Prompt: Barney Stinson - "When I let a day go by without talking to you. That day is just no good." -'How I Met Your Mother'
"Where are we going?" Carole asked, looking out the passenger side window. The passing scenery told her that they were not going in the direction of the hospital.
"I need to swing by the school real quick for something," Burt replied casually.
Carole accepted the answer without question, figuring that Kurt had forgotten something that he needed today. After all, she had lost count of the number of times Finn had called her after catching the bus asking her to bring some assignment to school or some piece of football equipment that he had forgotten that morning.
It wasn't long before Burt was parking the truck in the front parking lot of the school.
"Come in with me?" Burt asked, as he pulled the key out of the ignition.
"Okay," Carole replied, climbing out of her side of the truck. The fact that Burt wasn't carrying a book, paper, folder or anything caught her curiosity but she didn't question it.
As they walked toward the school, Burt reached out for her hand. Carole happily intertwined her fingers with his, not carrying if the smile she wore made her look like a silly schoolgirl. Being with Burt made her happy in a way that she hadn't experienced in years.
Burt lead Carole up the front steps of the school it seemed like he had graduated from years ago, and down the hallway. It wasn't long before he came to stop outside one of the classrooms. "Here it is," Burt said, pulling her into the classroom.
Carole looked around at a collection of kids she didn't recognize. Kurt was definitely not in the classroom, which confused her as to why Burt had brought her here. She looked up at Burt but before she could voice the question he spoke.
"Don't you recognize where we are?" Burt asked, moving to face her.
Carole shook her head, still confused.
"This is the classroom where we first met," Burt told her, the excitement clear in his voice. "When Kurt introduced her."
"You remember that?"
"Of course I do. That was the night that my life began again."
Carole felt tears welling up in her eyes. "That's a sweet thing to say."
"It's the truth. And so," Burt told her, reaching into his pocket as he knelt down, "I thought it would be the perfect place to begin our lives together. Carole will you marry me?"
"What? But the trouble with the boys. I thought we weren't going to rush things?"
"I feel like I've waited too long already. Every day that I don't talk to you is no good. I want to wake up beside you and fall asleep at night having kissed you goodnight."
"Well how can I say no to that. Yes! I'll marry you," Carole replied.
As Burt jumped to his feet and kissed her, the feminine 'awwws' and wolf whistles seemed so distant. For one moment in time, Carole believed that only the two of them existed.