Rewrite the Stars

Twelve

So why don't we
Rewrite the stars

Anne swung open the door to her and W.D.'s shared apartment. She was still dressed in her nightclothes and her hair array.

She was at her upmost surprised when she saw Phillip standing there. She quickly tried to fix start Royce's of her hair and straighten her fabric and wrap her robe tighter around herself.

"Phillip," Anne whispered. "Its late. What are you doing here?"

He swallowed. "I came to see you."

Anne looked to the ground. "Why would you do that?"

"Because I love you." He stated, never faltering from his gaze. "And I'm here to prove that to you."

"And how will you do that?" Anne asked.

"Well, cost I'm going to ask you to marry me again." Phillip kneeled to the floor.

When Anne didn't say anything Philip nodded, he had foreseen this coming. "I don't expect you to say yes. At least not today. But maybe tomorrow you will or the next day. Because tomorrow and the next day I will be here proposing to you. Again."

"Phillip-"

"I can do it in different ways, if you'd like. Keep it interesting." He ignored her interruption.

"Phillip, I'm really sorry-" she tried again but failed.

"Anne. I really don't care if you're about to say no." He paused for dramatic effect. "I'll still be here tomorrow."

Anne wasn't sure what else to say.

"I'm sorry." She whispered before she looked to the floor and Phillip was standing face to face with a closed door.

"Annie," WD said, walking up to his sister. "What are you doing?"

Anne frowned in confusion.

"That man out there clearly loves you." Wd continued. "Not everyman is going to hurt you,"

There was a pause where no one spoke.

"The only real question is do you love him?"

Phillip had slowly gotten to his feet. She had said no. He was hoping she would have said yes. But just like his proposal he would do whatever it took.

Phillip had made it halfway down the hallway before he heard the door of Anne's apartment open.

He spun his heels around to see WD. He couldn't help a wave of confusion run over him before he saw her hair peek out. And the he saw her face hiding behind the wooden door frame.

"Phillip, wait!" She called even though he had already stopped to look at her.

She came out so that she was standing in the hallway with him, dressed in a single blue bathrobe.

"I love you" she snuck a glance and a small smile towards WD who was witnessing their exchange with great interest. "And I guess that's all that matter so,"

There was a pause where there was utter silence.

"Yes." Her voice was barely a whisper but everyone heard it.

Phillip cane bounding down the twenty feet of hallway that separated them, scooping her her into his own arms. He pressed her lips against hers for the first time in what seemed like ages.

He kissed her again, this time setting her down on one foot while her other was up in the air, celebrating their reunion.

A wide smile spread across WDS face. He closed the door with a happy chuckle. He knew Anne wouldn't be coming home for a while.