(A/N): I promised you guys a longer chapter and here it is! I stayed up until 4 in the morning writing it so I hope you guys like it ;P As always please leave a review so know what I need to improve on! Enjoy!

The moment he saw Kori, Richard felt like his whole body would melt into a puddle right there. He missed her beautiful green eyes and fiery hair that seemed to match her personality. He missed everything about her and he was so tempted to sweep her into a hug and kiss her senseless and he would have if it weren't for the look she was giving him. It looked like she was shocked and Richard thought he saw a mix of longing and sadness in her soulful eyes. He started to regret coming here.

"Richard? What are you doing here? How did you find me?" Kori asked.

Richard cleared his throat and said "I came to see you. May I come inside so we can talk?"

Kori's face turned hard. "So now you wish to speak? If I recall you weren't very interested in what I had to say before." She said in an annoyed tone.

"I know, I am more sorry than you can possibly imagine and if you'll allow me to, I'd like to come inside and actually talk to you." Richard pleaded.

Kori stared at him for a long time before she finally said "Very well."

She stood back and allowed Richard to pass. He went to walk past her, his abdomen coming in contact with her belly which caused a strange flash of heat to spread through out his body. He looked down and felt jealousy rise in him, how he wished that was his baby growing inside her. Richard's brain stopped functioning as he reached down and placed a hand on her belly. It felt like a shock traveled up his arm which caused him to quickly retract his arm. Kori stood there studying him with a questioning look on her face.

It seemed like an eternity passed as they stared at each other before Kori finally cleared her throat and said "Umm the living room is in there, have a seat ill be right back."

With that said she ran upstairs and locked herself in her bathroom. Kori was just a bundle of emotions right now and she didn't know what to do. She looked in the mirror and noticed that her face and hair was covered in flour. She eeped and quickly started wiping all the offending flour off and once that was done she felt that she could finally take a deep breath and calm down. Kori sat on the edge of the tub, trying to think of why Richard would be here. "He made it clear what he thought of her, heck he didn't even think this baby was his!" Kori thought to herself.

"Why in the world did he touch my belly?" She pondered. Kori finally stood and braced herself; she reached with a shaky hand and finally opened the door.

Richard paced in the living room while waiting for Kori.

"Why did I touch her belly? No matter how much I wish to change it, it's not your baby in here." He thought to himself.

"But why did I feel this strange connection?" He wondered.

Richard whirled around at the sound of Kori coming down the stairs. Oh how he missed her but he had a plan that would make sure that she stayed by his side for the rest of their lives.

"I should have known you would be pacing instead of sitting. What is it you wished to speak to me about?" Kori asked.

Richard knew that by her polite tone that she was as nervous as he was.

"Well I was wondering-" Richard was about to ask when he was suddenly cut off by the sound of the smoke detector.

"Oh no!" Kori squealed as she ran into the kitchen.

Richard walked in to see a pot on fire and Kori panicking like a chicken with its head cut off. Richard quickly burst into action. He grabbed the fire extinguisher from under the sink and quickly doused the flames. Satisfied that the danger was gone Richard turned to Kori but when he looked at her face he thought his heart would melt. She stood there with tears in her eyes and it wasn't until Richard wrapped her in a hug that she finally shed those tears.

Richard chuckled and said "You're the only one I know who can catch instant rice on fire."

He cringed when that brought on a whole new set of wails. He hugged her tighter and rubbed her back, murmuring soothing words to her. They stood like that for a while before her sobs turned to sniffles and after a few more minutes they faded away.

Kori realized that she was clinging to Richard and she quickly disengaged herself and mumbled "Sorry, it must be the hormones. I assure you, it won't happen again."

Richard smiled at her and said "I thought I was pretty nice. I missed your hugs." "And hopefully after today ill get them all the time." He silently added in his head.

Kori gave him a skeptical look so he quickly changed the subject.

"This was actually kind of perfect because I was going to ask if you would have dinner with me." Richard said with one of his smiles that made Kori's heart melt.

She quickly came to her senses and put her guard up.

"Why?" She asked with narrow eyes. "Because I want to sit down and actually talk about things. I missed you so much and I want to work things out." Richard said in a tone that made Kori think he was sincere.

Kori suddenly remembered something.

"I was going to make dinner for Rachel, she should be home soon." Kori said.

Richard smiled at her and said "Don't worry about that, she won't be coming home any time soon. I paid for a nice long vacation for her and Gar."

Kori looked at him and asked "You know they broke up right? Why did you send them on vacation?"

He gave her yet another heart melting smile and said "Yeah I know they did but I know that it was a mistake and I think they really need this vacation."

Before Kori could question more Richard said "So will you join me? I have a reservation at your favourite Italian restaurant."

He gave her his puppy dog eyes which made Kori giggle for the first time in months. Richard thought his knees would give way at the sound.

"I would love to although I do not have a dress for such a nice place." Kori said with a frown.

"Ah not to worry my dear, I know a place where we can get you one." Richard returned with a smile.

Kori frowned again and said "Oh Richard I do not wish for you to spend money on a new dress for me."

He looked at her and put a ton of effort into a smile and his puppy eyes.

