Sue felt her phone vibrate in her pocket when she received a text during dinner. She pulled it out to check it and it was a message from her mom that read Any news yet? "News?" Sue asked out loud, having absolutely no clue what her mom was talking about. She decided that she didn't want any more dinner interruptions and she switched her phone over to silent mode before shoving it back in her pocket.

"Is everything okay?" Sean asked before taking a bite of his Rib Eye steak. Sue looked down at her own steak on her plate, which she had already almost finished, and poked at it with her fork. She looked up to meet Sean's gaze.

"Yeah, my mom just keeps sending me these cryptic text messages asking if I have any news to tell her. I have no idea what she's even talking about." Sue said. She reached across the table to the bread basket to pull out one more roll. She slathered some butter on it before popping it into her mouth. She hoped that Sean didn't judge her for scarfing down her food, but she was starving after a long day of traveling.

Sean coughed a little in surprise, knowing in the back of his mind that Nancy probably opened her big mouth already. For the past few years, Frankie and Nancy had become much closer and acted more like sisters than neighbors. On more than one occasion he had overheard the two gossiping about others in their small town. He didn't mind that they had grown closer, especially now that they were practically family, but he didn't want to ruin the surprise for Sue. He wondered if she was even ready to be asked. Would she say yes? Would he be risking ruining their currently happy relationship by popping the question? But this was Sue. Sue was just like Sean in that she was too nice to throw away everything they had built over a miscommunication or not quite being on the same page. After all, they had danced around their feelings for each other for years and yet here they were, finally together. Sean reached down to feel the square shaped box still securely stored in his pocket, but figured that it wasn't the best moment while his mouth was filled with food. He returned his attention back to Sue who had just finished her plate of food. He smiled at the thought of being with someone who wasn't afraid to actually eat. He remembered dates he had been on in the past with girls who wouldn't order anything more than a salad. Still, Sue somehow managed to still have a petite figure. He felt slightly jealous of this since he had to work extra hard to keep the pounds off after years of eating his mother's butter filled desserts.

"Thanks again for being okay with Brad and Lexie tagging along this weekend. I know this was meant to be for just us and even though you'll be busy tomorrow afternoon, I still appreciate you being okay with it. Brad has been kind of down lately because he didn't get a housing assignment for our senior year and he's going to have to live in the bin until something frees up. I would toootally just have him move in with Lexie and I but we only have two bedrooms. Anyway, thanks for being so understanding all of the time." Sue said as she beamed at Sean.

"Don't worry about it, Suzy Q. I'm just happy that you're here with me. That's all that matters." Sean said, thinking over what she had said about Brad. Sean lived in a nearby off campus 2 bedroom apartment with a roommate who he had just so happened to find out wasn't going to be returning for the next school year. "You know...my roommate, Trevor, just told me last week that he isn't going to be coming back this year. I have no idea why he didn't tell me sooner but it is what it is I guess. Anywho... I have an extra room available." He continued.

"REALLY?" Sue asked a little too loudly, catching the attention of a nearby table. She covered her mouth and mouthed 'I'm sorry' to the other couple and continued speaking at an indoor volume. Brad and Sean had always been friendly towards each other but Sue wasn't exactly sure that she could call them friends since they didn't spend any time together on their own. "So...do you think Brad could move in with you this year? He would be totally stoked to not end up in the bin. I'm going to text him!" Sue said as she reached for her phone. Sean gently placed his hand on her's to calm her down so that he could take a minute to think before committing to a year long roommate agreement. Sean mulled it over in his head, knowing that they would get along fine. On the other hand, he secretly longed to have privacy in his apartment since him and Sue rarely were able to have a minute alone when they were in school. A brilliant thought popped into his head and his eyes widened in excitement.

"Sue, I totally wouldn't mind living with Brad for the year...buuuut...what if there is another solution?" Sean started to say, hoping that she would read between the lines. Oblivious to Sean's hint, Sue's eyes narrowed while she tried to piece together what he was trying to say. Noticing her confusion, Sean attempted to clarify what he was saying. "Move in with me." He said simply. His heart began to pound in his chest after what he said. After spending the past few weeks worrying about scaring Sue away with a proposal, he had just blurted out this request without much thinking. Sue's mouth gaped open in surprise.

"Wh-...me?" Sue asked. She truly wasn't expecting something like this to happen so soon. Her heart was jumping for joy but her brain was creating images of an angry father, scolding her and Sean. She had to admit that they already spent several nights together in the same bed and it was quite inconvenient to have to go back and forth between both apartments all of the time. "I'm not sure..." She said and Sean took a deep breath before looking back down at his plate so she wouldn't see the hurt in his eyes.

"I understand...I'm sorry if I came across too strong...but I understand if you don't want to live with me..." He said without looking up from his plate. He was feeling a little defeated at this point and completely erased the possibility of a proposal off of his agenda for the weekend. Sue searched for the right words to say but they didn't come. Fortunately for her, the server came by to take their dessert orders. Sue ordered the chocolate lava cake and Sean ordered a slice of cheesecake. He originally thought about asking for Sue's hand in marriage over dessert. He had even considered secretly asking the server to have 'Marry me' written in chocolate syrup on her dessert plate...but at this moment he was glad that he didn't ask.

