After almost three weeks of surveillance in which Hannibal didn't see hide nor hair of Trigorin, Face decided it was time to move on and hope to come across the Russian later. As he had previously decided, now would be a good time for the trip to Aspen. He could hardly conceal his excitement as he made plans on the side. Carla finally caught on to what he was doing and offered to help without letting anyone else in the house know about it. Which, Face was eternally grateful for. When it came to putting scams together, he was a pro. Planning a wedding however was a totally different affair and one he wasn't used to doing for sure.

After the plans had been set, Face chose that night at dinner, which he had specially prepared, to ask everyone to accompany he and Gloria to Aspen.

"What's the special occasion?" Gloria asked as Face smiled.

"No special occasion," Face replied with a grin. "I just think, we should all go and enjoy ourselves. You know, a little skiing, fires on a cold night, hot chocolate, that sort a thing."

"Sounds wonderful," Ellen said jumping to her feet. "When do we go?"

"Tomorrow morning," Face replied while grinning at his younger sisters enthusiasm. "I want everyone to go," he said looking at Stockwell who only nodded. "Great, it's settled then! We'll leave in the morning."

Later that night in their room, Maggie watched Hannibal packing and smirked when he took his nicest suit from the closet. "Alright," she said when he looked up. "What's with the suit?"

"Can't I bring along a nice suit," he replied with a grin.

"You don't bring a suit anywhere, John," Maggie said with a laugh. "What gives?"

"I can't tell you," Hannibal said shaking his head. "It's a surprise, and you'll see it was worth the wait."

Maggie let the matter drop as she finished packing before heading into the kitchen for a cup of tea to help her sleep.

"Hey, Doc," Face said as she entered the kitchen to find him nursing a glass of milk.

"Better stay away from that stuff," Maggie said jokingly. "It'll kill you."

Face grinned as he reached for a cookie. "So I've heard," he said as Maggie put a kettle of water on the stove.

"What exactly are we going to Aspen for?" she asked point blank as Face balked.

"I told you," he said as Maggie crossed her arms and smiled.

"No, you told us what you wanted us to hear," she said giving him the eye. "What's the real reason?"

"That's for me to know and you to find out," Face said with a wink.

"Alright," Maggie said with a grin. "I like a challenge. Let me see if I can guess what you're up to."

"Go for it," Face said as Maggie closed her eyes in thought.

"If I had to put money on it," she said opening her eyes once again. "I'd say, you were wanting to get married there!"

"Hannibal told you!" Face said shaking his head. "I knew he couldn't keep a secret."

"He didn't," Maggie said excitedly. "I just guessed! Is it really true?"

"Yeah," Face said with a nod. "Gloria doesn't know yet, it's a surprise but I do want us to get married there. You won't tell her, will you?"

"Of course not!" Maggie said gabbing him in a bear hug. "I'm so happy for you! I can't believe it. You're really going to get married!"

"Yeah, I can hardly believe it myself," Face replied quietly as Maggie smiled.

"Don't worry, you and Gloria were made for each other," she said sensing his sudden apprehension. "A woman would be very lucky to have any of you guys!"

"Anyone but Hannibal maybe," Face teased as Maggie laughed.

"Watch it now," Maggie said with a grin. "I think, John'll end up coming around, it just takes some men longer than others that's all."

"I suppose so," Face said heading out of the kitchen. "See you in the morning, Doc."

"Goodnight," Maggie said finishing her tea before returning to her and Hannibal's room. He was already asleep as she crawled into the bed and snuggled up against his side. As much as she wanted to believe that he wanted to be with her, she was a little glad he had not asked for her hand as it would bring on a lot of questions she wasn't ready to answer.

The next morning, the excitement was electric as everyone hurried though they're last minute packing and a quick breakfast before a caravan of cars left the house with everyone and headed to the airport.

After a carefully planted sedative in BA's glass of milk at breakfast, everyone boarded the plane with no problem and within moments they were airborne.

Face spent the majority of the trip next to Gloria talking about the beauty of Aspen and how excited he was to share it with her and all they're friends. Grabbing her hand, he kissed it gently as the plane landed at the airport. Getting to his feet, Face looked around and smiled before pulling Gloria to her feet next to him.

"Now that were all here, I have a slight confession to make," he said smiling as he turned to his fiancée. "I have an ulterior motive for bringing everyone here."

"Alright," Gloria said returning his smile. "What is it?"

"Gloria," Face said squeezing her hand tightly. "Will you marry me?"

"Honey, you already asked me that," Gloria said giggling.

"I know," Face said grinning. "What I meant to say, is will you marry me now?"

"Now?" Gloria said meeting his eyes. "Are you serious?"

"Yes," Face said with a nod. "Of course, I'm serious! Will you marry me here in Aspen?"

"Yes," Gloria said smiling broadly as he wrapped his arms around her. "I'd marry you in an alley behind a dumpster as long as it meant we'd be together forever!"

*Sorry for the long delay since my last post but I've had an irregular heart beat my whole life and Friday I had some pretty strong chest pains that sent me to my cardiologist. After a stress test, he recommended a heart cath procedure to make sure I had no blockages which thankfully, I don't have. The chest pains are still there which could be acid reflux so my next apt we'll be discussing a endoscopy to make sure I don't have an ulcer or acid reflux disease. Bare with me, between my health, work and my family, writing is my only stress reliever so I'll be trying to do as much as possible :) *