coming across her face. He broke out into a grin.

"More than anything." And then out of nowhere, John got an impulse that was probably the best decision he had ever made.

He got down on one knee and Elizabeth eyes widened in shock.

"Elizabeth Weir, I realise that our relationship has had its ups and downs, but that's good. We've been arguing like an old married couple for the past year and I want to continue arguing like that. I've loved you since the moment I met you and some blonde in tight pants is not going to change that. Liz, will you marry me?"

She smiled and rolled her eyes.

"Of course, I'll marry you." John stood up, picked up and spun her round for passionately kissing her, but then she put a finger on his lips.

"And for the record, I love you too." He put her down and held her hand as they began to walk back to the house.

"I should hope so."

"You know you're really wet!"

"Really? I hadn't noticed?"

"I hope you didn't hurt Steven too much."

"Nah. Stephanie is probably kissing him all better! Although I am strong, maybe he'll have to go to hospital. You know, Malcolm will like him!"

"He's good-looking and covered in alcohol, put him in a leopard print thong and he'll be good to go!"

John laughed. "Trust me! They're perfect! Just as long as he has soft hands!"

And with that, ladies ad gentlemen, the happy couple walked back to her parent's house to give the good news to Babs and Bob and the bad news to Steven, Stephanie and Abbie. They were going to tell them that they were still engaged, but what they weren't going to tell them was that their pretence was finally a reality.

Even though it had been a reality for a lot longer than either of them had realised.

The End.

I Hoped you like it, please review and if you have any ideas for another story I could right they would be appreciated. Please be my muse, I need inspiration! Lots of love Pickled Onion xxxx

And they lived happily ever after.