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Kevin didn't think he'd ever been so nervous in his life. His hands were sweating. He couldn't stop tapping his foot on the ground in a nervous ribbon. And if Ben didn't stop talking, he swore he was going to punch his brother in the face.

"Kevin and Lucy, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-"

"Ben?" Kevin whirled around to face his brother. "That is at least the fiftieth time you've sung that in the past half hour. Could you please just shut up?"

Oblivious to Kevin's rage, Ben shrugged, and chewed his gum thoughtfully.

"Eryn thinks it's funny when I do that. She says..." What Eyrn said, Kevin never got to find out. Because at that moment, Mary and Wilson walked into the room.

"Hey everyone," Mary said, smiling, and walking over to kiss her mother on the cheek. "Sorry we're late. We got stuck in traffic. Luckily, Wilson knew a shortcut." Wilson smiled at Mary adoringly, while Ben looked like he had just swallowed a hive full of bees.

Mary approached Kevin. "Congratulations," she said, leaning over to give him a hug. "You must be..." Mary's eyes drifted over to Ben, and she froze for a moment.

"Ben! Hi... how are you?"

Ben opened his mouth, closed it, and then opened it again. "I'm -- fine. Good. Wonderful. I have a girlfriend. And her name is Eryn. She's my girlfriend."

Mary blushed slightly, and nodded. "Um... that's nice for you."

Ben nodded curtly, and Kevin was wishing that Lucy's limo would hurry up and get here. Oh well, he consoled himself, at least it can't get any more awkward than this.

"So, when exactly were you planning on telling me you were dating Lucy? After your second child or your third?" Matt had joined their group, and was giving Kevin a look that would melt ice.

Kevin groaned inwardly. "I tried to call you..."

Matt rolled his eyes. "I do have a cell phone, you know."

Kevin winced. "Look, Matt, I'm really sorry... I was so worried that you wouldn't approve of me and Lucy. But I love her, man. And... I still want to be your friend, along with Lucy's husband."

Matt remained silent. Kevin struggled to think of something to break the tension. "If you want, you can watch me trip over a basketball again."

Matt held his straight face for another moment, but then burst out laughing. "Congratulations, man." He leaned over and pulled Kevin into a "guy hug."

Kevin laughed and hugged him back.

Pulling away, Matt was still grinning. "Hurt her and I'll kill you, but seriously, you two are gonna be great together."

"Thanks Matt," Kevin replied. "It really means a lot that you said that."

"How did you--?" Kevin asked.

Matt laughed again "If you haven't learned by now that there are no secrets between us Camden's then you have a lot to learn"

"Ruthie"

"Yep"

"How long have you--?"

"Oh since last year, when you and her went shopping for a ring." Matt replied.

"I knew I shouldn't of taken her" Kevin muttered.

"How did you know to be here today?"

Matt looked over to where Eric and Karen were talking. "My dad called me the night you asked him if you could marry Lucy"

"He…he did?" Kevin replied sounding nervous as he eyes darted back and forth.

"Yeah, he wanted to know what I thought and I told him the truth"

"And that was?" Kevin asked cautiously.

"You two deserve to be together. I know I was mad, irate, and upset in the beginning but I thought about all those times that you were there for her. When Sarah died, when she got into that car accident, you took her to the prom when that loser Jeremy backed out. You didn't do it because you felt like you had to…you did it because you loved her and I should of realized that but I didn't. My big brother radar was going off like crazy and I felt like I had to listen to it"

"Matt—" Kevin tried to interrupt.

"Don't worry I'm not upset anymore"

"No, it's not that…who was the women that answered your phone today?"

Matt blinked twice "Didn't Lucy tell you?"

"Tell me what?"

"I got married last year"

Kevin looked shocked. "You did? Before me? How could you?" he joked.

"How could I?" Matt replied raising one eyebrow. "It was quite easy, you know I met her, fell in love with her, and asked her to marry me. That's about all it took Kinkirk"

Kevin laughed "Ha-ha very funny, now where is your sister?"

Lucy finished applying the last of the mascara that had run down her cheeks after her last crying episode with her dad.

"Only you would cry after you have makeup on" she told herself looking in the mirror.

She heard a door slam from downstairs somewhere and she knew it must be her cue to meet her family and Robbie outside. Grabbing her black shoes and her purse she raced down the attic steps, taking two at a time and raced into the hallway where she almost ran smack into a door.

"That would have been smooth Lucy Camden" she told herself as she walked slower down the hallway while giving herself a pep talk as she started to go down the stairs.

"We have to hurry—"she heard someone whisper loud enough for her to stop in her tracks.

"Why?" She heard the twins ask whoever was down there with them.

"Because, if we don't hurry Lucy will be down here and we can't have that happen"

"Why?"

