Sorry it took so long for me to update… First I had tests, then I went to DISNEY WORLD (woo hoo!) and now our family is in for the weekend, which I was unaware of until about 15 minutes before I arrived at our house, then part of my braces broke (it was nasty) and if my tooth doesn't come in soon I have to have surgery AGAIN, and Plus, I didn't really know exactly HOW I wanted to write this chapter. I mean, it's a BIG turning point in the story and it has to be special. So I hope I did ok. Thanks for all the reviews! YOU GUYS ROCK SOCKS OFF!
Chapter 6
Phil knew exactly what he wanted Keely to do. He even pointed his finger to the skies when he thought of it for extra effect. Rather than waiting until this evening, he decided to propose to Keely right then and there. So, with a slightly nervous, shaky voice Phil began to speak.
"Keely, I know exactly what I want you to do." He stated while Keely just looked up at him confusedly. "I want you to change your name." When Keely made no move signaling she understood, he continued, trying to explain more clearly. "Well, not your first name, just your last name. I don't want it to be Teslow anymore; I want it to be Diffy."
Keely said nothing; tears just came to her eyes. No, she wasn't sad. More like overjoyed. Phil rotated to a kneeling position, then grabbed Keely's hands and helped her up until she was standing. Then, he released her right hand and used his left hand to pull a small velvet box out of his pocket. Keely knew what was coming next. She used her empty hand to cover her mouth as tears of joy and elation streamed down her cheeks. Phil smiled a small smile, then let go of her other hand in order to open the box.
"Keely Teslow, you mean more than anything to me. Earlier, I said that you changing your name would be the only thing to get me to stop tickling you, and I've decided to change that. It isn't the only thing that would have gotten me to stop, I mean, I would have stopped eventually, but that doesn't mean that I don't want this to happen very much." Phil confessed. "What I'm really trying to say is, Keely Teslow I love you more than life itself. Will you marry me?"
By then Keely was full-force crying, yet she was the happiest she had ever been. Sure, every girl dreamed of when she would get proposed to, but this dream was better than any that Keely ever had. Plus, it was real. "Yes, I'll get to be with Phil forever" Keely thought to herself. However, Keely was suddenly hit by the truth, and she was hit hard. Phil belongs in the future. If we get married, some universe somewhere out there could collapse, or some evil dictator could take over the world, or, or… ahh! All these thoughts were running through Keely's head as fast as can be. Her tears of joy suddenly ceased. She didn't have a reason to be joyful; her love could be going back the future any time! She looked down at Phil with a look filled with sadness, regret, and longing. Phil caught her gaze and his smile instantly slid of his face and was replaced by a look of worry.
"Keels, what's wrong?" he whispered to her. "Phil, you were born a hundred years in the future. What if you have to go back? What if the time machine gets fixed? What if some universe collapses because you're from the future and you're marrying someone born over a hundred years before you? Huh? What will happen then?" Keely broke the gaze that had been bonding them for the past few minutes. She felt hot tears coming to her eyes, and she tried hard to blink them back, but they just kept spilling over.
"Keely, Keely, Keely" Phil said as he also stood, put the ring back in his pocket and pulled her into his arms. "Don't over think it sweetheart. I didn't even tell you all of the good news." He said to her as she cried into his shoulder. At the sound of that phrase, Keely lifted her head up and looked at his face, which was turned down to meet her eyes. "We're not going back. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever. I can't just leave you! We've been together for over five years! If any universes far off are going to collapse, they probably would have done it by now. So, I talked to my mom and she talked to my dad and they officially aborted "Mission: Return to 2121" two weeks ago. I would have told you that day, but I thought it would be more special here." Phil said as he broke out into his killer grin. "Plus," he added, "you're the best girl I could ever even hope to find; in any century."
At that point, all of Keely's sadness left her, and all she could think of was Phil, the man she loved. She stood up on her tippy toes and planted a sweet, caring kiss on his lips. "Yes." She finally said when they broke away. Upon hearing her yes, Phil's eyes bugged out like a five-year-old in a candy shop and he started chuckling softly. "You, you, you said yes!" Phil stuttered. He then let go of Keely, kneeled quickly, whipped the box out of his pocket and opened it up. Keely's gasp upon seeing the contents only made Phil's grin even bigger. Keely started crying again, and Phil shakily removed the ring from the box and placed it on her left ring finger. Keely's hands were also shaking, not from being scared, but from being so excited and overjoyed at what had just happened.
After placing the ring on her finger, Phil planted a quick kiss on the back of her hand then released it. Keely, still shaking, looked down at the beauty on her finger and broke out into a huge grin. "This is really happening!" Keely whispered, half to herself, half to Phil. Then she looked to Phil, smiled extra brightly, leaned back, then jumped on him, knocking him to the ground where their half-eaten picnic lay. They started kissing again and again, no longer as boyfriend and girlfriend, but as engaged couple, soon to be man and wife.
THE END! I hope you all liked it! I had a blast writing it. I have some other ideas but I'll probably write a few chapters before I start posting them so I'll be 'ahead of the game'. Yay! Thanks everyone! Please review!