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"Oh God, Rai, it’s still here"

He crawls over, with a big grin on his face "What do you know? I guess no one else ever found love in it, like we did"

"I guess not," I breathe

He chuckles and shifts us both so we’re sitting off the side, legs dangling like we used to

"Hey E in his eyes, so intense

"What is it?"

He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a box, shifting so he’s fully facingI want to ask, and I know this isn’t so traditional, considering we’re in a tree house, but I can’t think of a better place for it to happen"

Oh God

"I’ve loved you for a fucking long time, but you know the moment when I fell thetears burn under my eyelids

"It was this moment"

I’m confused, but it all ave to hteenth birthday He lifts it out and I choke on a sob as he wraps it around my wrist I stare down at the words and my heart swells Then, Rainer takes my hand and pulls out another box

"E trouble with you, because you’re the only person I could ever want to do it with"

He flips the box open and pulls out a ring that has the inscription "Highway To The Danger ZoneTogether Forever"

I burst into tears as he slides it on ers

"Will you marry me, kid?"

I presshs and pullsand deep I pull back and let

"It’s the only thing that’ll ever explain us," I whisper

Rainer takes my hand "And it will for the rest of our lives"

I stare ahead, so happysmile stretches across my face

"Do you think we could still be as rebellious as we used to?" I ask and he grins

"Oh, fuck yeah You want to try?"

I turn to hi his face in my hands "I love you Rainer Torrence"

He leans down, kissing my lips "I love you too, E and beautiful "Forever this time"

I kiss hio and cause some trouble You in?"

He jumps down from the tree house and extends a hand to me With a massive smile, I follow "U As we do, I start singing to him "R is for Rainer, handsome as can be, A is for asshole, one he can be, I is for idiot, yeah, you know it’s true, N is for nerdy, you’re a little of that too, E is for energetic, there’s no holding you back, R is for rebel, one day I’ll fight back"

He chuckles loudly

And it’s the best sound in the world

A sound I get to keep forever Finally

THE END