He'd planned ahead and knew from previous observation that Pauline always came along this path right before dark as a nightly walk. Not that that was stalking, it was just him, um, planning his Valentine's Day gift! Totally! Halt looked nervously at where Pauline would emerge. Would she say-
His thoughts were interrupted by Pauline coming along the path. Then, his heart skipped a beat. Then another. Then it started racing.
No no no no no no no, not today of all days!
Will was trailing Pauline.
He scanned the ground ahead and happened to spot Halt (he was a Ranger after all, and was trained to find people). He then made eye contact and grinned mischievously.
Pauline walked on, oblivious to the Rangers ahead and behind her. Then, wait, Crowley?! Yes, Crowley of all people walked down the path, appearing from behind a bend. He saw Pauline and Will, then put two and two together, realizing that Halt was somewhere cursing both him and Will out internally for possibly ruining his surprise for Pauline. Then, he scurried back the way he came.
Good, Halt thought, mentally smiling. Now to take care of Will...
"Jenny, I just, well, what I want to say is...will you marry me?" a voice drifted through the trees, reaching Halt, who literally froze. Gilan was proposing.
Then, Will jumped out from behind Pauline, yelling bloody murder.
"Ok then," Pauline said, and continued walking. Then she stopped and looked back again, apparently seeing something that could make her face go ashen. Halt followed her eyes and just stared. It was Gilan, proposing to Jenny. He looked over at Pauline and Will in absolute horror.
Then, Crowley let out a huge snore, for he had hit his head on a tree branch and fallen unconscious whist escaping from Halt and Pauline's moment. Will held his sides and fell the the ground, laughing.
"Oh, oh, oh, you should'a seen your guy's faces!" he gasped. Halt sighed from where he was hiding at the base of a brick wall and stepped out.
Pauline looked around from Gilan and Jenny who were still standing there, watching, to Will on the ground, then to Halt and lastly, to where Crowley seemed to be from the monstrous snoring.
"This has been the weirdest Valentine's day of my life," Pauline said, walking away, highly amused.
"Dammit, can't you guys just stay out of my life for five minutes?!" Halt bellowed once she was out of sight. A few birds were startled by the sudden noise and flapped away.
"Well you're the one who walked in on me and Jenny!" Gilan shouted back before realizing the thing Halt had been holding. "Oh."
Then he just walked away.
Halt then exploded and went back to his cabin where he returned the ring to his dresser.
Will just stayed on the ground laughing for a while.