So here is the ending. The final chapter of power placement. I have to say it's been really fun. Probably the easiest thing I've ever written because it wanted me to write it so badly. And it probably has a lot of range from the intellectual parts to the fluff. So here we go, I hope you enjoyed it.
Power Placement
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Layla pulled the faded newspaper clipping out out of the sleeve to get a better look at it. Tracing a finger lightly over the picture she smiled and read the caption out loud, "Layla Green and friend Will Stronghold wait for school board decision." The picture was just of her and Will standing in front of the green arms around each other smiling, the photographer had been very insistent on having THE Will Stronghold in the picture.
A pair of arms wrapped around her and a head came to rest on her shoulder. He, spoke quietly, "That was a good day."
Layla turned her head sideways to face Will, "Yeah, it was."
"It really was too bad though."
"It's okay."
"You were so mad."
"Was not, more like... disappointed."
"Understandable."
"It was just that I worked so hard, and so long, I was sure that they would have to listen, instead of just disregard it." She shook her head. In the end the bureaucracy had prevailed, and it appeared true that no matter what you said or did, it would stay the same, because people were afraid of being different from the Status quo.
Will took the picture from her hand, and put it back in it's spot of her high school scrap book, "Enough dwelling on the past, we have to look forward now."
Layla smiled up at him and kissed him on the cheek, "Alright lets go."
Giving Will her hand she allowed him to pull her up and drag her along. Ever the gentleman he opened the passenger side door for her before climbing in himself, "So you never told me where you were taking me."
He looked at her with a crooked smile on his face, "It's a surprise."
Sitting back she had a suppressed smile on her face, Layla would probably never admit it but she loved Will's surprises, the were so strange yet so perfect.
She was broken out of her thoughts when she heard the engine turn off, she looked out and all she saw was a park, giving Will a strange look she followed him out of the car. He walked around for a bit, as if trying to figure something out. He stopped between two tree's and looked immensely satisfied with himself. Dropping her hand he looked her in the eye.
Layla raised her eyebrows in question, "Why are we here?" She recognized the park, it was the one that their parents used to take them to play with the other children.
"You don't remember?"
"Well I remember the place, but I don't know why I'm here."
"Well Miss Green, this is the exact spot where we met. Remember our mothers told us to play, I wanted to go on the swings, and you wanted the sand box, so you shoved me over and I fell all the way down the hill."
She laughed at the memory, "Okay, I remember. Now why are we here?"
"For our anniversary."
"But thats not for another 3 weeks."
"I know but I wanted to surprise you, and this was the only way I could think of for it to be a total surprise." With that he pulled out a small hard box and motioned for her to open it.
Taking the small black box in one of her shaking hands she opened it slowly, inside was the perfect ring, gasping at the site of it, she looked Will in the eye.
He looked at her expectantly, "Well?"
"Well what? Are you proposing?"
Will smiled sheepishly, "No, not yet. It's just a promise ring and a five year present."
Layla put it on, and closed the distance between them, putting her arms around his neck she responded, "It's perfect." And kissed him firmly on the lips.
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Tell me what you thought! I wanted the ending to be nice, but just a little bitter sweet, which is why she ended up loosing the case. But I still wanted it to be happy so hence the fluff in the end. Lots of love and thanks so much for all the reviews.
