(A/N: sorry for the delay combination of school, writer's block, and wanting to finish Streets of Heaven first, now that I have I will continue working on this story.)

The Talk—Walker ranch

"Dad, Michael's here." Said 15-year old Christina as entered the den where Walker was working at his desk.

"Ok tell him to come on in."

A few moments later 23- year old Michael Gage walked in, Walker noticed that the young man's usually confidante stride showed a little hesitation.

"It's ok Michael come on in and take a load off."

"Can I ask you something?"

"Sure."

"I know it a little old fashioned, but I wanted to ask you for permission to ask Angela to merry me." Michael said very hesitantly, as he stood ready to run. He wonders just how mad Walker really was. After a few moments a smile crept across Walker's face, and Michael began to relax.

"If it is so hard to ask permission how are you going to propose?"

"I know exactly how I'm going to do it."

"Do you have a ring yet?"

"Not yet I thought after I proposed we could pick one out."

Walker reaches over and pulled out a small, sea-shelled covered box from his desk drawer, and then he got up and walked over to Michael.

"I think this is just what you need. The ring was my mother's, I know the diamond is not very big but it is just right for proposing."

Michael opened the small box and inside was a small ring; the diamond was shaped like a heart and had a lot of smaller diamonds around it.

"It's beautiful, but I can't take this it belongs to your mother. I…"

"Michael," Walker interrupted, " the ring belongs to Angela when she gets married, now what difference does it make whether I give it to her at her wedding or you give it to her as an engagement ring."

"Would you mind if I had an inscription put in it?"

"Not at all Michael."

"Thinks Walker, promise you won't tell Angela about me coming over."

"I promise, I won't tell anyone."

As Michael leaves the house, A wide grin crosses his face, He knew Angela would say yes when he proposed and he could not wait to see her face when he did.

TBC