If You're Gone
Draco decided he had to do something. He went to the diner she worked at and waited for her to come to his table. He didn't wait for her to find the words to respond to his presence, he just pulled her into the seat next to him and started talking.
"Look, last time we talked about whether or not you should let me back in your life I told you I wasn't asking for marriage. Well, I changed my mind." She tried to interrupt him but he stopped her. "Just hear me out, all right? I think I've already lost you, I think you're already gone, but I have to try, so just listen!" He turned in his seat a little so he was facing her more directly.
"I'm finally scared, now, Gin. I'm terrified of losing you for good. You once thought I was weak, maybe you still do, but I think you're wrong. I think it takes courage and strength to realize that you can't live without someone." She looked like she was about to cry but he tried to ignore that as he continued with his speech.
"You're hard to get over, Gin. When you're gone the room refuses to shine. If you're really gone, maybe it's time to come home. Maybe it's time you realized where you home really is. There's an aweful lot of breathing room in my life, but I can't seem to move. Nothing seems to work without you. I need you in my life, Gin. I need you."
He knelt before her, pushing his chair out of the way. Taking her hand in his own, he looked up her with pleading eyes. "If you're really gone, please come home. There's a little bit of something…me in everything…you. I love you, Gin. Please, come home." His eyes stung again. He was terrified she would say no.
She just stared at him. She had no idea how to respond. He had completely caught her off guard by coming here, and now he was asking her to marry him? Well, he had made a good point about it taking courage to admit you can't live without someone. She stopped trying to hold back the tears and they started flowing freely. If she agreed to marry him he'd be stuck with her, right? He wouldn't be able to leave. Besides, if he really wanted to marry her…he was the only one that had never betrayed her.
She still couldn't speak. By the look in his eyes he was losing hope by the second. She didn't want to make him wait any longer, but she really couldn't make her mouth work. Struggling, she managed to move her head up and down.
The tears that had been stinging his eyes for years finally fell as he wrapped her in his arms. She had said yes. She had agreed to marry him. He was happy. For the first time that he could recall, he was truly happy. As her tears turned to laughter, he joined her. For the first time since she was a child, she was happy too.
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