"What?"

He faced the crowd. "Can she not hear my words that come from my heart, so pure and clean? Was I not clear on how I feel?" He swallowed. "No?" He looked at the crowd who was cheering for her to go for it. He reached in his pocket. "Maybe this will help." He opened the box, took out the ring, and placed the ring on her fingerCC's mind: Is he for real? Or is he just acting. If so what he get out of this? Did Max set all of this up as a sick joke? Then her thoughts focused on what Max's words, 'we need this, we have a lot riding on it.' I have to show him that I can do this all by myself. I have to finish this out. What ever that may be? The crowd seems to love us. I can't let out names be destroyed over some stupid joke that the butler tried to pull on me. Surprising him, she placed her hands around his neck. "How's this?" she smiles. And placed a soft kiss on his lips.

"This is so beautiful." Mag, Sylva, Yetta and Gracie said at once. "Just like a fairytale."

"You go girl." Someone in the crowd yelled at CC. "Way to go."

"Listen to the crowd they love us. Will you go along with this?" he whispers in her ear.

"Well," Niles faces the crowd, who are, quiet again. She stands up. "Please don't go." he begs, still kneeling in front of her, now on both knees. "I don't think I could go on." He lowered his head. A tear drips from his eye even though that was not part he was planning on. He sniffed. Then she held out one of her hands, the one with the diamond ring he bought her. It shined in the dim lights of the stage. With her other hand she placed under his chin. "Look up at me honey," he looked up at her not knowing what she was planning to do next. Max thought he was going to jump up out of his seat. He couldn't believe his eyes. Max's mind: Are they faking all of this or are they really acting out their lives? This play has to go good. I need the reviews. He kept thinking that this crowd was going to kill him. He always thinks to worst of things.

"Shall we dance?" CC held out both her hands in front of Niles.

The crowd cheered. Once again the duo surprised Max. Niles got to his feet. "I thought you'd never ask."

"Take my hands and we shall do this the right way." CC remarked.

He winked at her. Max couldn't believe this. Max's mind: What changed her mind that quick. How did he do that? Was all of this planned from the beginning? Na, I think not. If they didn't, they are the best I've seen in a long time.

Niles drew CC into his arms, placing them around her waist. She placed her arms around his neck while she smiled at the crowd. Soft music played in the background. "Just pretend we are dancing in the mansion with each other no one is around us." He whispered to her.

"Well if that's the case then my man…" She yelled out. "Then shall I kiss you again." And with that he dipped her and they lock lips once again.

His tongue immediately possessed her mouth and unmistakable sensations shot through her. The sensation of heat swept back through her like someone left the furnace to high

She felt as she had when she was a kid watching a fire in the fireplace at Christmas time waiting watching and wanting to reach out for it still knowing that it could burn her.

That's what kissing Niles felt like a fire that never ended. An endless kiss, one that just happened to be in front of an audience no less but CC didn't care. All she could think about was that kiss and what it seemed to promise her. If the audience hadn't had made enough noise to penetrate a buzz of desire she would have had him on the floor right then and there.

"They're good they didn't miss a beat."

"What can I say? I thought him everything." Laughed Fran. Max just shrugged at her. "I was only kidding." She smiled.

"You're a mess."

"What did I tell ya." He glared at her. "I told ya it would turn out in the end, now didn't I?" Repaying Ms. Fine for finding an actor to step in was going to be hard. Even though he came up with the same idea and it was his very own butler.

"That was great, How Niles quickly made up a story line that worked and the crowd love it. How did he do it?"

"That's how he feels about her I think. I think that he was talking from his heart." She turned her head slightly away. "Unlike so people I know." she said under her breath.

The crowd, who were now on their feet, cheering waiting for a curtain call.

"I've never seen an opening night this great. Max commented as he was watching the crowd.

"I think they want a bow, where are they?"

"I'll look for them." Fran waved him back. What she saw excited her. She saw them backstage kissing. She watched them.

Niles bent a little and she stretched up but when their mouths met, it had been a perfect fit. So perfect that it had been entirely natural to part her lips. The crowd was getting louder so Fran had to do something. I hate to interrupt them. They deserved this. They waited so long for it. They did an excellent job better then, I thought they would do. It even surprised me. What can I say? I'm good too. Maybe their fate is twisted more then I thought. They deserve to be happy. What ever that means. She shivered. The crowd was chanting for them now. Oy the crowed loved them. I… Fran walked up to the kissing couple.