"Because I said so now come on and hurry up" she heard the male voice (whom she later recognized as Robbie's) tell them.

Putting a hand on her hip she started to think long and hard. So this is how her Valentines Day was going to play out. Everyone was going to avoid her because Kevin wasn't home from work yet and they all knew she was going to be in bad mood.

"If you think for one second I don't—"she started to saying bounding from the stairs into the kitchen when she stopped short.

Looking at the empty kitchen in front of her there was no one. Could she have maybe have heard voices? It could have been possible.

"I need to get more sleep" she mustered out loud walking down the hallway, putting her shoes on at the same time when the doorbell rang.

"I'LL GET IT" she yelled at the top of her lungs hoping that if someone was home they would know she was still there.

Opening the door she saw an odd sight. An older man with a dark navy blue suit was standing out on their porch.

"Can I help you?" she asked the man cautiously.

"Yes, I'm looking for a Lucy Camden? I was supposed to be here at 7:30 but I was told the wrong directions" he told her.

"Well I'm Lucy Camden"

The older man smiled at her and offered her his arm "Are you all set to go?"

Lucy blinked "Go where?"

The older man's smile widened. "That I'm not allowed to say"

Lucy glared at the older man "I don't go with strangers"

"Oh believe me miss I wouldn't want my granddaughter to go with strangers either but I believe tonight is a good reason to go with a limo driver don't you think?"

"A limo driver?" Lucy repeated.

The older man nodded "The name is Dale Allen and I'll be your personal chauffeur tonight Miss Camden"

That's when it dawned on her. This must be Kevin's way of saying "I'm sorry"

Lucy gave Dale an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry let me grab my coat and I'll be out their in a minute" she replied, grabbing her coat from behind the coat rack and walked out onto the front porch closing the door behind her and followed Dale towards the limo.

"I'm sorry for being rude earlier"

"It's ok I guess I should have told you who I was first" he laughed.

"So, you can't tell me anything?" she asked as he opened the door for her and she got in.

"Nope" he replied shutting the door and getting into the drivers seat and started to back down the Camden's driveway and headed towards the "mystery" place.

During the entire drive, all Lucy could think about was how she'd apologize to Kevin when she saw him where ever he was at. It was so sweet of him to send a limo for her on Valentines Day.

She felt the limo make a right and start to slow down. So being naturally curious she lowered the window that was between the driver and herself.

"Are we almost there?"

Dale nodded "Yep, actually we are already here" he replied slowing the limo down to a slow crawl and then to a complete stop. He put the limo in park and opened the driver's door, leaving the limo still running as he opened Lucy's door.

"Where are we—"she started to say when she gasped out loud.

The sign "The Lark" was flashing in front of her. "Oh Kevin what have you done?" she whispered to herself as she moved out of the way to let Dale shut the door.

"Are you all set to go inside Miss Camden?" she heard Dale ask her.

Lucy nodded her head and gave Dale her left arm as he walked her through the doors right over to the hostess desk.

"Hello Alicia. This is Lucy Camden I believe she has a table reserved for her" Dale told the girl behind the counter.

The girl gave Lucy a big smile "Oh course your party just walked in a few moments ago. If you will just walk this way" she told Lucy motioning for her to follow as they walked up a few flights of stairs.

"I didn't know there were more tables up here" she told Alicia.

"There aren't" the hostess replied her eyes shining with joy as she stopped in front of a door.

"What are we doing?" she asked, watching Alicia knock three times on the door.

"Your all set Miss Camden, have a great night" Alicia replied ignoring her question and started to walk back towards the stairway.

Lucy couldn't contain her excitement anymore. Taking a deep breath, she entered the room, expecting to find an apologetic Kevin, maybe even holding a bouquet of flowers. What she didn't' expect was the scene in front of her.

The room had been beautifully decorated with flowers and candles. The lights had been dimmed, but Lucy could still see a gorgeous spread of food and drinks had been placed on a table that was pushed against a far back wall.

Spread around the room was not only her entire family, but Kevin's as well, all of whom were wearing dressy clothes. And in the center of the room stood Kevin, dressed in a simple black suit and holding a rose. Lucy found that even as her feet propelled her forward into the room, she had no idea what to say. What was going on?

"Luce," Kevin said as Lucy approached him. Smiling, he handed her the rose, and leaned down to kiss her on the cheek. "I know this seems bizarre, but I have something I need to say, so just let me finish and then you can ask questions, alright?" Lucy just nodded, still slightly shocked by the whole situation.

Kevin reached over and grasped Lucy's hands in his own. "First and foremost, Lucy, I love you. I've loved you for a very long time. And even though it seems like we went through unbelievable lengths to get to where we are, I wouldn't change a bit of it. Everything that happened, all the pain, all of it was worth it -- just to be with you." Kevin paused to gently tuck a strand of Lucy's hair behind her ear.

