Alex picked her up just before noon the next day and she was smiling happily when he pulled up. "You look better," he noticed.

"I am," she assured him. "Where are we going?"

"Get in?" he ordered.

"Are you going to tell me where we're going?"

"Nope. Get in," he insisted.

She laughed and got into the Ute. He drove towards Gungellan for some time, silently holding her hand and keeping his other hand on the wheel. She turned his hand over in her own and studied his fingers. She loved everything about him, and the new romance that was growing between them was very exciting, she could hardly keep still.

"I love you, Stevie," he smiled as he glanced at her quickly before turning his attention back to the road.

"I love you too," she sat holding his hand. He finally pulled the car to a stop and climbed out the car. She frowned wondering why they were in the middle of nowhere. She followed his lead and stepped out of the passenger's side. "What are we doing here?"

"Look around," he offered. "What do you see?"

She looked around her. There was a dirt road that went from Gungellan towards Drover's and Killarny. Around the road was paddocks and where Alex had stopped the Ute was a log… it was the place where the car had broken down and they had shared their first kiss.

Her hand went to her mouth. "Alex, this is so romantic."

It didn't take long for Alex to set up the picnic and they weren't halfway through lunch when he pulled a single sunflower out of the picnic basket. "Here," he offered. She laughed as she took it. He was quite romantic when he wanted to be, she didn't think he had it in him. "I want to ask you something," he began.

She looked up at him as her face turned several shades red. She knew what was coming. She could feel it. But she didn't ask questions, she just waited for him.

"I love you… I really love you. I knew it for sure the first time you kissed me and while I was willing to prove that the two of us could be friends first, I fell in love with you before that. It happened before I kissed you. But I'm not aware of a time or a day, I think it was when you and I had that fight and you didn't speak to me for a week."

"Over Kane?" she asked as the tears welled up in her eyes. The question was coming, she knew it was.

"Yeah," he nodded. He thought about it. "Nuh… I think it was the décor boyfriend thing that made me realize that you were perfect for me. I wanted to be the one to bring you chocolates and flowers-"

"And my French champagne."

"And that?" he paused and reached into the picnic basket. He pulled out a bottle and handed it to her.

"Oh my god… it's really French champagne," she announced examining the bottle carefully. She looked up at him as he went on.

"I wanted to give you something that you wouldn't forget. I know that sometimes I can be a royal pain in the butt and I can do really dumb things, but I also know that-"

"Ask me already!" she laughed getting impatient.

"Ask you what?" he looked confused.

"To marry you?" she smiled.

"Hey… who's doing the asking here?"

"Sorry," she held back the tears as she waited.

"I also know that while you can be a royal pain in the butt-"

"Alex!" she snapped.

"All right, all right, so will you?"

"Will I, what?" she teased.

"Marry me?" he smiled.

She nodded without hesitating. "Yes… yes… yes."

She kissed him then and for a while they stayed like that on the side of the road and finally Stevie pulled away. "We better make it quick."

"Why?" he asked brushing the hair from her face.

"Because I'm not sick!" she told him as the tears rolled off her cheeks, she couldn't hold back anymore. "I'm pregnant."

"You're what?" he asked in utter shock.

"Hello daddy," she smirked.

"Me?" he asked again afraid he hadn't heard right the first time.

"Yes Alex, it's your baby. Oh wait… I did have a thing with the mail man a few weeks ago, but I doubt he's the father."

He laughed ignoring her joke and smiled. "Thank you mom," he beamed.

Alex took a stick from the ground and Stevie watched as he drew his initials into the dirt. "You know how to spell it this time?" she teased him.

He said nothing in reply he only smiled as he went on with what he was doing. She laughed when she saw the finished product. He had drawn AR 's SH. She looked up and kissed him. She had never been as happy as she was at that moment.

Stevie grabbed hold of his hand and placed it against her stomach. "Stevie Hall loves Alex Ryan too," she grinned.

"Of course she does, AR's hot," he teased. "If we have a boy can we name him AJ?" he asked excitedly.

"As in Alexander Junior?" she questioned.

"I think it sounds pretty good."

"You would," she laughed cuddling up to him. "If he's anything like he's father… I think AJ would be perfect."

"Have I told you how beautiful you are?" he smiled looking down at her.

"Not today…"

"You are beautiful Stevie Hall."

"Stevie Hall Ryan," she corrected.

"I love you, beautiful girl."

"I love you too."

It was a moment that both knew would never fade. A rare memory that as the years passed would never disappear.

The phase fairytales and happily ever after's don't exist. They never did. It was only something someone had drawn up in their mind about how life should end. But it didn't end with a fairytale. Life wasn't like that. Fairytales were endings of books and movies because when you closed the book, or switched off the TV the story continued.

Stevie and Alex were far from perfect. They fought like any normal couple did even after they were married, sometimes they even threatened to walk away from each other, but they didn't. Their love was strong enough to hold them together through the tough times. Their passionate arguments only made them love each other more.

Maybe it wasn't a happily ever after or a fairytale ending, but it was a life they shared together… and maybe that was just as amazing.

A/N:Thanks for hanging in there guys… I hope you liked it, and remember to PLEASE press that review button, I want to know what you thought :)