You know I was just kidding about the whole put a ring on it thing right? Just because I said it didn't mean that I meant it. I mean really this isn't us girl. We've never been the type to want to get married. Okay maybe you have but not me! I mean if this is what I think this is and I'm usually right, Dean is going to be the last guy we ever touch. That's not a bad thing since he's fucking gorgeous, I'm just saying to think this through. Just don't do anything stupid, oh look who i'm talking to though. You're bound to do something stupid.
"Do you know what this is?" Dean asked holding the square box in his hand smiling. Don't say a ring because If i'm wrong about this you're going to look like an idiot. Say it's a condom box or something totally random. "Uh it's the box my medal came in?" Good one! Why didn't I think of that? Maybe you're smarter than I give you credit for. He laughed and looked at Rach who was also giggling. "No love it's not the box your medal came in. If I didn't know better I would say you guessed wrong on purpose. Almost like you didn't want this to be what this really is." Shit he's on to us! Run! Run! I'm outta here girl!" The little voice ran to where I could no longer see it, arms flailing in the air. "It's a box that holds your medal?" "Cande." Rachel laughed. "Well whatever it is can it wait? I mean I am only wearing a towel and all. If it's something nice I don't want to get excited and drop it. I mean think of your eyes Rach, you'll never be the same if you saw what lurks under here. SO i'm gonna get some clothes okay? Yeah. Good. Right?!" I jumbled my words all together and frantically grabbed anything I could out of my closet. In my frenzied state I grabbed a summer dress and other accessories that would match perfectly. Good god out of everything you could have possibly grabbed you grab this?THIS? NOW it's going to look like you're ready for his proposal. I'm not, Iike only being in a relationship. Put your towel back on and take off this dress!
I stood over the bathroom sink and breathed heavily, not on purpose but because I didn't know what to do honestly. I mean do I go back in there and face him to see if he does in fact have a ring for me? Or do I simply sneak out the window and run for the hills? Dean was a great guy but the idea of marrying him scared the fuck out of me! I heard the door knob giggle and then open. "You're disgusting really who eats their snack in the rest room? Do you know what people do in there Ava? Of course you do, you blew it up earlier! No one could go in for an hour, now get out and eat your snack out here like a normal baby! Good god you have nothing but your fathers blood in your veins and none of mine!" Looking down I saw Ava who was offering me some of her chips she had on a plate. "No thank you lovie." I replied smiling and picking her up. "How about we go out to the living quarters and you eat your chips?" She smiled and nodded the whole time eating her chips as I carried her out. "Oh god Cande! I'm so sorry did she go in on you? I swear I don't know what that girls problem is, she should have knocked or something." Layla tried to hide the smile as she talked. "No she's fine Layla I wasn't doing anything, just thinking. It's not like she walked in on me taking a shit or anything. I was just." "Hiding" A voice cut me off. It was none other than the one person I was hiding from. "She was hiding Layla. She had been in there for about twenty minutes or so, I was We were starting to think she snuck out or something. So thank you Ava for doing an upstanding job of flushing Cande out." In return Ava saluted Dean and continued to eat her snack and watch whatever was on T.V.
In defeat I walked back to the cabin both Rachel and Dean were in. "Just so you know I wasn't hiding or anything. I got tangled in my clothes, so not hiding. I mean why would I hide?! I have to reason to right?! I mean really what am I six?!" Again my words got jumbled together which gave away that I was hiding earlier. "If you're scared it's perfectly fine, if you don't want this just let me know. I don't want to force you into doing something you don't want to. But I really want to do this and I want it to be with you. NO pressure at all, I want you to be truthful in your answer." He reached back once again and pulled out the black box he had earlier. This time he opened it, revealing the most beautiful diamond and black diamond ring I had ever seen. NO! So this is how it ends! The great adventures of Cande and gorgeous men are going to come to an end! For the love of satan say no! Just don't do it! Yes the ring is amazing but don't do it! I beg of you! I didn't say anything at first, I couldn't, I didn't know how to respond. Part of me was screaming no and yet the other part was like a little girl bouncing up and down screaming yes. Ever since I could remember all I ever wanted to do was get married to someone I loved and start my own family. That was before this all had happened though. "You know you can answer anytime we have time. I don't want to rush you into do ing this Cande." "YES!" I finally replied surprising myself. NOOOOoOOO! WHYYYYY?! WHHHYYYY DO YOU HATE ME SOOOOOO? OUR ADVENTURES ARE OVER AND IT'S ALL THANKS TO YOU AND DEAN. NOT TO MENTION RACHEL TOO! SHE HAD SOME PART OF THIS YOU KNOW SHE DID! NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE STUCK WITH DEAN FOREVER YOU'RE IMMORTAL AND I'M PRETTY SURE WEREWOLVES ARE TOO. OH GOD WHY? WHY ME? WHY? The little voice threw herself on the floor and pounded the ground.