"Sean...it's not that I don't want to. I love you. I love you sooooo much that it hurts. I just need to think about it is all." Sue said as she reached for his hand across the table. Sean smiled lightly, feeling a little bit better than he was feeling a few minutes prior. They didn't say much after that and before they knew it, their desserts were delivered to the table and they ate them. Sean paid for the bill and they left the restaurant. Sean took Sue's hand in his and she leaned into him as they walked down the Las Vegas strip, taking in the lights and their surroundings. The streets were flooded with people walking around and admiring the same sights. Sean still thought about their conversation at the restaurant. He hadn't even thought of asking Sue to move in with him, but now that he had asked, he wished more than ever that she would say yes. He imagined them sharing breakfast with one another before heading off in their separate directions for work and school. He imagined them curling up together in bed after a long day, talking about their days and enjoying being in each others arms. The more he thought about it, the more it sounded like a marriage. Just as that thought crossed his mind, they walked by a typical Las Vegas wedding chapel where a pair of slightly tipsy newlyweds emerged from the front door. The bride was carrying a bouquet of flowers and the groom had a bottle of wine in his hand. Sue stopped walking and just stared at the chapel and the tipsy but happy looking couple as they skipped hand and hand away from the chapel. Sean wondered what was going through her mind but didn't want to pry, or risk saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. Sue led them into the direction of a nearby bench and the two of them sat down, facing the direction of the chapel.

"I never thought I would live with a guy...or...do other things with a guy until I was married. Don't get me wrong, I don't regret ANYTHING that we have done so far. It has all just been so amazing and I am soooo happy to be with you...and I know I want to be with you forever...I guess I just sort of let myself down a little since I had a set of morals once and I feel like I let them go a little bit." Sue sighed and rested her head on Sean's shoulder. Another newly wed couple emerged from the chapel and Sue wondered how many of these weddings happened each day since it hadn't even been 5 minutes since they saw the first couple.

"I get what you're saying, Suzy Q. It's like you have a plan for your whole life set up and then something happens in the middle of it and everything changes. And it's not necessarily bad. I mean for me it has been absolutely fantastic. But it's different and takes some getting used to. To be honest, I always planned on waiting too...until marriage...I don't know if it's a family thing or just because I was never in a big hurry to settle down so waiting didn't seem like a big deal...but you've changed my life...in the best way possible...and I don't even want to imagine living in a world where you and I aren't together." Sean said. He leaned down to kiss the top of Sue's head. Sue wiped a happy tear from her eye and leaned up to kiss Sean gently on the lips. Sue giggled and pulled away. Sean smiled at her and put his arm around her as he leaned against the back of the bench. People were still walking all around them but in this moment, they felt like they were in their own private world.

"It's kind of funny actually. For a while now I've been wondering what things would be like...if we were to get married. Like, our moms have totally lost it and they are already planning every detail it seems. We won't even be able to plan our own wedding...and you know how much I like to plan things." Sue said. She wondered to herself why she hadn't started a binder yet for their future wedding. "I think I'd rather just be like these people." She pointed at the chapel. "They are just all on their own, in love and happy. That's all I want." She said. Sean took this as a sign and turned to look at Sue with a very serious look on his face. Sue noticed the seriousness on his face and worried that she had upset him in some way. "I-I'm sorry...here I am rambling about our future wedding and I'm sure you're not even close to thinking about that right now." She stammered and laughed nervously.

"Sue. We could be like those people." He said. Sue tilted her head in confusion but her mind became instantly clear when she saw Sean pull out the small velvet box from his pocket. He got down on one knee while Sue remained seated on the bench. Sue gasped loudly and covered her mouth with her hands in surprise. When Sean opened the box, Sue could clearly see the absolutely gorgeous, perfect ring sparkling, looking like it was made especially for her. A wide smile spread across Sean's face. Her reaction was exactly what he had hoped for. Her eyes moved from the ring to Sean's eyes. He stared into her beautiful eyes for what felt like an eternity. Sue reached toward the ring box but Sean pulled it away from her. "Nah uh...you have to say yes first." He joked. "Suzy-Q. Will you make me the happiest man alive and marry me?" He asked.

"YES. YES. OH MY GOSH SEAN! YES!" Sue screamed and she threw herself into his arms. He squeezed her tightly and then pulled back just enough to kiss her. He kissed her passionately, the world slowly disappearing around them. Sue pulled back for a minute. "Wait, can we do it here? Now?" Sue asked and looked down at her summer floral dress with a disapproving glance. "I should have packed a nicer dress." Sue said. Sean just laughed.

"Sue. I would marry you even if you were wearing your Panda sweater and bumblebee pants." He said before kissing her again. Sue broke away again.

"Hey...what's wrong with my panda sweater?" She jokingly asked before returning to kissing Sean.

"Absolutely nothing." Sean laughed and tucked a stray strand of hair behind Sue's ear. He nudged his head in the direction of the chapel with a smile. "I'm ready if you're ready." Sean said, still beaming at her.

"I love you soooo much, Sean." Sue said as she reached for his hand.

"I love you too Suzy Q. Forever." He said while he took her hand, kissed it, and then laced his fingers with hers.

"Forever." Sue repeated as they walked hand in hand into the chapel.