Shelly smiled crossing the carpeted floor heading to the back porch, the ring in her hand, her hair still wet from diving from the fall again, her mom, &dad, Jay & Stacy all set out there with Tony& his father talking & carrying on. She open the door & stood there letting the screen slam shut. She strolled a cross the porch.

"I have some thing for you." she smiled sitting on Tony's lap. He smiled looking at her curiously,

She held up the ring , "a promise ring?" he asked she smiled & nodded.

"When I was 13 I made a promise to my mom & dad that I would save my self till I was married…"

"…and you saved yourself for me?" he said confirming his thought. She nodded, she pulled a necklace chain from her pocket, she slide the ring on the chain & slipped the necklace a round his neck, Fastening it.

"So go easy on her tonight Tony!" Jay laughed joking they all laughed with him.

"I told you that you chose a good woman!" His dad said with a laugh & added "Good girls like her In California, are not easy to find." Tony Nodded & said "Almost Impossible Really."

"I never knew you had a house over looking the fall." Jay said

"Yeah I had forgot about it too!" Shelly Smiled

"I sure didn't!" Joe said smiling & Added "Fist time she ever Jumped the fall she was 14, Cracked her head on some rocks going down, Scared me so bad! You were with your sister that week Angie."

"I remember you telling me, I came Flyin' Down that highway doin' 90 maybe 100!" she said

Shelly's fingers running through her damp hair till she found the scar she spilt her hair& got down on the floor to show them.

"Dose It ever hurt Shelly?" Stacy asked gently running his fingers over the scare.

"Nope." she said standing up, she roughed her hair,& climbed back on Tony's lap.

"Any others you wanna share sweetie?" Tony laughed.

"Sure! Remember this one dad?" she said showing her left arm, a burn mark…

"I'll never forgive my self for it, She was 5 we were grilling out, I had gone to get something , & she reached up to try & help me by turning the steaks over, & burned her arm."

"Remember this one mama?" she said holding out her left hand her right index finger tracing over the scar,

"Yep, My favorite vase broke." Angie said. Tony's fingers traced over scare on her palm. "I can't even feel that." Tony smiled sliding his hand it to hers as she laced her fingers with his.

"How did it break?" Jay asked.

"She had picked up the vase & it slipped out of her hand." Angie said as Shelly rested her head on Tony's shoulder, he gentally kissed her forehead. His nose in her hair it smelled sweet like Jasmine & honey this had to be the first time her had ever noticed it.

"Hey mama, Remember when you told daddy that we'd be married before we left?" Shelly asked. Angie laughed "Yes! Quite the little coincidence isn't it?" she said as the all laughed.

It was late, every one had left, Shelly again crossed the carpeted floor, Tony playing with the radio next to his chair.

"Hey Hansom" she smiled as the radio picked up a station playing "Tiny Dancer"

Her smile widened she walked a cross the porch & took his hand , pulling him up out of his chair .

"Dance with me?" she asked slipping her arms around his neck he smiled wrapping his arms around her waist, "Always." he kissed her softly , she still had the Lilly her mother had placed in her hair.

Hold me closer tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
you had a busy day today

Her head rested on his shoulder. The words seemed to wind around them binding them in the beautiful moment. Tony wanted her now, he picked her up, she giggled as he carried her in to the bed room shutting the door behind them…