"I gotta hand it to ya, Shal," Emma said as she sipped from her wine glass and looking lovingly into the ferals eyes across the small, circular table. "You managed to plan a nice trip. So far that is."

"Well, ya know, I have been known to do things right on the occasional basis. Like picking you for example."

Shalimar smiled and leaned over to kiss her lover. Shalimar turned to look around her beautiful surrounds at they sat outside the Le Grande Vefour restaurant in downtown Paris next to the Palais Royal garden.

"Hurray up and eat we still gotta catch that boat ride and light show at the Eiffel Tower later. Oh, and before I forget," Shalimar said as she reached under the table to hand Emma a large bag with the Galeries Lafayette logo on it. "This is for you. Happy anniversary, hun."

"I didn't know you bought anything in there. Thank you," Emma said showing how touched she was as she opened the bag. "Oh my God, the shoes! You bought me the shoes I wanted!"

"I saw you eyeing them when we were in there. I just pretended not to notice."

"I'm glad you did. Thank you," Emma said as she leaned in for a thank you kiss with the feral.

"You're welcome."

"And thank you for that poem you wrote me too."

"I have something else I wanna give you, but it's back at the hotel. There is something that goes with it and…I was hoping to give them both to you at the same time but I just can't wait."

Shalimar reached down to remove a small box and handed it to Emma. As she opened it, Emma's eyes nearly bulged out of her sockets as she saw the stunningly beautiful ring that lay inside.

"Wow," Emma finally gasped. She wanted to say more but couldn't seem to find the words.

"It's an engagement ring. I want you to wear it."

"Engagement ring? You mean, you wanna get engaged?" Emma couldn't believe it was even happening and had to stop a minute to decide whether she was more overtaken by the shock or the happiness.

"I realized a lot when we were on that trip, Emma. I want to be with you forever. We don't have to get married right away I mean, we can just be engaged for now. Have some time to make everyone jealous and all that. I just know this is a step we should take. A step we're ready to take."

"After a month huh?" Emma smiled over to her.

"Yes. It's that special. Besides I feel like I've already been in love with you forever we should make it official."

Shalimar tensed up as she starred at the psionic who just looked from her to the ring and back again. She knew her whole heart would break if she would refuse her. All she ever wanted was to be with her and when she died, she'd realized just how sure she was that she couldn't live without her.

"Of course I'll marry you," Emma replied as she jumped to her feet to hug the feral. Shalimar smiled as she felt her whole world brighten up at the psionics words and kissed her soon to be wife on the lips. "And thank you for taking me on this trip."

"Thank you for making me so happy."

Shalimar removed the ring from the box and slipped in on the finger of the psionic as she leaned in to kiss her once more.

"Maybe we'll go back home with a 'Just Married' sign on the back of the Helix," she said with a smile at the psionic.

"Not that soon, Shal." Emma laughed.

"Well, I know a great place we can go for the honeymoon."

"Don't you even start with that," Emma teased and kissed her lover sweetly. As the two kissed they were soon startled as the sound of Adams voice came through over their link.

"Hey, Emma, Shalimar, since you're there, I've got a little mission you girls can do for me when you have the time."

"Sorry, Adam," Shalimar said. "I'm already on a very important mission that requires all my attention. Catch ya later," she said before cutting her link. "Now," she said as she took Emma's hand in her own. "Let's go. We've got a boat to catch."

The End

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