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[Three weeks ago, she might have told him to wait. She might have told him that it wasn't time, that she wasn't ready. But after he disappeared, after everything that happened...

She was lost without him. She was heartbroken. The first person to ever understand her outside of Wonderland, the first man who ever showed her kindness and genuine compassion, and love, was gone. And she knows this. She knows how close she was to losing him. Even if they had found him eventually, he would have been lost still. He would have withdrawn. She knows this.

A minute passes where she just stares at him. But then she shakes her head, voice catching in her throat when she speaks.]

Three weeks ago, you were gone. I thought I'd lost you forever. You could have come back and never remembered me. Never remembered us.

[She touches his cheek.]

I don't want to ever lose you again, Jack Kelly. I want to be with you.

[She slowly smiles again.]

Yes. Yes, I want-- I want to marry you.

[For a moment he stares up at her, dumbfounded. He'd been mentally preparing himself for rejection, for a gentle letdown, for her to tell him that he was asking too much of her. The fact she said yes-- that she's smiling and nearly crying and that she actually said yes-- is almost too good to be true.

Almost.]

Alice--

[A large grin appears on his face as he stumbles to his feet. His knees are shaking, but he hardly notices; reaching for her left hand, he slips the ring on.]

Oh, god, Alice, that's--

[He doesn't have words for what that is. Leaning forward, he kisses her fiercely, quickly, overjoyed by this.]

I love you. I love you so much.

[She grabs him, pulling him close when he kisses her. She kisses him back with almost as much fervor, squeezing his hand. The presence of the ring is felt immediately; it's so strange to have it there.

She laughs against his lips, overjoyed.]

I love you too, Jack. I love you.

[He stays close against her once the kiss breaks, their noses bumping together, grinning at her.]

Are the rings all right? I thought somethin' simple'd work best.

[He reaches blindly and slips his own on, not pulling away from her while he does.]

Of course, of course they are.

[She looks down at his, smiling. She isn't really openly admiring the rings, caring little for their pricing or how they look. She likes how they are.]

They're perfect. Where did you-- How did you get the money?

[He shakes his head slightly.]

I had a ton saved up from EMT work-- and we don't pay bills, you know, so there's that money saved.

Hah. The, uh, the guy, the jeweler, he kept tryin' to sell me all these huge diamonds for you, but I figured this'd be best.

[She smiles, kissing him again.]

No, no, they're perfect. Diamonds are... Those are too much. These are wonderful.

[Breathless with excitement and joy, she kisses him once more.]

You're wonderful, Jack. I'm so happy.

You me both. I-- this is perfect.

[He pushes a hand through her hair, bumping their noses together again.]

Christ. Think o' how Thomas'll take this. All the children.

[She smiles, bumping noses with him.]

Thomas? What about Sirius and everyone else? Did you tell him?

He knows I'm gonna sometime-- but he didn't know it was today. I'll tell him when I go home.

And he's all right with it?

[Only the briefest of hesitations.]

Yeah.

[She looks at him.]

...Is he?

[He makes a bit of a face and shrugs.]

He's . . . he's never liked committed relationships. I think he figured he and I would get old together. But he likes you, and you like him, and he's gotta get used to the fact we're together.

Well, I never want to separate you two. I like him quite a lot. I don't see how I'd ever be able to, anyway.

[Sirius was broken without Jack and she's sure Jack would be the same if Sirius disappeared.]

And you won't. It's not like me marryin' you is gonna take me away somehow. He'll get used to it.

I hope so. I don't... I don't want things to be strange between us.

Hey-- hey. C'mere.

[He ducks down, meeting her eyes.]

Come on. They won't be. He likes you-- he really does, believe me, he woulda told me if he didn't. He just don't like marriage, but he'll get used to the idea. We'll be fine, love. All three o' us.

[She leans up and puts her forehead to his.]

I know. I simply... I don't know. I'm very, very happy, Jack. I just don't want him to be unhappy.

He won't be. I promise. Don't feel guilty cuz o' that.

I won't, I promise.

Good. Come on, let's-- Christ. Do you want to tell anyone now?

[He takes her hand in his.]

[She shakes her head.]

No, let's... Let's go to dinner, spend the night together. We'll tell the kids tomorrow.

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