Alex sat there, not so much as breathing because she was so stunned.
"Spike I," she barely managed to squeeze out. He placed his hand on her knee.
"Before you say anything, I just want to tell you how much I love you and I know I want this. Yesterday when you woke up and me and Jet were out, we were out picking out the ring. So don't go and tell me I'm crazy and not thinking straight, I know exactly what I'm saying and what I want." He told her, as he looked her dead in the eye. Her tears flowed freely and silently as he took her hand and readied to slide the ring onto her finger. She could see his eyes glistening with tears also, knowing he was hoping for the yes from her. But was it a good idea? What about Blade? If he found out, what would happen? Would he give up on her or continue until she was his? What about the rest of the crew; Jet, Ed, and heaven forbid if Faye found out before they actually married if she said yes. But she loved Spike with all her heart. She knew that he was probably the only man she could trust and she knew he loved her for who she was and not just some pretty face. Was he genuine? Was he serious? She looked him over once and realized that he was doing all of this for her. He wanted to give up bounty hunting to spend his life with her and ensure he'd come home alive every night to her. The corners of her lips tugged towards her ears as she began to smile.
"Spike, I'll marry you, I love you." She said with a tearful smile. He smiled happily and slid the ring onto her finger with both hands shaking nervously and excitedly. When it was on securely, she held it out and looked at it. After a quick glimpse, she wrapped her arms around her new fiancée and held him close. He groaned in pain.
"Not too tight sweetheart, I just survived a near death experience and I need to recover." He said as she backed up a little.
"I'm sorry, I'm just so happy is all. I can't believe this is all happening. Especially to someone like me when just about everything else in my life has gotten screwed up so bad in the past." She said as she let him go. He smiled at her as he stood. He began to push himself back into bed.
"I'm just glad to see that you're happy and you want the same for the two of us." he said with a groan as he slid back and lay down. "But I'm still thinking about dropping bounty hunting."
"Nonsense, all you need is a break from it. You've been doing it every day for the past god only knows how many years. We'll wait until after we get married to get back into it, alright?" she bargained. He looked at her with one eyebrow slightly cocked and a smirk playing across his lips.
"If you insist sweetheart." He sighed. Spike knew he could never win that battle. She'd always find something to prove herself right, but that's what he loved about her. Her strength, her emotions, her ambitions, and her beauty made him feel like the most important person in the world. Her smile lit up a room; her touch was like heaven on earth. He took her hand as he rolled over onto his side.
"I'll be Mrs. Spike Spiegel for the rest of my life. What a dream come true it is." She sighed. Spike brought her hand to his lips and kissed it softly.
"And I'll be yours for the rest of ours." He said quietly. They were both exhausted and needed their rest, so Alex slept in the chair, her head lying on the bed with her hand being held by Spike's. It was somewhat a fairytale developing between the two of them, one that was sure to ensure them living happily ever after.
The next morning, a familiar pair of voices awoke Alex. They were entering the room together, almost side by side.
"So when do you expect Spike to out of the hospital, let alone out of the bed?" Jet asked.
"It really depends on how fast he heals and recovers, but for now we just need to keep him from moving around too much and damaging the reparations we made to his body so far." Dr. Giasoda answered with a slight sense of happiness in her voice. Alex opened her eyes and looked up at the two of them. As they laid eyes on her, the both of them smiled.
"Well good morning sunshine, how did we sleep?" Jet asked her. She smiled and then placed her head back down on the bed beside Spike. Spike could feel the movement and hear the sound of people speaking, so he opened his eyes and looked around.
"Hey there Jet." He said as his eyes fell upon his partner. He tried to flash his witty smile, but it didn't work this time.
"You stupid bastard! You almost fucking died last night and all you have to say is 'Hey there Jet'? I don't think so!" he practically roared. Spike only smiled.
"You know damn well why I couldn't die just yet." Spike said softly as he ran his fingers through Alex's hair. She just lay there as she started to fall back to sleep. Jet looked at him curiously for a second until Spike smiled more obviously. Then it hit him.
"You didn't!" he said doubting the injured man before him. Spike nodded and picked up Alex's hand to show him the shiny ring on her finger.
"Mr. Spiegel, you proposed to the young woman? When was this?" the doctor asked with a stern tone in her voice.