"I love so many things about you. I love your laugh. I love that you aren't ashamed to cry at movies. I love that you have names for all the squirrels that live in your parents' backyard. I love that you throw your passion and energy into everything you do. I love that when you walk into a room, it's like the rest of the world goes blurry and all I can see is you. Lucy, I love everything about you. You are my happiness, my joy in life. And I can't imagine spending a single day of the rest of my life without you beside me."

Kevin let go of Lucy's hands and slowly bent down on one knee. Reaching the floor, he removed a small velvet box from his pocket and opened it up to reveal a stunning diamond ring.

Tears were streaming down Lucy's face, and she clutched her hands over her mouth.

"I love you, Lucy, and I want to love you for the rest of my life. Lucy Camden, will you marry me?"

Lucy could barely speak she was crying so hard, but somehow she managed. "Of course I'll marry you Kevin!" Kevin grinned and slipped the ring onto Lucy's finger, and then stood up to kiss her.

The entire room burst into cheers. Lucy pulled away from Kevin, wiping the tears from her eyes. "Kevin... how... how did you..."

Kevin grinned. "Your family helped me set it up. Was it ok?"

"Ok? Ok?" Lucy started to laugh, and even more tears streamed down her face.

"Kevin, it was perfect. I just... I..." Lucy seemed at a lost for words. Wiping her tears off of her face, she smiled. "I love you so much."

"I love you too," said Kevin, and leaned down to kiss her again.

Mary stood and watched as her sister and Kevin embraced while receiving congratulations from family members. She had never seen Lucy look so happy.

"Hey," Wilson said, interrupting her thoughts. "I just got a text message from work, I have to go call real quick. I'll just be outside for a few minutes, ok?"

"Ok," Mary replied, smiling at him. Wilson smiled back and left the room. Mary sighed and wandered over to the buffet table. Pouring herself a glass of wine, she felt a tiny bit of jealousy towards Lucy.

"Stop it, " Mary muttered to herself. "It's her night, be happy for her."

"I think when you start talking to yourself, it's time to put down the wine." Ben had walked over to the table, and was giving Mary a smile that was making her blush.

Damn it, she thought, he's still cute. "Kinkirk," she said, punching him on the arm. "I think I know how to handle my alcohol."

"Really?" Ben asked quietly, and Mary blushed an even deeper red, suddenly remembering the last time she had been around Ben and alcohol.

"So," she said, quickly changing the subject, "I think Kevin and Lucy owe us big time for this whole engagement thing."

Ben laughed. "You're right. We did finally get them together. Well, actually, you got them together. I kind of suck at planning things."

"Yeah, you do." Mary laughed as well. "It's a good thing I was around to keep you in line."

Ben smiled, but his face quickly became serious. "Mary," he said softly. "I miss you."

Mary avoided his eyes, and quickly set her glass of wine down on the table. "Ben... please. I can't do this, ok? I just... it was nice seeing you. Good luck with Eryn." Mary ducked away quickly before Ben could reply.

Feeling tears pricking at the corners of her eyes, she forced herself to go make conversation with her mother. As Annie smiled and laughed about Lucy and Kevin's engagement, Mary tried as hard as she could to keep her mind off of Ben.

By the time ten PM rolled around, most of the family had made their way out of the restaurant, hugging and kissing Lucy and Kevin goodbye, and bestowing their congratulations on the new couple.

As Eric and Annie were about to leave, Eric noticed that they were the last ones -- only Lucy and Kevin remained, and Lucy was heading towards the bathroom.

"Annie, I'll meet you at the car, ok? I want to chat with Kevin."

"Sounds good." Annie smiled at her husband, and headed out towards the car.

"Kevin," Eric said, crossing the room so he was standing next to his future son-in-law. "I thought we could talk for a minute."

"Ok," said Kevin, feeling himself start to sweat.

Eric cleared his throat, and Kevin tried to calculate how many steps it would take him to get to the door. "First of all, I want you to know, that I wish you and Lucy nothing but the best. But I have some concerns that I want to --"

"Rev. Camden?" Kevin interrupted. "I'm not trying to be rude, but I think I know what you're going to say. And I have something to say first. I know that you love Lucy so much -- but so do I. We're both grownups, Rev. Camden, and we know what's best for us. We want both you and Mrs. Camden to advise us, and help us along the way, because marriage is new to us. But we also know that all decisions are going to be made by us, not anyone else. I know you love your daughter, Rev. Camden, and you think you know what's best for her, and what she needs to be told. But soon, she won't just be your daughter -- she's going to be my wife, too."

Eric stood in silence for about ten seconds, but to Kevin, it felt like an eternity. Kevin wondered if Eric could take back his permission to marry Lucy...