"Please? I have missed you so much and I would really love to take you out. To be honest I was kind of hoping it would be a date." He pleaded.

Kori was shocked and somewhere in her state of shock she must have said yes because Richard whooped and ran to grab her coat and purse.

"We should really get a move on. Lots to do in do little time." He said to a still shocked Kori.

Once her coat was on he nudged her out the door and into the limo.

They pulled up to the beautiful dress store and Kori couldn't help but gasp at all the lovely dresses. She stood outside looking at the dresses in the display while Richard went inside to get everything set up for her. When she was finally done looking she went inside and stood behind Richard. There was a blonde saleswoman who was clearly flirting with Richard, trying to get him to flirt back. Kori narrowed her eyes and cleared her throat.

Richard whirled around and said "Ah. Here she is!"

The saleswoman glared at Kori before returning a sweet smile to Richard.

"Are we here to find a suit for you assistant?" She asked in a tone so sweet, it made Kori sick.

Richard laughed and said "No, my date requires a dress for a night on the town."

The saleswoman steeled her voice and glared at Kori again.

"Right this way." She said with a hard voice.

Kori followed behind, glaring daggers at the back of her head.

The saleswoman turned to Kori and said "I'll be right back with some options."

Richard was still in the front of the store talking on the phone.

"I wonder if he noticed the way this atrocious woman is acting. Probably not, he has always been kind of clueless." Kori thought to herself.

The odious woman came back with several ugly dresses that looked 5 sizes too big.

Kori plastered a bright smile on her face and said "Umm I'm sorry but these aren't my style or my size. Would you mind if I went to look at the dresses myself?"

The woman gave Kori a smug smile and said "I'm sorry but we aren't allowed to let people do that and I'm a professional, these look like they are exactly your size."

Kori felt tears prickle her eyes but she would never let this horrid woman see her cry.

Before Kori could say anything she heard the deep voice that haunt her dreams say "I know the owner of this store and if this is how you treat all you customers than I can promise, that this will be your last day here. Now leave us and we will find the dress ourselves."

Kori turned around and the look that he gave the saleswoman scared even her a bit. The woman only nodded a bit and practically ran off.

"I am sorry you had to deal with that." Richard said in an apologetic tone.

Kori simply smiled and said "It is fine, I've heard worse things said about me."

Richard felt guilty about what he called her he was about to apologize when Kori changed the subject and said "Well lets go find a dress."

It felt like an eternity before Kori found her dress, and she wouldn't even let Richard see the dress. "It's a surprise." She said with a teasing gleam in her eyes. Richard was now standing outside of Rachel's house with flowers, waiting for Kori to answer the door. He rang the doorbell again and this time he heard her hurry down the stairs and unlock the door. She told him to come in and rushed back up the stairs but she wasn't quick enough and Richard caught a flash of her in nothing but her bra and panties. It instantly brought back thoughts of that night and Richard thought of running up after her and taking her against the wall but the sound oh heels clacking down the stairs brought him out of his thoughts. Kori came down, looking like an angel. Her hair was worn down and curled, she had on little makeup which Richard liked simply because she looked perfect without makeup. The dress was black, it was tight around her now ample cleavage and flowed out after. It hid her baby bump a little bit but she was still clearly pregnant. Seeing her belly brought that warm feeling back to Richard's body but Kori cleared her throat and it brought Richard out of his thoughts. She was looking at him with curious eyes and Richard quickly swung into action.

"You look stunning." He said as he held his arm out for her.

She took it and they began walking to the limo. Richard opened the door for her and she smiled at him as she slid on to the seat. The ride to the restaurant was short and Richard wished he could ask to driver just to drive them around all night. He loved how close they were and it actually seemed like things were how they were before the whole incident happened. He stepped out and held his hand out for her, he pulled her up a little too harshly and she ended up colliding with him.

Kori looked up at Richard and said "Someone doesn't know his own strength."

She laughed but was suddenly cut off when she felt Richard's lips against hers. Kori couldn't help but kiss him in return as she melted into his embrace. They abruptly pulled apart when they heard someone clear their throat.

The host smiled at the couple before he said "Welcome, do you have a reservation?"

Richard smiled at the man and said "Yes, under the name Grayson."

The host brightened and said "Of course, right this way Mr. Grayson. We have everything set up for you."

Kori looked at the lovely restaurant when she noticed they were being seated in their own private section. Richard smiled at her and pulled her chair out for her. She sat and pulled herself closer to the table as he took his own seat. The dinner was lovely and Kori was released that she didn't get any morning sickness during it. Her doctor said it would most likely be gone by the end of the first trimester but it still plagued her. She was having a wonderful time and she hated that it was going to be over soon. They had just finished dessert when Richard took her hand and said.

"Kori, you know I have loved you for as long as I have known you right? These past 5 months have been completely miserable without you and I don't think I can go another day without you."

Kori gasped as his revelations and her eyes turned wide as he kneeled down in front of her.

"I want you to spend the rest of your life with me, so will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?" With that he pulled a platinum ring with a huge emerald on it out of his pocket. Kori was shocked but she finally gave him an answer.

Next Chapter: Kori's answer. DUN DUN DUUUNNNN!