"Last night." He shrugged. You could hear a pin drop with the silence. Alex chuckled quietly as she could picture the look on Jet's face. She looked up to see if she was right. She was. Jet's eyes were wide with shock, his jaw was on the floor, and his one eyebrow was slightly cocked. Oddly enough, the doctor's reaction was almost the same.
"Spike, you were conscious enough to pop the question?" Jet asked. Spike nodded.
"Mr. Spiegel! I specifically told you that you weren't allowed to so much as move an inch last night and you needed to stay still! I know I put that ring in the drawer beside your bed, how did she get it if you don't mind me asking?" Dr. Giasoda asked. Spike grinned.
"I reached over, opened the drawer, got down on one knee, and asked her to marry me? You want the specifics?" he asked. The doctor groaned.
"It's a wonder you aren't dead yet!" she said frustrated as she turned and walked out of the room, taking a clipboard with her. "I'll be back in about an hour." Spike shook his head.
"Sweetheart, I just need to go get some coffee and breakfast. I'll be back in a little bit, okay?" Alex said as she sat back in the chair with a yawn. He gave her the most sad puppy-dog eyes expression possible as she began to laugh.
"Come back soon, alright?" he said as she stood and stretched. She leaned in over the bed and kissed him softly on his lips. She began to pull away when he spoke. "Come on, like I could feel that!"
"You're injured and restricted from a lot of activity hun," she scolded. Once again, he hit her with the puppy-dog eyes and she couldn't help but cave. She leaned in again and pressed her lips to his, kissing him passionately.
"Jesus Christ, get a room!" Jet moaned.
"Incase you haven't noticed, we're in a room Jet." Spike said as Alex laughed.
"I'll be back soon dear." She said as she turned and walked out.
Earlier that morning, across the city, a silver-haired man met with a long-haired woman wearing white robes.
"I know you worked with my father and there was a great deal of… tension between the two of you, but I assure you I'm not like he was." Blade began.
"You say you aren't, but have you looked in a mirror recently?" she asked. The voice was borderline masculine. Wispy strands of purple hair hung in her, or maybe his eyes as they glared down Blade.
"I look like him only because I am his son. You of all people should know about his social life." He smirked. The robed person cringed as the twisted smirk crossed his face. God, he looked too much like his cold-blooded father. Anyway, I have a retrieval mission for you Grencia Mars Elijah Guo Eckener."
"Spike I," she barely managed to squeeze out. He placed his hand on her knee.
"Before you say anything, I just want to tell you how much I love you and I know I want this. Yesterday when you woke up and me and Jet were out, we were out picking out the ring. So don't go and tell me I'm crazy and not thinking straight, I know exactly what I'm saying and what I want." He told her, as he looked her dead in the eye. Her tears flowed freely and silently as he took her hand and readied to slide the ring onto her finger. She could see his eyes glistening with tears also, knowing he was hoping for the yes from her. But was it a good idea? What about Blade? If he found out, what would happen? Would he give up on her or continue until she was his? What about the rest of the crew; Jet, Ed, and heaven forbid if Faye found out before they actually married if she said yes. But she loved Spike with all her heart. She knew that he was probably the only man she could trust and she knew he loved her for who she was and not just some pretty face. Was he genuine? Was he serious? She looked him over once and realized that he was doing all of this for her. He wanted to give up bounty hunting to spend his life with her and ensure he'd come home alive every night to her. The corners of her lips tugged towards her ears as she began to smile.
"Spike, I'll marry you, I love you." She said with a tearful smile. He smiled happily and slid the ring onto her finger with both hands shaking nervously and excitedly. When it was on securely, she held it out and looked at it. After a quick glimpse, she wrapped her arms around her new fiancée and held him close. He groaned in pain.
"Not too tight sweetheart, I just survived a near death experience and I need to recover." He said as she backed up a little.
"I'm sorry, I'm just so happy is all. I can't believe this is all happening. Especially to someone like me when just about everything else in my life has gotten screwed up so bad in the past." She said as she let him go. He smiled at her as he stood. He began to push himself back into bed.
"I'm just glad to see that you're happy and you want the same for the two of us." he said with a groan as he slid back and lay down. "But I'm still thinking about dropping bounty hunting."
"Nonsense, all you need is a break from it. You've been doing it every day for the past god only knows how many years. We'll wait until after we get married to get back into it, alright?" she bargained. He looked at her with one eyebrow slightly cocked and a smirk playing across his lips.
