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It was morning in Avonlea once again. Anne had no motivation to get up. She groaned and stood up. She walked over to the window and out the stick underneath the window.

"Good morning snow queen" she placed her hand on the window and sighed. She swore to herself that she would wear the bracelet Matthew gave her for her birthday everyday . She put the bracelet on her wrist and smiled remembering Matthew.

As she walked down the stairs she saw Marilla sitting at the table with some breakfast. "Good morning Marilla" Anne tried to cheer up.

"Morning Anne" Marilla got up from her chair to put her dishes in the sink and washed them. Anne looked at Marilla with a confused expression and decided to take the food and go.

"Bye Marilla. I'm going to go to Gilbert's. We're telling our friends about this!" Anne pointed at her ring smiling trying to get Marilla to smile. She sighed.

"Okay Marilla! Can you talk to me?" Anne rolled her eyes. Of course Anne missed Matthew , she was hiding it to stay strong for Marilla.

"I have spoken to you. I'm just not in a very talkative mood" Marilla scoffed and put her hands on her hips.

"Fine! Then I'll go somewhere where people want to talk to me" Anne said loudly. Marilla was taken back but Anne tone of voice.

"Anne! Anne!" By the time Marilla yelled this Anne was already running to Gilbert's house. She sighed and sat down on the chair.

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"Anne? Why are you here so early?" Gilbert was still half asleep. He yawned just before Anne pushed past him and entered his house. "Wooaah there little lady. What's the matter?" Gilbert could tell something was up with Anne. He knew that it'll take a long time to get over Matthews death , or never will. But will be happy.

He could sense it was something different. "It's Marilla. Every time I try and talk to her it's always ' morning anne' 'bye' 'hi' . She never actually tries to make a real conversation with me. Anne was so overwhelmed.

"Hey , everything's going to be fine. I'm sure she's still grieving. You are too. It's only been a week. Things will change soon I promise" Gilbert smiled and took Anne's hand.

"Woah" he ran upstairs and took her in his bedroom. He went to his closet and pulled out two sweater vests. "Which ones say 'we're engaged' more?" Gilbert said while Anne laughed. Anne picked the left one and nodded her head "seems grownup like" . Anne giggled as she had to turn away for Gilbert to get changed.

"How do you think they'll react?" Gilbert asked while buttoning up his sweater vest. Anne shrugged her shoulders forgetting that Gilbert couldn't actually see her.

"Well. I think Diana will scream. Cole we being out the book that Diana and him have been working on for years now" Gilbert had to stop Anne there. He had never heard of any book.

"What book?" Gilbert asked with a chuckle. "Oh. Once Cole figured out you liked me he started to tease me because I really didn't like you. Anyway they started making a wedding book. Who knew that the book could come in handy one day?" Anne smiled . Gilbert turned around and told Anne she could too.

"It looks very grownup" Anne smiled and pecked Gilbert's lips with a little kiss.

"Now tell me about the rest. How will they react?" Gilbert knew taking Anne's mind off of Matthew would make her a little happier. He knew when his dad died no one was there for him the way he was for Anne. He only he had listened to what Anne was saying the his dads funeral.

" Well I think ruby will definitely scream like Diana. Maybe they'll even jump around in circles. Moody and Charlie already knew because you went to Charlottetown to get the ring" Anne reminded him. Gilbert nodded his head "yes but they don't know how I did it" Gilbert had a big smile plastered across his face.