"Kevin, I'm going to be completely honest with you. What you just said was rude, brash, and a little bit harsh." Kevin winced, waiting for the inevitable. Suddenly, Eric smiled. "And it sounds almost exactly like what I said to Annie's father before we got married."

Kevin's jaw dropped. "It does?"

Eric nodded, still smiling. "Kevin, what you just said proves to me that you are ready to be a husband, and to commit one hundred percent to your marriage. I trust you, Kevin."

Kevin broke out into a huge grin. "Thanks, Rev. Camden." The two men embraced for a moment, and then pulled away as the heard Lucy coming out of the bathroom.

"Goodnight. See you guys tomorrow. Oh, and Kevin?" Eric paused by the door. "You can call me Eric."

Kevin grinned. He'd proven to Eric that he was ready for marriage; now he could turn his full focus towards the most important person in his life: Lucy.

The door shut behind Eric, leaving just Lucy and Kevin in the room. Kevin walked over towards the sound system that was in one corner of the room, while Lucy took a few minutes to really, really appreciate her ring.

"Kevin, I know that there's no way you picked this out on your own, because it's gorgeous."

Kevin laughed. "Ruthie helped me."

"Well, I'll be sure to thank her then." Lucy stared at the ring for a moment longer, and then sat down in one of the chairs. She undid the straps on her heels; her feet were killing her.

Smiling, she stared at Kevin's back. "You know, it's a good thing you pulled out that ring. Until I saw this rock, I was gonna turn you down," she teased.

Kevin looked over his shoulder, eyebrows raised. "Is that right?"

"Yep. Sorry, Kinkirk, I'm marrying you for your money."

Kevin grinned. He pushed one final button on the stereo, and then began to walk across the room towards Lucy. "Lucy, you are wonderful at many things. Lying is not one of them."

Lucy laughed. "Fine. I admit it. Maybe I like you a little. It's the whole cop thing."

Kevin smiled as he reached her chair. Suddenly, music poured out of the speakers. "Dance with me?" Kevin offered his hand, and Lucy let herself be pulled up.

They walked towards the center of the room as "At Last" by Etta James began to play.

At last

My love has come along

My lonely days are over

And life is but a song

Feeling even shorter than usual, Lucy let her head rest against Kevin's chest as they slowly swayed to the music. Lucy remembered dancing with Kevin at prom and feeling the same way she did now -- that as long as she was wrapped up in his arms, than nothing could be wrong.

She felt an overwhelming sense of warmth as she realized what exactly had happened tonight. She was going to marry Kevin. She would never have to be without him again

At last

The skies above are blue

My heart was wrapped up in clover

The night I looked at you

Kevin had one arm wrapped around Lucy's waist, while his other hand was gently clasping hers. He stared at the ring and watched the candlelight reflect off of the diamond. Somehow, it all still felt like a dream. He couldn't quite believe he had actually proposed to Lucy, without fainting, forgetting all of his words, or having her laugh in his face, which were just three of the ways he could have imagined the proposal going wrong.

But it had all gone perfectly, and now he was going to marry Lucy Camden. Lucy Kinkirk, he thought to himself. Soon, her name would be Lucy Kinkirk. It was a beautiful name

I found a dream that I could speak to

A dream that I can call my own

I found a thrill to press my cheek to

A thrill that I have never known

The song continued to play, and Lucy felt tears prickling at the corners of her eyes. She remembered a long, long time ago, twirling around with a pillowcase on her head with Sarah, as they listened to this song and planned how they would dance to it at their weddings.

She remembered sitting in the graveyard, crying so hard she thought that she would never stop. And she remembered Kevin simply sitting there, and letting her cry. She smiled a little, even as tears trailed down her cheeks, at the thought of what Sarah would say about Kevin.

Lucy could almost here her friend's voice: "Lucy, they don't come much hotter than that!" Lucy prayed silently, glad for the comfort that Kevin's arms were providing. Sarah, she thought, I miss you so much. I know you've always been looking out for me, and I want you to know, Kevin's the one. I love him so much, and I only wish you were here to see how happy we're going to be together.

As the music reached a crescendo, Lucy could swear she felt a slight rush of air against her back. Be grateful for what you have, Lucy Camden, she told herself.

"Kevin?" she whispered softly, leaning her head back to see him.

Concern was reflected in Kevin's eyes. "Luce? Are you ok? Were you crying?"

Lucy just stared at him for a long moment, trying to memorize every detail of his face. "I love you so much," she said simply.

Kevin leaned down, and kissed her, softly and sweetly. Pulling away, he gently rested his forehead against hers. "I love you too."

You smile, you smile

And then the spell was cast

And here we are in heaven

For you are mine

At last