Okay, here we go! It is time for the final chapter of this story! Anyway, enjoy!
A few months later, things at the apartment were going along quite smoothly as Doug was now seen sitting down, looking over at the bills in concern.
"Seriously, Porkchop needs to know when enough is enough with the computer..." Doug sighed as he marked it down on his notepad and moved onto the water bill. He rolled his eyes as he looked over the price. "Note to self, tell Judy to ease up on the hot water every time she has to take her morning shower."
Doug groaned as he held his head. Before he could go over another bill, he felt a pair of green hands gliding through his shoulders, giving him a surprise.
"Looking over the bills?"
Doug smiled as he turned to his sweetheart. "Yeah. I see you got home early."
Connie giggled as she hugged her boyfriend from behind. "What can I say? I missed seeing my short haired 'Funnie' man."
Doug laughed alongside her as he got up from his chair and pulled his girlfriend into a deep hug. Indeed, life had turned out better for both Doug and Connie since they became boyfriend and girlfriend. Sure, it took Judy, Skeeter and Porkchop a while to adjust to their brand new housemate, but they welcomed her with open arms, and the landlord that owned the apartment agreed to let Connie move in, so long as an extra few bucks were paid. And naturally, like everything else, their lives were pretty much normal, save for Doug and Connie's occasional make-out sessions whenever one or the other was feeling a little... extra frisky.
"So, how was work?" Connie asked as she looked up at her boyfriend.
"Oh, you know, time passes, another pack of strips being rather successful." Doug smiled. "Almost ready for the big debut of one my own characters?"
"Let me guess, Quailman?" Connie smirked.
"However did you guess?" Doug returned the smirk with his own. "Anyway, I got home about a couple hours ago, and I was just looking over the bills that we have to pay today. I think I have enough to afford paying the electric bill."
"Hey, hey, Doug, what did I tell you about the bills?" Connie giggled. "Leave them to me."
"Sorry. I just want to help lessen your wallet." Doug said as he looked away shyly.
Connie hugged him tight, making Doug choke a bit, before letting him go. "You're so sweet. But really, you don't need to go through the trouble, seeing as how my music career is getting started. Seriously, I already got my eight hundred dollar paycheck this week just from the song I sang selling."
"Speaking of your music career, thinking about showing off your next song?" Doug asked.
"Hmmmm... it's almost done, but there's still some problems with some lyrics... still, nothing I can't fix." Connie said. "And hey, if, somehow, I have to go on tour, you are welcome to join me, Doug Funnie."
"That does sound tempting, but..." Doug paused.
"Don't worry about your job. I'll talk with them and I'm sure we can set something up for you to mail your strips in." Connie smiled.
Doug smirked as he gave Connie another hug, feeling the green skinned girl's firm body. "You're the best, Connie..."
Connie giggled, before pausing. "Actually, there is some news I want to share with you... I don't know how to put it in words..."
Doug paused, before holding a finger up to Connie's mouth, shushing her. "Actually, there's something I want to say too, if you let me speak for a few minutes."
"Oh, uh... sure." Connie said as she moved away a bit. Doug smiled as he put his hand in his left pocket.
"Connie, ever since you came back into my life, I can never stop thinking about you. Even after our first date in Central Park and how we agreed to be boyfriend and girlfriend, well... I have to admit, that was the best date I ever went on in my entire life. And the first date is always special." Doug explained. "Not that every date we went on every week for the past few months after that was less special, but they were always special, because it was always you and me. Even at our jobs, even at home, and even when we had to work to keep the apartment, we were both there for each other, every step of the way." Doug sighed. "I don't know whether or not this is a good thing, but... I want to do this..."
"Doug?" Connie asked in surprise as the man went down on one knee and pulled out a black box. The green skinned girl gasped as Doug opened the ring box.
"All the times we've been frisky to each other, all the times we were together, Connie Benge, I don't think I can ever get enough of you. So... will you marry me?" Doug asked.
Connie gasped as she grabbed her skinny friend and pulled him into a hug and laid a large kiss on him. "Doug, yes! Yes, I will marry you!"
Doug looked delighted as he hugged his friend back, before giving her a kiss of her own. "Oh, this is wonderful, Connie! You made me the most happiest man of my life! It'll be nice to have you as part of the Funnie family, and hopefully more additions along the way."
Connie paused, before biting her lip. "Uh, yeah... more additions, funny you should say that..."
It was then Doug started kissing her neck, causing the girl to giggle. "Hey, Doug, remember about a few days ago how we got a little... extra, EXTRA frisky?"
"Yeah?" Doug asked as he bit her neck gently to give his new fiance a hickey.
"Well... you weren't there because you had to get to your offices in the morning, but... well, I had a little sickness... nothing major... and your sister took me to the doctor's and..." Connie smiled as Doug stopped short and looked up to her in realization and surprise. "Doug Funnie... I'm pregnant."
Doug's eyes shot open in surprise as he slowly backed up about a couple steps, before putting his hand gently on Connie's belly. "You mean..."
Connie happily nodded. "Looks like you're not only getting a beautiful wife, but you're also being a daddy to a very beautiful child. How do you feel?"
For a moment, Doug had almost nothing to say... then a smile started to emerge from his lips as he hugged his wife gently. "I feel like the luckiest man in the world, Connie... I feel like the luckiest man in the world."
Connie giggled as she hugged him back, nuzzling close to him. "Oh, I love you so much, Doug."
"I love you too, Connie..." Doug smiled as they kept their position for a few moments.
After a moment, Connie opened her eyes and flirted towards Doug. "I don't know about you, Doug, but maybe the bills can wait until tomorrow? I'm starting to feel a little... frisky..."
Doug grinned as he gently lifted his fiance, who, despite her physique, was pretty light... then again, with the workouts he had to do, he was getting better at lifting Connie. "So am I, Connie, so am I..."
Both boy and girl then started to place lips on each other as they started to head towards the bedroom. At that moment, Judy, Skeeter and Porkchop came home as they heard happy noises coming from one of the rooms.
"Wow, from the sound of things, I think Doug finally proposed to Connie." Skeeter smiled.
"And Connie told Doug her big news." Judy giggled. "Good for them. Why don't we leave them be for a while?"
Skeeter and Porkchop couldn't agree more as they slowly walked out of the room, closing the door behind them...
And so, it came to be that Doug Funnie and Connie Benge, after a few months, were finally going steady after quite a while. Sure, their careers still went off without a hitch, but they always had time for each other. After three months and a lot of wedding preparations, both Doug and Connie married in New York, then had a honeymoon directly in Hawaii, where Connie's next gig was at. Eventually, after six more months had passed, Doug and Connie's child was born to the world... a beautiful baby girl with Connie's skin color, Doug's short black hair, and her mother's beautiful eyes, who they both named Yolei. And those two, along with their beautiful daughter, had plenty of new adventures around the world before settling down in their old hometown of Bluffington...
But that was another story, perhaps told at another time.
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All right, final chapter done! And here are my final thoughts...
Okay, I know that I updated five chapters in one day, and of the same story, but to be fair, I already wrote this story last year, and I only put it up this year because I figured more people needed to read this... and yeah, this was originally a prize story for a friend who won this for Deviantart, and it was related to a series of pictures he was making known as 'Doug & Connie', so yeah, some of the ideas you see stem from those pictures. But hey, I was glad to write a grown up version of Doug and Connie, and they happened to be my Doug OTP... and for all the cute areas I did with the two, I had my fun.
But tell me what you guys think? Do you want to see more Doug x Connie? I'd like to know! Anyway, thank you all for reading, and have a VERY wonderful day!