Sorry for the long await, but I've been utterly busy with various school things and just plain laziness. I have my computer back for the fixers place and it no longer has MWord on it so that means not spell check. Sorry. You'll just have to deal

I own all of this- not.

"Will you marry me?"

"What!? Are you crazy? I can't!" her cheaks grew hot as she stared at his face. It went from hopefully happy to heartbroken and confused.

"What do you mean you can't?" His eyebrows were furrowed as he stood up trying to save his dignity. She hadn't meant to hurt him. Kel just couldn't beleave he'd be so selfless.

"What about the Own?" Kel stood also- it was to akward to stay seated. "You can't get married. That's the law." Suddenly realization grew in Dom's eyes and he cupped her face in his hands. They were warm and gentle.

"Do you think that the Own matters more to me than you do? Do you think that I would think twice about marrying you if it meant that I could no longer be in the Own?" He had a mischeivious look in his eyes as her verbally herded her into a corner. It was a dirty trick. "Do you think I don't love you enough? Was I wrong to love you?"

"No, that's-"

"Was I wrong to want to be with you for the rest of my life?" He calmly continued.

"No, I-"

"Should we just stop seeing each other and stop this thing we've built between us?"

"That's not what I'm trying to say" She sighed close to tears.

"Then, please, tell me what you're trying to say."

"I just don't want you to be unhappy. The Own makes you happy." Kel couldn't take it. She walked over and snaked her arms around his waist. His came up to hold her close about her shoulders.

"Kel, there's nothing that could make me happier than having you." He pulled her back so he could see her face. "Please say you'll marry me. Say you live with me forever, have children with me, die with me in old age."

It was really too much her filled eyes overflowed as she vowed;

"All that and more."

Sorry it's short but there really wasn't much left to the story. A nice ending I think. Lots of talking but nice, all in all.

Thanks for the support and one random threat to be pushed of the clift that I had left them on. Minutes after reading that threat I wrote this. I'm not stupid, I have no death wish.