"Ohmygawd! Phil! How did you… But? It's so beautiful." Keely started to cry and hugged Phil close so that he was all she felt. The sales lady handed Phil back his license and his change. Keely couldn't stop looking at it.
"That's not all that goes with it." Phil said pulling her to the little bridge over the river in the park and knelt down.
"Keely Teslow will you marry me?"
End of flashback
"Phil… but… I… yes. Of course." Keely said kissing him.
"Thank you Keely." Phil said as he slid the ring on Keely's finger. She covered her mouth with her hand and lifted her hand and inspected it. It was perfect. Just the right size and looked perfect on her finger.
"Phil, I… I… wow… I can't believe this… wow… um… but why now of all times?" Keely said.
"Well… my dad said he fixed the time machine and was going to take me home and if we got married we could stay together forever. I don't want to leave you Keely. I've already been so close to leaving you twice. I don't want to leave you. Never. Please don't say no." Phil pleaded holding her hands together inside of his.
"How could I say no? I love you and you're going to protect me from anything and the least I can do is marry you and keep you here after everything you've done." Keely looked into his eyes and then looked back down at her ring.
"Do you like it?" Phil said
"Love it. Almost as much as you." Keely said kissing him.
"I haven't told my parent's yet…" Phil admitted turning and looking into the other side of the stream away from Keely.
"We'll tell them together, but Phil… we can't legally get married for another year. And don't worry about your parents. We'll tell them together okay?" Keely said standing next to him and rubbing his back.
"I know. I think we should get married right after graduation. That way we can go to college together and not have to worry about anything. As for my parents… Thank you Keels, but when do we tell them?"
"That's brilliant, I think we should take them out to dinner… minus Pim and tell them… that way they can't blow up at us and if they do… we have witnesses." Keely's hand went from the middle of his back to his shoulders.
"Brilliant Keels. I love you." Phil turned towards her and pulled her into a tight hug.
"I know. I love you to… I'm so happy now! Nothing could go wrong… umm… I stand corrected. Phil… t-t-turn a-around." Keely stuttered. Phil stepped back and turned. He came in direct eye contact with Conner.
"Keels we gotta get you away from him… run Keels! Get to my house and tell my mom or dad to get here with the Wizard. And Keely… know that I love you so much." Phil turned around. Conner was walking towards him.
"Phil no! I love you too much. I'm calling for help okay?" But before Phil could answer Keely dialed his house number.
"Hello?" Barbara said.
"Mrs. Diffy? Get to the park with the Wizard as soon as you can with the Wizard. No time to explain now."
"Okay. We'll be there in a few seconds." Mrs. Diffy said.
"Okay. Bye." Keely hung up the phone. She felt a breeze and looked beside her. There was Barbara holding the Wizard.
"Keely were is Phil?" Barbara asked. Keely pointed and Barb turned to meet the point.
"Who is that?" Barb said tightening her grip on the Wizard.
"Conner… the guy who hit me. He came back to get me and Phil is going to fight him." Keely said wanting to run over there to help him.
"Oh my… Keely I'm going to get help. Can you help Phil?" barb said.
'Yea. Hurry okay?" Keely said as Barb handed her the Wizard. She ran over to Phil. Conner was now only a few yards away.
"Keely! You've gotta get out of here." Phil said getting ready to fight.
"Your mom is going to get help. She told me to help so here's the Wizard. Please be careful." Keely said and backed away.
"You're going to get it Teslow!" Conner said brushing past Phil.
"No you're not." Phil said stepping in front of Conner and throwing a punch. It hit his square in the jaw. Conner yelped in pain and held his jaw. His eyes flickered with anger and Phil swung another punch at his nose, breaking it and making him fall to the ground. Even if Conner was four years older than him and a bit bigger Phil was sure he could take him. Conner tried to swing at Phil but was to dazed. He fell back down and hit the bottom of the bridge unconscious. Keely ran to Phil and hugged him. He had saved her life.
"Wow Phil… you didn't even use the Wizard." Keely squealed. Phil wiped the blood off his hand onto Conner's shirt and walked over to the police that his mother had brought hiding the Wizard in his pocket.
"Is this the guy?" One of the policemen asked.
"Yea." Phil said pulling Keely close to him just incase…
"How long has he been out?" The other man said as he examined him.
"A couple of minutes." Phil replied not exactly caring after what his was going to do to his fiancé. Wow… I can call her my fiancé now! Phil thought happily squeezing Keely closer. Keely wrapped her arm around his waist and Phil could see her ring glisten in the mid-afternoon sun. Phil was proud of himself. He was going to marry Keely, the love of his life.
"Phil, me, Pim and your dad are going to get a bite to eat… would you two like to come along?" Barb asked watched the police car take Conner away.
"Keels?" Phil said looking down at her.
'Umm… I don't really feel like going anywhere right now. Is that okay?" Keely said looking at Phil and Barb.
"Sure dear don't worry about it." Barb said. She waved goodbye and walked away and around the alley. Phil walked with Keely to the car and opened the door for her. She sat down without saying anything.
"Keely… what's wrong?" Phil said as he sat down in the driver's seat of the car and turning it on without taking his eyes off Keely.
"Nothing." Keely looked out the window and sighed. Phil reached out and pulled Keely's close and kissed her briefly. She smiled at him and kissed his cheek.
"My place?" Phil said with a mischievous grin.
"Of course."
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