Kidge One Shots

Day 8 and 9-done!

Day 8 10/30 Free day

After that dramatic declaration, she LEFT. Wouldn't answer his calls or texts. Said it was for his own good. Yeah right. There's no world or universe that her not being in his life was good for him.

He had a quick meeting of the minds and told them in no uncertain terms, that he was not going to let her have her way. She could not just avoid him forever. She was his. But he needed help. If she wouldn't see him, he needed help.

He was in trouble though. He had no real experience in dating. Nor was he any good with feelings or talking. Shit. This was going to take some planning.

Day 9 10/31 Happy Halloween

"Just say it. Say you don't want me. Say you don't love me anymore. Stop dragging this out!" Katie exclaimed angrily, wiping at the tears escaping her hazel eyes.

Keith froze. What the fuck?! He didn't give a shit about the Halloween ball or party. Don't want her? Not love her? How could that ever be a reality? He didn't just love her. He adored her. He worshipped her. She was his world. How did she not know? How did he fail so epically that he was contemplating marriage, and she was thinking they were over?

He's moving without conscious thought, grabbing her hand, and dragging her out of the Halloween party of some stuffy ballroom. No this was not acceptable. He pulled her not caring how it looked to those around them. Unfortunately, not everyone was on the same page. Some new Staff Sergeant moved in his path. Keith growled.

"Oh, excuse me, I was hoping for a minute of your time. Care to dance?"

Katie rolled her eyes. Oh, she knew this, Sergeant. Tough as nails in battle yet, Veronica called her a lion...panther...or maybe a cougar. She had quite the reputation of loving the attention of men especially younger men who had battle experience. The way Veronica talked; no man has ever said no to her. She knew she was after Keith from the debrief a few weeks ago.

Katie was used to feeling inadequate though. She always had faith in Keith. It didn't matter if girls liked him or threw themselves at him. She knew he was loyal to the core and would never cheat. But that didn't make seeing people throw themselves at him any easier. Each time, it felt like it chipped away at her. Sometimes she felt like that little girl who had no friends and was isolated. Biting her lip, she tuned back into the conversation.

Keith was giving her some information but seemed angry. She should leave. She pulled her arm away, and whispered, "Keith, why don't you figure this out and we can talk later."

She turned and took one step when suddenly, the world turned, and she was looking at Keith's...butt?

Pulling up she looked and realized, Keith had grabbed her and threw her over his shoulder! He was stalking through the hall and she felt the cold fall air. With his hand clamped firmly on her thigh, he kept walking.

Katie could hear the whispers and exclamations, "Dammit Keith, put me down!"

"No. We need to talk and I need you to listen."

Katie's head was starting to hurt because all her blood was rushing to her head. She swatted at Keith's back and even pinched him. But he just kept going.

Suddenly, Katie was plopped down on a kitchen counter.

Looking up at Keith, she lost her train of thought.

Suddenly, Keith was on one knee. He dug into his pocket and pulled out a ring. "Katie, I'm sorry if I haven't made my feelings known. I love you. More than I ever thought possible. You aren't just my girlfriend. You're more than my best friend, more than a teammate and partner. You're" Keith cleared his throat, "my everything."

Katie blinked, tears quickly forming in her eyes again. "But, you've been weird ever since our rainy day. You've seemed distant and I thought, maybe, things have run their course for you."

Keith shook his head, "Babe, no! It's just I had plans. I had a picnic, and photographer and food and I was going to propose then. But, then it rained and it all fell apart. So I talked to Lance and Hunk again. I mean, I asked them for more help and we were trying to come up with a better plan. But I'm sorry if you saw my disappointment as something else."

He held out the ring, and Katie could see his hand was shaking. Shaking. He had the steady hands of a surgeon. He meant this. This wasn't pity. When she looked into his eyes, she saw. Crying Katie slid into his arms, holding him tight.

"Yes." Wrapped in Keith's firm embrace, feeling his warmth, breathing in his scent, this is the only place she wants to be. Forever.