The week passed and Friday soon arrived. Charity's stomach had seemed to calm down. Ducky was the only person that knew about Charity's queasiness. The team had solved the case and they were finishing up their case reports.

Abby walked over to Charity's desk, holding a small plastic sack. Charity looked up. "Is something wrong, Abby?" She asked.

"Nope." Abby answered. "I know you're going away with Tony for the weekend and I wanted to make sure you had everything." She then handed Charity the bag.

Charity took the bag and looked inside. There was insect repellant, sun screen, and condoms. Charity smirked and shook her head. Then she tucked the bag in her suit case with the rest of her things. "Thanks Abs." She said.

"No problem. Just looking out for you." Abby replied.

Just then the elevator doors opened and Tony stepped off and walked over to Charity's desk. "You ready to go?" He asked.

"Yup." Charity answered, standing up and grabbing her bag.

Tony wrapped his arm around her shoulders. They started for the elevator, when Burley spoke up. "How can we get ahold of you if we need you boss?" He asked.

"You can't. No cell phone reception." Charity answered, feeling very happy about that.

"What about rule three: Never be unreachable?" Burley replied.

"It's the weekend Burley. Besides, I made the rules. I can break them whenever the hell I want." Then she and Tony were stepping on the elevator.

Abby turned to Burley. "Ten bucks says Charity comes back with a ring."

"I'll take that bet." Burley replied. "The boss isn't the marrying kind."

Tony and Charity...

Once they were on the elevator, Tony turned to Charity. "Rule number three?" He asked.

"My mom had this thing where she came up with a rule for everything." Charity answered. "I started coming up with my own. I make them follow my rules."

"You enjoy making them suffer just a little bit, don't you?" He asked.

"Yup." Charity replied. "It's half the fun of being the boss."

Tony laughed and pulled Charity in for a kiss. Just a couple of hours later, they were pulling up outside the cabin that they were staying in. It was a small cabin. It had a front porch, a kitchen, a bathroom, and the front room doubled as the bedroom.

"This is really nice." Charity observed as they walked in. She pushed her suit case over to the side.

Tony walked in behind her and out his suit case next to hers. Then he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close. He trailed his lips down the side of her neck, eliciting giggles from her. "Yes it is."

Charity turned around in Tony's arms so that she could face him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled her body closer to his. She stretched up and kissed him. "And so the weekend of fun begins." She said, with a grin.

"And it starts with you taking a bath, while I get a surprise ready." Tony said.

Charity arched her brow. "What kind of surprise?" She asked.

"A good kind." Tony answered. "Now, just go and take a bath." He kissed her lips gently.

Charity headed for the bathroom. She opened up the linen closet and pulled out a towel. She pulled her hair back in a sloppy bun and then stripped down. She got in the tub and turned the water on. She relaxed back into the tub as the warm water surrounded her.

After a while the water started to cool down. She pulled the plug to drain the tub. Then she got out of the tub. She dried herself off and then wrapped the towel around her body. She walked out of the bathroom and she couldn't find Tony. She walked over to her suit case and pulled out some fresh clothes. She put them on and then took her hair down.

Just then Tony walked in the cabin. "You ready for the surprise?" He asked.

Charity grinned and nodded. She walked over and took Tony's hand. He led her outside, where he had a candle lit picnic set up. "Very romantic." She said. "I approve."

Tony chuckled and kissed her cheek. They sat down and dug into the meal. After they finished eating, they lay snuggled up on the blanket, looking up at the stars. Tony looked over at Charity and noticed that she had this fond smile on her face. "So, what childhood memory are you thinking of?" He asked.

She looked over at him. "How did you know that that's what I was thinking about?"

"You always get this peaceful smile on your face when you think about something from when you were a kid." Tony answered. "So, what is it this time?"

"Just remembering this one time Kelly and I conned Dad into building an actual fort for us in the back yard. We had him put in a skylight so that we could lay in it and look up at the sky. We spent the night in it once a week."

"How did you guys con your dad into that?"

"Oh, he could just never say no to us." Charity answered. "You know all the cuteness."

Tony laughed. "I thought you didn't do cute."

"I did when I was a kid. I was down right adorable." Charity replied with a grin.

Tony just grinned and shook his head. Then he kissed Charity's forehead. He felt his pants pocket and the sqare box was still there. He was trying to wait for the right moment, but that was so hard to figure out. It was hard to figure out the right segway.

"You know, this weekend is just what I needed." Charity said. "Getting away and the fresh air. And the time alone."

Tony smiled at her. He reached a hand over and stroked her cheek. "You are so beautiful." He told her. "I love you."

Charity smiled back at him. "I love you, too." She replied, leaning in for a kiss. When they broke the kiss, Charity spoke up. "You know, I don't think I'll ever get tired of hearing that."

"What that you're beautiful or that I love you?" Tony asked.

"Both." Charity replied.

"You think you could get used to hearing them for the rest of your life?" Tony asked.

Charity looked at him confused. "Tony, what are you talking about?"

Tony pulled away and sat up. Then he helped Charity set up. He repositioned himself so that he was on one knee. He pulled the box out of his pocket and opened it to reveal the ring. "I'm talking about spending the rest of your life with me. Charity, will you marry me?"

Charity's eyes widened. She couldn't believe that this was happening. After what had happened with her mom and sister, Charity had dedicated her life to NCIS and her career. She's never thought about getting married or having a family, or at least not until she met Tony. He changed everything. "Yes!" She answered after a few moments of stunned silence.

Tony pulled the ring from the box and slid it on her finger. Then he pulled her in for a kiss. When they broke the kiss, Tony gave Charity a goofey grin. "When you first met me, did you ever think you would be saying yes to me about anything let alone a marriage proposal?" He teased.

Charity grinned. Then she held up her hand to look at the ring. It was white gold with one large diamond, she guestimated it at about one and a half carats at the center of the band. On either side of the diamond the band came to the edge in the shape of butterflies, which were accented by smaller diamonds.

"You like the ring?" Tony asked.

"It's beautiful." Charity answered.

"It was my mom's. Before that my Grandpa DiNozzo bought it for my grandma."

"That makes me love it even more." She replied with a grin.

Tony leaned in and kissed her lips gently. "I love you, Charity."

Charity grinned. "I love you, Tony. Now why don't we take this little celebration inside to the bedroom."

A/N: So, how did you guys like the proposal? Please read and review.