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Chappie #6 – Where'd This Diamond Come From?
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Last time...Sydney & Carrie were having a conversation...

"So tell me what happened. And I don't mean the op because that doesn't really matter to me anyway." Carrie said. I looked at her oddly and she picked up my left hand.

"I know exactly where this diamond came from, so don't try to say you don't know what I'm talking about. Michael proposed, didn't he? I want all the details!" she said excitedly.

Suddenly, the conversation turned into something from Grease - minus the singing and dancing, of course.

"Okay Carrie, slow down. Yes, he proposed." I said.

"Oh my gosh! When? Where? How? Tell me!" she said desperately.

"It happened in India, the day before the mission. We were overlooking the Ganges River. He dropped on one knee, told me he loved me, said he couldn't live without me, and asked be to be his wife." I replied.

"Oh my gosh! Do you think you could get Michael to talk to Marshall? I mean, as much as I love him, Marshall really lacks in the 'surprisingly debonair' category." Carrie said.

Marshall's lacking really didn't surprise me because even though he & Carrie were highschool sweethearts, Marshall wasn't the greatest at romance.

"Yeah. Vaughn went to ask Dixon if we can leave after debrief. I think I should reward him for being so good these past few weeks." I said with a sly grin.

" Well, I'd hate to drag you from 'Sex-Him-Up Land,' but what had you all red and puffy earlier?" she asked.

"My dad found out about the engagement and now he's pissed. He said that Vaughn wasn't good enough for me. I just think he's afraid of me getting married since his marriage failed so miserably. But whatever. I told him I was marrying Vaughn no matter what and I left." I said, trying hard not to replay the earlier events so I wouldn't cry again.

"Aww honey...Your dad's just worried because he's been the only long-term man in your life. Plus, he's a man. They never take the presence of another man very easily." she said, trying to cheer me up. The sound of footsteps came near and I sighed again.

"It's probably my dad, back for round 2." I said, rolling my eyes. To my surprise, my wonderful fiancée poked his head around the corner.

"Hey beautiful." he said.

"Hey sweetheart." I replied, kissing him.

"I'm gonna leave you two to your time together. Besides, Marshall probably needs the help of a female mind about now." Carrie said, as Marshall's yell of 'Darn it' was heard across the rotunda. I giggled.

"Thanks Carrie." I said as she went of to Marshall's office. "So..."

"Dixon said we could go after debrief." he said, looking at his watch, "Which is right now, so we should go." I smiled.

"Anything for you..." I said sweetly.

After a very short debrief, we were on our way home.

"What do you wanna do with all our free time?" Vaughn asked, breaking the silence.

"Well, I have an idea..." I said, grinning.

Once we arrived at home, I set my file case on the couch and walked to the bedroom. Vaughn followed, but I closed the door.

"Syd, let me in." he said, knocking lightly on the door.

"Hold on baby. I've gotta change. I'll just be a few minutes." I said through the door. I heard him sigh and walk back to the livingroom.

I'll surely make it up to him. I thought. A few minutes later, I had changed into something more comfortable.

"Vaughn, honey, can you come help me with something?" I asked loudly.

"Sure thing." he said.

I heard him come back up the hall and turn the doorknob. He opened the door and stopped to gather his breath. I was standing next to the bed in my favourite black lace lingerie. He slid his arms low around my waist and kissed me passionately. When we broke for air, I grabbed his tie and gently tugged him to the bed. Clothes were shed and we succumbed to the throes of passion.

We had fallen asleep in each other's arms awhile later, when I awoke to the most beautiful pair of green eyes ever.

"Hi." I said, still half asleep.

"Hey." Vaughn said, kissing my forehead.

I lay there, taking in this beautiful scene I was in when a glint of light caught my eye. I looked down to notice that it was my engagement ring catching the sunlight from the half-open blinds. I was so wrapped up in this perfect moment that I couldn't hold myself together any longer, and a few tears gently fell down my face. I was laying in bed in the arms of the man I've loved forever, and I was going to be his wife. He swept his thumb across my cheek to collect my tears before giving me a gentle kiss.

" What's wrong baby?" he asked.

" Nothing. It's just that I - I finally have everything I could want, and it's even more perfect than I could imagine." I replied.

" What did you want?" he asked with a smile.

" You." I said, smiling back at him. He kissed me gently again.

" I love you Syd." he said.

" I love you too Vaughn." I replied.