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out."
    "I hope so, Joe. I can't imagine being with anyone else. I'm not joking, I can't go a day without seeing her."
    Joe grabbed Larry's arm. "Sounds like true love alright. I'm still available to be your best man, Just let me know ok?"
     
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    Sue checked her make up, locked up and walked across to the park to meet Larry at the lake. She was happy, very happy. Larry was like a new man, they didn't argue anymore and even though her mother had her doubts about him, she no longer even cared if they got married. Maybe they'd move in together, maybe that's why he wanted to see her right away, it had all sounded so urgent on the phone.
    Larry stood by the lake wearing a navy blazer and white chinos with a bunch of flowers in one hand and a bag of breadcrumbs in the other. He smiled as Sue approached. She looked beautiful in a white summer dress, her long brown hair tumbling down to her shoulders. He kissed her and held her, "Sue, you look beautiful, absolutely stunning, I'm the luckiest man in all of London."
    "Yes you are and don't forget it," Sue joked, "And you don't look so bad yourself, very handsome indeed."
    "Thank you. Here, a beautiful woman should always have fresh flowers and I brought some breadcrumbs too. A little angel told me you'd like to feed the ducks."
    Sue beamed as the ducks quacked their way across the lake, she always loved feeding the ducks and the swans, and she loved the way Larry always made a point of stopping at a park so she could feed the birds whenever they visited a new town. It was her favorite thing.
    "That's the lot, they must have been hungry," Larry put the empty bag in the bin and they walked on before sitting on a bench.
    Sue looked into Larry's brown eyes and smiled. "This is a perfect day for the park. It's beautiful. So, what do you want to ask me?"
    Larry put his arm around Sue's shoulder. "Oh yes, that. I'd like you to help me redecorate my house and help me pick out new colors and fabrics, all that stuff you're so good at."
    "Really?" Sue smiled, "You always strenuously objected before whenever I suggested it, why the sudden urgency to redecorate?"
    "Because there's something else," Larry slid off the bench and went down on one knee, he looked up into Sue's clear blue eyes, "Sue I love you so much, I love you more than I've ever loved anyone. Will you marry me?"
    Sue felt her heart miss a beat and then felt tears form in her eyes as she fell into Larry's arms, "Of course I will darling, how could I not, you're my Prince, my handsome Prince Charming." They kissed and he held her tight as she relaxed into those strong, muscular arms.
    "One other question, Sue, not to put you under any pressure or anything," Larry smiled with a glint in his eyes, "I was thinking my back bedroom would be perfect for a nursery, what do you think?" He moved his head and kissed Sue firmly on the lips.
    Sue swooned in his arms and stared into his gorgeous big brown eyes, she felt a warm tear splash her cheek, "Sounds perfect, Larry, just perfect."
    Larry wiped the tear from her cheek. "And I was thinking, I could sort out the back garden, put down a sand pit by the patio, a swing and a slide by the shed and still leave room for playing football. For when Jack visits to play with his new cousin. What do you think?"
    Lisa felt another warm tear roll down her cheek. "Sounds like quite a plan you've been hatching young man. And you never said a word, you are a dark horse. There's more to you than meets the eye. And the more I get to know you, the more I love you."
    "Must be because you're my soulmate, I just can't live without you. I feel like I can do anything when you're by my side. I'm so in love with you, Sue, I'm head over heels. You'll be a beautiful bride and a wonderful mother." Larry hugged her again, a little tighter this time. Never again would he let her go, this time it's forever.
     

 
     
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    Norah C. Peters has always loved telling stories that make people smile