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seemed like the type of guy you would want to date let alone marry, but I guess I didn't know everything about you back then did I"

"What do you mean?"

"I didn't know you had a thing for me, clearly"

"Well you were stupid" I smiled.

"I was.... but I'm not anymore right?"

"I guess?" I half smiled.

"We've been through a lot Cassie..."

I nodded...

"I really missed you. My life isn't the same without you in it"

I was getting uncomfortable, he looked nervous for some reason...

"I know what we've agreed to... and I know what you've said about us, and about everything but honestly I think your afraid"

"Daniel--"

Our guitars were next to us on the bed, he was sitting across from me. Nothing but a little back light to light up his face in front of me. He grabbed my hands...

"Your afraid of what could happen, you've been through a lot, you've been through a crappy relationship I get it.. but it was because it wasn't meant to be,... I know that we are meant to be"

"Daniel don't do this---"

"Cass I know... I know what your thinking, I know you so well, we've been at this for a while now, failing every time we try but that doesn't mean we stop trying"

"but--"

"I don't think we should date,... I think we are past the point of trying to pretend we are only in the beginning of this relationship"

I tried to back up on the bed but he had a hold of my hands. He was talking fast and starting to make me more nervous.

"You can say whatever you want but you know I'm right. You know at the end of the day its just you and me. In music, in our lives, we are better together than we are apart... and I'm tired of pretending anyone else means anything to me... I'm in love with you Cassie,... and I want to ask you something..."

"Daniel---...da--"

He let go of my hands for a moment, quickly got up opened his guitar case and came back to the bed. He stood in front of me and opened the box.

A beautiful diamond ring stood in front of me...

"Cassie,... Will you marry me?"

My jaw hit the floor...

"Daniel---"

He grabbed my hand and set the box in it. He sat back down on the bed next to me and looked me in the eyes.

"I honestly don't expect your answer right now... I know this is out of left field, but I want you to know where I am. I'm all in Cassie,... your it for me.."

I couldn't speak...My heart was racing. My mind was racing. His eyes focused on mine, and I couldn't feel my body anymore.

His lips came towards me.... pressed against mine. I still couldn't move.

He pulled away and smiled....

"I--I don't know what to say..." I finally spoke. I looked down at the ring.

"Don't answer until your sure, ... I want you to know, and feel sure like I'm sure" he brushed the hair out of my face.

"I don't understand, you said you were leaving again... You said---"

"When I leave, I want to know I get to come back to you,... hell, I may not even leave...why does the tour matter when I have everything I want sitting right in front of me?"

"You cant just give up ---"

"not give up, postpone--"

"but---"

"Don't worry about that right now... I want you to think about what you want, when you think about the future, cassie.... am I in it?"

I paused.. "I want you to be?"

He smiled.

"I can't get hurt again.... "

"I'm not going to run, I swear I'm done with the crap, and the drama and the nonsense.."

"We've been through a lot in the last year are you sure you wouldn't rather wait to ask this question?" I asked still holding the ring.

He chuckled. "I cant take it back now,.. but yes I'm sure.. now is the perfect moment"

He kissed my forehead "Don't answer me right now... I want you to think about this. If you turn me down I'll never ask you again and we will both move on and leave the on and off again crap behind... I swear" He looked at me "If you decide your better off without me, this is the last you'll hear from me about it"

"You don't want an answer right now?"

"No" ..."I really don't, because I know you well enough to know you need time to process before you can realize what you want for yourself.... I hope its me but I swear I want you to be happy.."

I closed the box, and looked at him. "You sure know how to change the mood in a room fast"

He laughed. "Its a gift I think"... "I'll be right back, going to get you an extra blanket... since I know I accidentally steal blankets in the middle of the night" he smiled again and got up ..

He looked so happy in that moment and I hadn't even answered him. I could see it all over his face... this is what he really wanted. Could I trust it this time? How did I know all of our problems were behind us? I opened the box again.. A princess cut diamond, sparkled, and beckoned for me to put it on... This was such a big step.. we had leaped right over dating and straight into marriage? How did he know!? How was he this sure we could make it? Could I be as sure as he was?

I closed the box again and put it in my guitar case,... put my case on the floor and laid down in bed... thinking about everything...

