"Yes!" Darrion hugged Ryan. There were tears welling up in her eyes. Ryan wiped the tears from her eyes.

"I love you so much Darrion. I'm honored that you would be my wife." Darrion smiled

"I've wanted you to ask me that for a long time." She laughed. "I used to think that those people who marry right out of high school were crazy; but in the last few months I've realized if we don't do it now we may not have another chance." Ryan nodded. "Is it going to be weird to you that I'll age and you won't?" Ryan took her by the hand.

"Darrion Stahley, I love you now and even when we've been married 500 years, I'll still love you the same as I do now." Darrion smiled.

"Ryan?" He looked up at her.

"Yeah?" She leaned in to kiss him.

"I love you. I'm so glad God brought you into my life when he did. Even though it was under those circumstances."

"God used those circumstances to bring you to him. He used me to help reveal himself to you." Darrion nodded.

"I'm grateful for that too. I can only imagine what would have happened if I'd stayed connected to the Enigma Babylon One World Faith."

"I'm sure God would have gotten your attention another way."

"Probably, but the way he did get it, he got my whole family saved instead of just me.

"I talked to your parents earlier."

"You talk to my parents?"

"I asked your father's permission to marry you." Darrion rolled her eyes.

"This isn't the 1800s Ryan. I'm not Laura Ingalls. You don't have to ask their permission. Just get mine and we can go get married."

"Darrion," Ryan took her hand, "I've spent several years with your father. I just wanted to do the right thing. I feel asking his permission is something people do."

"Judd didn't ask Vicki's parents." Ryan stared at Darrion.

"That's not fair. Vicki's parents were raptured. I've been with yours since I died."

"What all do you talk about?"

"You mainly."

"Me?"

"You've been our common link since day one sweetheart." Darrion nodded.

"You're right. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to overreact like that." Ryan smiled.

"Don't worry. I love you just the way you are. Quick tempered and all." He kissed her.

"Keep it up and you'll see just how quickly my temper flares up." Darrion smiled. "I love you Ryan Cermak Daley. I can't wait for the day I will call myself Darrion Louise Daley or Darrion Louise Stahley-Daley. I'm not sure yet."

"You'd hyphenate your name?"

"Maybe. I've just been Stahley for almost twenty years. I'll have to think before I just give it up.

"I understand." Ryan replied. Darrion stared at the ring Ryan had so gently placed on her hand.

"This is actually happening huh?" She asked.

"Yeah." Ryan stated. He couldn't control his smile. "Who do we want to tell first? Your family or the Young Tribulation Force?"

"My parents probably already know since you asked to propose. I want to go tell Judd and Vicki."

"They'll be so happy for us. Vicki said you were unhappy a lot in the time before the Glorious Appearing."

"We all were. We've been on the run for seven years." She paused. "But I'm so glad to have found a place of happiness. We're getting married!" Darrion exclaimed.

/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

Ryan was nervous sitting in the home of his friends, Judd and Vicki Thompson. They were older and wiser than him and now he and Darrion were sharing some of the biggest news of their lives with them. They were getting married. Ryan knew Vicki would be supportive, but he wondered about Judd's reaction.