(Grace got home from work, carrying a bunch of paperwork and looking frazzled, while Karen was waiting for her in the huge lofty living room, sipping on her usual martini.)

Grace: God, work was hell today, why did you leave so early?

Karen (looking at her girlfriend innocently): Don’t I always leave early?

Grace (dropping her purse on the couch): Yeah, but don’t you think I might’ve need you for something?

Karen: Well if it was sex behind the desk, why didn’t you say so?

Grace: Not that, but that would’ve helped!

Karen: Come here honey and give me some sugar! (Grace smiled sweetly at Karen and she went over to Karen to give her a kiss. Grace leaned in to Karen and gave her a nice long kiss on her lips with Karen slipping her tongue inside of Grace’s mouth. The kisses lasted for a few minute, until Karen pulled away from Grace.)

Grace: Is everything okay, Kare?  I mean you left earlier than usual and that isn’t like you.

Karen (getting up from the loveseat): Honey, I am perfectly fine. I have you and a killer rack, plus I have a surprise for my Gracie!

Grace (feeling surprised): Really?

Karen (grabbing Tina gently by the hand): C’mon honey, let’s go upstairs.

Grace (grinning): That’s the surprise, sex?

Karen (giggling): No silly, but if you are good that may come next! (Karen led Grace upstairs to their bedroom and Grace sat on the edge of the bed, while Karen took something out of her purse and was a piece of paper.) I want you to read this honey and don’t laugh when you read this! (Grace took the piece of paper from Karen and noticed that it was a poem for her. She began to read it.)

I know you aren’t expecting this from this booze hag

but I wanted to tell you how much I love ya and that

I love ya more than I do the pills and booze that I take

My drug and booze filled heart burns for you and yearns for you

I want you more than all the money that I have and I would

spend all of it just to get to you

I love you, honey and always will

Love, Karen

(Grace was crying tears of joy and looked at her love with love and surprise in her eyes. Karen smiled sweetly and shyly.)

Karen (in a soft and meek voice): Ya like it, honey?

Grace: I more than like it, I love it! Is that why you came home so early?

Karen: Yeah and it took me all that time too, you know how much I suck at expressing my feelings!

Grace: You did a damn great job at expressing your feelings, sweetheart.

Karen: Well, I have something else for ya! (Karen gave Grace a small velvet box and Grace opened it and in it was a beautiful gorgeous diamond ring.)

Grace (gasping out loud): Oh Karen, it is so beautiful!

Karen: How would you feel if you became my wife, honey?

Grace (looking up at Karen with tears streaming down her face): Are you purposing to me?

Karen: Of course I am.

Grace: Then yes, I will become your wife! (Grace had a big grin across her face and she took the diamond ring out of the box and slipped it on Grace’s middle finger. Karen took Grace’s in her hands and gazed into her green eyes.)

Karen: I do love you.

Grace: I love you too. (With that, Grace and Karen kissed and thus begins a wonderful engagement.)

The end