"Lets go for a walk," he leisurely said as they left the restaurant.

They wandered down the city streets, unaware of where they were going, and completely unaware of the people around them. The lovely autumn weather gave them no trouble.

"You had something you wanted to tell me," she said lazily.

He blushed slightly. "um... I'll ...uh... tell you ...um... later," he mumbled.

They continued to walk, hands clasped, down the road, to an unknown destination. Eventually they wound up at a park, near the ocean.

They stood for a few minutes, relishing the breath-taking sight before them.

The water was a saphire blue, clear and clean, a few small sailboats were drifting closer to the other shores, ready to tie up for the night. It was nearly sunset. A calm, cooling wind gently blew the golden brown maple leaves up from the ground in a flurry of movement, the birds chirped cheerfully as they flew back to their nests in the park trees, the fields of flowers swayed delicately in the wind, the fragrance of beautiful pink roses filled the air. The sun lowered itself lower and lower, inching closer towards the horizon, past the deep blue, full of mysteries and the unknown. Drops of gilded sunshine fell upon the couple sitting on the wooden park bench.


They smiled at eachother, and talked of good times, of all the time they had spent together, and the eternity that they had left. He held her gently, as if not to harm such a delicate beauty, and whispered sweet nothings in her ear. She laughed, and then stared deeply into his pale eyes, and gave him a passionate kiss. He told her how much he loved her, and how they were destined to be together. They shared a few more moments like this, and then grew silent to view the beauty around them.

The sun began to fade away, and the stars began to rise through the clear sky. There were millions of them, she gasped at the amazing multitude. The moon cast its luminous reflection down upon the ocean. The gentle breeze had stopped, the birds had all gone to their nests, all you could hear was the constant chirp chirp chirp of crickets.

"look, a shooting star," he whispered quietly.

She smiled and said, in that voice that sounded like a chorus of angels, "You make a wish."

"Well, okay," he said. He wished for the one thing he needed most right now, Courage.

"What did you wish for?" she asked him, in that entrancing voice.

" I can't tell you, or it won't come true."

"Please?"

"Well, fine. I asked for the courage to give you this." he whispered, as he pulled a ring box from his pocket." I meant to give it to you earlier, but I was afraid."

He looked deeply into her eyes, those beautiful eyes, and gave her the box.

She opened the small box, inside was a diamond engagent ring.