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Dearest Hershel,

I told you not to take it off! Your loving girlfriend, who would do anything for you, asks you to fulfil one simple wish and you completely disregard her? Alright, I'm going to be honest with you, I am glad that you took the hat off, for I don't even think the brilliant mind of 'Professor Layton' could have found a letter sewn into the lining of a hat without taking it off first.

Why am I writing this in the first place you wonder? Well, it worked the first time, although probably not in the way I would have expected it to, but nevertheless it worked; well, we're together aren't we? True, we're not in the same room at the same time but- I'll stop being pedantic and get to the point.

For my True Gentleman of a Boyfriend

Every moment that we spent

Has made my timeline so complete

The time we share in our present

Has made the past so obsolete

But in my heart I long for more

A newfound future in our midst

Fuelled by the love and passion formed

From our first volcanic kiss

But one thing I have mentioned not

But for our future needs to be

Don't worry dear, I've not forgot

My darling, will you marry me?

Oh Hershel, let's get married! I know you meant to ask me at the restaurant the other day, I know what that box in your desk drawer is and most importantly, I know that you love me and I love you and I've been thinking! There's this beautiful house in Hertfordshire called the Sunshine Estate. It's in the heart of St Albans, right by Twilight Forest, a monumental coppice associated with mystery and wildlife and home to the infamous Gossamer Falls! Oh goodness, Hershel, it's so perfect I could cry! It's roughly a twenty minute drive from London and a five, ten minute walk from the most adorable school: Happy Oaks Academy.

I know that this must be a lot of information to get in one letter but I needed to tell you. I love you, Hershel and I want to spend the rest of my life loving you and being loved by you; with or without the hat on.

I simply cannot wait to see you, although you're most likely reading this in my absence, I'll be able to tell once you've read I, I feel like I have this connection with you, I know what you're thinking and I hope that I'm right in you thinking 'yes'!

I am forever in your debt, Hershel, for you are indubitably the most wonderful man to enter my life.

Love always,

Claire

Hershel pressed the letter to his heart and looked up at the ceiling. He closed his eyes and as a small, dainty tear trickled down his cheek, he sighed deeply and whispered, "Yes".