He came back to the room and tossed me the blanket. He took his shirt off and climbed in bed.

He smiled, told me goodnight and rolled over. His back faced me, I knew it was so I didn't feel uncomfortable, like he wanted to sleep with me now.... I laid there contemplating what I should do.

I laid facing his back... I scooted close to him after a few moments, laid my head on his back. He laid still and we both fell asleep....
Chapter 7

Morning broke over the bus. We were parked, and Daniel was gone. I laid in the bed alone. The ring next to me in its box with a note on top.
"Try me on :) " it read.

I half smiled.

I grabbed the box and looked out the window above the bed. The boys from Daniel's band were outside talking with him and Alex. I wondered what they were talking about.

Daniel's eyes glanced back to the bus and smiled. I wasn't sure if he could see me or not but I smiled back.

I grabbed my jacket off the bed and fixed my hair to look presentable.

I flung my guitar around my back and headed out. Ring in my guitar case.

I walked out of the bus trying not to make a noise, and snuck into my own bus. Levi was already sitting on the couch as if he was waiting for me.

"Holy Crap--" I gasped. "Your like a ninja! Do you enjoy scaring me half to death?"

Levi smiled " Let me see it"

"See what" I said putting my case down and pulling my guitar off my back.

"Don't be naive. You know Daniel and I are like brothers,"

I cocked my head.

"I helped him get you alone..."

"Levi!"

"Shut up, Did you say yes?"

I looked around.

"No one is in here calm down... what did you tell him??"

"Nothing"

"What?"

"Well he told me not to respond right now.... said he wanted me to think about it and make sure"

"whats there to think about!"

"He's leaving, okay, and we've been at this for years, so we go from not speaking to getting married? That seems really off putting"

"You will find any excuse not to be with him won't you" He threw up his hands.

"Levi don't do that... its not like that, okay, its complicated, everything is just happening so fast"

He sighed. "Isn't that half the fun of life? The speed?,... cant you just accept your meant to be with him"

"Why do you sound like an episode of the view"

"Because I'd like to see this train wreck come to a nice end"

"Oh well okay thanks---"

"Give me one good reason you can't marry him----"

I paused..

He stood up and looked at me "What did you WANT to say when he asked you"

I looked at the floor.

"If you really didn't want to you would of told him no... so why not just let yourself be happy and let it go? just say yes.... Just stop waiting for the other shoe to drop..I think he's for real this time..."

I looked at him. "I feel like you should be my older brother, your too old sounding for your own good"

He laughed. "If I was I would say.... sis, just do it already" He ruffled my hair and walked past me and out the bus.


I walked to my bed to grab a change of clothes and take a moment to think about this.

I sat down on the bed and opened the box.. the ring was stunning. A princess cut, it was simple and clean. I don't remember telling him that's what I always pictured but maybe he knew me better than I thought he did.

I had almost walked the isle to Jason, and now I was going to do it for Daniel? What if this one failed too? I just don't know what to do...

So much for being focused on the band.


I closed the box and hid the ring under my pillow. Threw on a white t-shirt and a new pair of jeans... pulled my hair back and headed out with my guitar in hand.

I walked into the auditorium, past the boys still talking in the parking lot.

I walked through the halls into the back stage area where Ally, Levi and Alex now stood. I hadn't seen him come in.

They all turned around and looked at me as I walked up. Alex had a concerned look on his face.

Levi looked around like he didn't know what was going on.

"Levi, you little twit..." I sighed.

"I need to talk to you right now" Alex said grabbing me by the arm as he came towards me. we walked back down the hallway and he pretty much threw me into the closest room he could find.

"ARE YOU out of YOUR MIND" he yelled.

"What are you so mad about I didn't even Answer!"

"Are you seriously debating this right now Cassie, I've watched the two of you fight this out for years, you can't do this to yourself, its not going to change, its back and forth and back and forth and who knows you'll say yes now, he'll be serious for now but he'll leave and then what---your screwed"

sometimes he was too much like a dad for my liking.

A knock on the door...

Ally and Levi appeared.

"Get out you two"

"No,... we have just as much right to this as you do-" Ally protested and came in shutting the door behind them.

"Why is this anyone's