'You know, Kaylee,' he said held her up, 'Ever since I saw you, I fell in love with you.' She looked up at him, a smile dancing around her lips.
'Really?' She asked.
'Really.' He answered. 'I've always wanted to spend my life with someone like you, Kaylee.' He told her, holding her so they could see each other clearly. 'You're beautiful, charming, and sweet-' Kaylee kissed him once more. When she stopped, he continued. 'I love you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you.' She looked up at his face, and a twinkle appeared in his eye. 'Kaylee, I can't think of any moment in my life that wouldn't be better with you in it, and I don't want there to be any more without you. I want to cherish you and every moment we have together, I want to have children with you, I want to grow old with you.' She began crying, and sniffed, as she watched him pick up a box from the end of the bed, and showed it to her. 'When I got River out, this was one of the few possessions I took with me. It's an old family heirloom. It was a present from my grandfather, who told me it would unite me with the one I love. I didn't know what it meant then, but I do now. It means so much to me, but you mean more, so much more.' He opened the box, and revealed a beautiful, diamond-encrusted gold ring. Kaylee looked at the ring, then Simon, and put two and two together. She knew this day would come, one day, but it still made her all the more excited. 'I want to do everything with you that I just said, and so much more, but before I do that, there is one last thing I need to do.' He looked up into her face, seeing the tears streaming down her face, and knew, once more, that they were not tears of sadness. He had not hurt Kaylee in any way, he had not abused her, he had not threatened her or damaged her. They were tears of happiness. As he said the words, he felt tears run down his face. He knew she knew what he was about to do, and he knew she was as excited as he was. He sniffed away the tears, just in time to say his piece.
'Kaywinnet Lee Frye,' He began, holding back his tears of emotion best he could, 'Will you marry me?' There was silence as Kaylee restrained the tears that threatened to flow like a stream. She nodded, grinning.
'Yes.' She began to cry again. 'Yes, Simon, I will!' Simon grinned, kissing her. When they broke, she hung on to him while he used both hands to put the ring on her outstretched hand. Once the deed was done, she broke down, letting all the emotion out. Simon followed suit, and as they kissed, tears of joy stung their eyes, yet did nothing to disturb their happiness. Simon looked her straight in the eyes as he broke the kiss.
'I love you, Kaylee.' He said, pushing her hair out of her eyes.
'I love you too, Simon.' She said, kissing him again. 'And please, call me Mrs. Tam.' She said, holding onto him. They'd been through so much together, and Kaylee knew they'd go through much more, as more than friends, as husband and wife. Kaylee knocked Simon back onto the bed and straddled him. Simon had just given her the best gift of her life, and she was damn well going to try and pay him back.
