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Sandra. It didn’t take long for me to figure out what the conversation was about though. Scruffy reached into his pocket and dropped down to one knee, asking his beautiful girlfriend to marry him as he held up a ring. When she smiled said yes, Scruffy placed the ring on her finger and then hopped up and picked her up off the ground in an embrace. Twirling her completely around. The crowd cheered as Scruffy kissed his now fiancée and placed her back on the ground.
    “Just like Mark to make someone else’s day about him!” I shouted out to my brother. Everyone laughed.
    “You should know me by now.” He called back to me as he continued to hug Sandra.
    Shade ran up and hugged the two of them and I followed suit. Wishing my brother and soon to be sister a heart-felt order of congratulations. The night's festivities got all the more festive and celebratory after that. It was more than a perfect night. I didn’t want it to end, but with all good things, they must.
    As people started to filter out, congratulating us once again, as well as Sandra and Scruffy now, Shade and I decided to get out of our festive attire and get into something a little more casual.
    Once we changed, only a few of us remained besides the cleanup crew and the DJ who was breaking down his equipment. Unsure of where Shade and I were both going to be staying for the night because we were told to not worry about that by our families, we approached them with curious intent.
    It was Shade’s father who spoke with us first as, Sheriff Taylor, Anne, Benjamin, Amanda, Scruff, and Sandra surrounded us just outside the reception tent.
    “I realize you are anxious to spend the rest of your lives together, but can I ask for one more night with my daughter, Leo?” Richard requested.
    All though I wanted to be able to spend an evening with her without sneaking around for a change, I could respect where he was coming from and honored his wishes. Besides, I have the rest of my life to be with her now. For however long that may last. “Of course, sir. I understand.”
    Richard thanked me and smiled then reached out his hand, he was holding some kind of portfolio and he handed it to Shade.
    “Here sweetheart, every one of us chipped in on a little something for you and Leo for your honeymoon.”
    Shade took the item from her father and opened it.
    “Besides, it will give us time to put on the finishing touches on your new home,” Anne said as everyone smiled.
    “Our new what?” I looked to them.
    Sheriff Taylor spoke up. “The final wedding gift we have to offer. Along with getting your wedding prepped, Richard and everyone else here, when they could spare their time, got together and purchased a small plot of land with a tiny wood cabin on it. It was a steal of a deal because the place needed a ton of work, so that’s what we’ve been doing. Now, it still needs a lot of work, and still will when the two of you return, but we felt a newly married couple should have something of their own to return to each day.”
    “Leo, this is a one week trip, fully paid for, at a place on the Virgin Islands. We leave tomorrow morning.” Shade then she reached in the portfolio and pulled another object out, “and the deed to that home here in Mountainside.”
    The two of us were completely knocked out of our socks by the kindness and generosity, yet again, shown by the people who care for us, who truly care for us. I couldn’t even speak. Thank goodness Shade could for the both of us.
    “Thank you all so much, this is so unbelievable. There is no way we could ever repay you all for this.” Shade hugged everyone, one by one, as I shook hands and hugged everyone as well.
    “There is one way you could repay us.” Amanda chimed in.
    In an instant we all hushed and turned to look at her.
    “Win, Leo. Do whatever you need to do to beat that bastard that is holding you hostage—us hostage. Win…Leo.” Amanda finished.
    I looked at my mother with sincerity and nodded