"If you insist sweetheart." He sighed. Spike knew he could never win that battle. She'd always find something to prove herself right, but that's what he loved about her. Her strength, her emotions, her ambitions, and her beauty made him feel like the most important person in the world. Her smile lit up a room; her touch was like heaven on earth. He took her hand as he rolled over onto his side.
"I'll be Mrs. Spike Spiegel for the rest of my life. What a dream come true it is." She sighed. Spike brought her hand to his lips and kissed it softly.
"And I'll be yours for the rest of ours." He said quietly. They were both exhausted and needed their rest, so Alex slept in the chair, her head lying on the bed with her hand being held by Spike's. It was somewhat a fairytale developing between the two of them, one that was sure to ensure them living happily ever after.
The next morning, a familiar pair of voices awoke Alex. They were entering the room together, almost side by side.
"So when do you expect Spike to out of the hospital, let alone out of the bed?" Jet asked.
"It really depends on how fast he heals and recovers, but for now we just need to keep him from moving around too much and damaging the reparations we made to his body so far." Dr. Giasoda answered with a slight sense of happiness in her voice. Alex opened her eyes and looked up at the two of them. As they laid eyes on her, the both of them smiled.
"Well good morning sunshine, how did we sleep?" Jet asked her. She smiled and then placed her head back down on the bed beside Spike. Spike could feel the movement and hear the sound of people speaking, so he opened his eyes and looked around.
"Hey there Jet." He said as his eyes fell upon his partner. He tried to flash his witty smile, but it didn't work this time.
"You stupid bastard! You almost fucking died last night and all you have to say is 'Hey there Jet'? I don't think so!" he practically roared. Spike only smiled.
"You know damn well why I couldn't die just yet." Spike said softly as he ran his fingers through Alex's hair. She just lay there as she started to fall back to sleep. Jet looked at him curiously for a second until Spike smiled more obviously. Then it hit him.
"You didn't!" he said doubting the injured man before him. Spike nodded and picked up Alex's hand to show him the shiny ring on her finger.
"Mr. Spiegel, you proposed to the young woman? When was this?" the doctor asked with a stern tone in her voice.
"Last night." He shrugged. You could hear a pin drop with the silence. Alex chuckled quietly as she could picture the look on Jet's face. She looked up to see if she was right. She was. Jet's eyes were wide with shock, his jaw was on the floor, and his one eyebrow was slightly cocked. Oddly enough, the doctor's reaction was almost the same.
"Spike, you were conscious enough to pop the question?" Jet asked. Spike nodded.
"Mr. Spiegel! I specifically told you that you weren't allowed to so much as move an inch last night and you needed to stay still! I know I put that ring in the drawer beside your bed, how did she get it if you don't mind me asking?" Dr. Giasoda asked. Spike grinned.
"I reached over, opened the drawer, got down on one knee, and asked her to marry me? You want the specifics?" he asked. The doctor groaned.
"It's a wonder you aren't dead yet!" she said frustrated as she turned and walked out of the room, taking a clipboard with her. "I'll be back in about an hour." Spike shook his head.
"Sweetheart, I just need to go get some coffee and breakfast. I'll be back in a little bit, okay?" Alex said as she sat back in the chair with a yawn. He gave her the most sad puppy-dog eyes expression possible as she began to laugh.
"Come back soon, alright?" he said as she stood and stretched. She leaned in over the bed and kissed him softly on his lips. She began to pull away when he spoke. "Come on, like I could feel that!"
"You're injured and restricted from a lot of activity hun," she scolded. Once again, he hit her with the puppy-dog eyes and she couldn't help but cave. She leaned in again and pressed her lips to his, kissing him passionately.
"Jesus Christ, get a room!" Jet moaned.
"Incase you haven't noticed, we're in a room Jet." Spike said as Alex laughed.
"I'll be back soon dear." She said as she turned and walked out.
Earlier that morning, across the city, a silver-haired man met with a long-haired woman wearing white robes.
"I know you worked with my father and there was a great deal of… tension between the two of you, but I assure you I'm not like he was." Blade began.
"You say you aren't, but have you looked in a mirror recently?" she asked. The voice was borderline masculine. Wispy strands of purple hair hung in her, or maybe his eyes as they glared down Blade.
"I look like him only because I am his son. You of all people should know about his social life." He smirked. The robed person cringed as the twisted smirk crossed his face. God, he looked too much like his cold-blooded father. Anyway, I have a retrieval mission for you Grencia Mars Elijah Guo Eckener."