Will You Marry Me, Revisited

Bert knelt down on the floor in front of her and asked, "Ruth, will you marry me?"

Ruth's heart leapt as she pulled Bert up to her and kissed him. "Yes Bert, I'll marry you."

Bert grinned widely. "Great! How do you want to celebrate?"

Ruth started unbuttoning her blouse. "I'm sure we'll think of something..."

For only the second time in her life, Ruth felt the joy and satisfaction of having sex with someone you love.

Ruth flew back to Irving to resign from her job, and tell her parents and sister the wonderful news. She moved out of her apartment and stayed with her parents while she and her mother planned the wedding. Bert and Matthew flew out to Dallas a couple of days before the wedding, and stayed with Ruth's parents.

The wedding was a simple affair, at the local Methodist church Ruth had attended since she was a child. She wore a simple white dress, while Bert and Matthew wore blue suits. Her family and his sisters were in attendance. Ruth's parents held a small reception at their home near the church. After the wedding, Bert and Ruth showed Matthew some Dallas landmarks. A couple of days later, they loaded Ruth's clothes and mementos in a small U-Haul truck and drove back to Maryland, enjoying a few sights along the way.

This time, they lived happily ever after.