Snippet #2081282

Kris was thinking whenever he first got there. "Why did she run out? What did I do wrong? Does she just not love me? It figures, the first girl who I fall in love with decides to run out when I propose...maybe I'm just not destined to love at all. Maybe I'm just not meant to...live at all..."

Suddenly, Kris heard a car behind him. He didn't turn to see who it was, he just hoped it was just a group of teenagers coming to get stoned like he did when he was about 3 or 4 years younger. He ignored the car until he suddenly heard a voice. The same voice that startled him at the cafe.

"Kris?" He didn't respond. He wanted to know just what she was going to say first. If she was just coming to say something about how they shouldn't see each other anymore, he would just be a splat on the rock below. "Kris, I'm so sorry. I love you with all my heart. I will marry you. I'll marry you and I'll have your baby! I'll have a million babies with you and marry you a million times over and over again because I love you!"

Kris's eyes widened a little bit as she said this. He stood up and turned to Pepper. "...Pepper, I just have one question. Why did you run out at the bakery then accept it here? Were you just nervous, or not sure, or...something? I dunno..." He looked into Pepper's eyes. "I don't care, I love you too, and that's all that matters." On the inside, he was still a bit hurt and confused, but he set it aside. He walked up to Pepper. "I guess it's a good thing I still kept this." He pulled out the ring again, this time sliding it onto her finger before kissing her deeply and passionately. This time, instead of tasting like smoke, it tasted like mint.