[CLOSED] nothing but broke promises.

[deacon reid rudman]

"Good deal. Because I'm gonna need a ring and two pretty dresses. And I'm pretty sure Dallas is the one who gets all of Bandit's clothes." He felt Bandit drumming on his head, and closed an eye, wrinkling his nose. He bent over the counter, letting Bandit look at the rings with Christy.

"I'm terrible at this." He groaned, all of the rings looking too much alike. He had all intentions of proposing to Connor, but if he couldn't find a ring, he would have problems.

"Okay, pretty lady. Which do you recommend?" He asked, squatting down to get on Christy's level.

[connor crayze sykes]

Christy smiled, looking over at Deacon. "You're gonna ask him to marry you!" She accused, voice hushed but excited. She giggled faintly, staring at the rings, picking them up to look at each one and biting at her lip some.

Putting on a serious, stern face, she point two out. "One of those I think," She murmured, stepping back some so she wasn't in his way. The little girl popped another spoonful of ice cream into her mouth.

[deacon reid rudman]

Deacon snorted at her when she finally figured it out. "Yeah, let's just hope he says yes." He said with a smile, He eyed the two, not sure which one to pick until Bandit reached down, picking one up. He looked at it, then sat it back down.

"Wook." She exclaimed. Deacon decided on that one. He gave it to the man, then handed him his card. He groaned as he got back up to his feet.

"I feel so old." He complained. He took the box and the card back, then handed the small box to Bandit. She hugged it close, then started banging him on the head with it.

"Okay, what do you want to get? You can get some movies or a game for the Xbox or a pretty doll and a house or whatever it is you girls like."

[connor crayze sykes]

Christy snickered when Bandit began beating Deacon of the head. "He'll say yes," She insisted. "He's never been so happy with somebody." Nodding to herself more than anything, she looked up at him with a smile. "I got a teddy bear from my bubba's already," She huffed, shaking her head stubbornly. "His name is Adam." She smiled, the name having innocent with her age, a memory of her dead brother.
"Moviessss."

[deacon reid rudman]

"Moves it is then." He said with a smile, walking over to the video store. He realized after awhile of Christy looking at movie covers that Bandit had stopped beating him on the head. He reached up, and found her head on top of his, her arms folded under it. She was sound asleep, clinging to the ring box.

"Well, I feel like a monkey." He said with a smile, picking up a movie. He knew Bandit loved the Rugrats. He tapped it on his leg, looking down at Christy. "See anything you like?"

[connor crayze sykes]

Christy giggled softly at his comment, looking up at him and Bandit for a moment. "Ooh!" She exclaimed when she came across a familiar title. "All Dogs Go To Heaven. Annnd...Lion King." She picked the two movies up, reaching to hand them to him, and hesitated before clutching them to her chest with a smile his direction.

[deacon reid rudman]

Deacon nodded, leading her to the checkout. He put Bandit's movie up, then waited for Christy. He grabbed a Sprite for Connor, and a coke in case Christy wanted it later. He paid for their stuff, then took the bag. He walked out to the car, putting a sleeping Bandit in her seat before getting into his own. He started the car, and heard her start babbling.

"That was a short nap, huh?" He asked Christy as she got in, then began the drive home. Bandit danced lazily to some of the songs, still holding the box. Once they were at home, he grabbed the bag, then got Bandit out of her seat. He coaxed Christy inside.

"Okay, take Bandit upstairs." He said, going to put the cokes in the fridge and the movies on the table. He came up a few minutes later, watching Bandit tap Connor, nudging the box towards him.

"Way up!" She complained.

"We're home, babe. Bandit and Christy got you something." He said, leaning against the door frame.

[connor crayze sykes]

Christy smiled again in response, watching Bandit on the car ride back.

Once they were inside, she led Bandit upstairs, peering in on her sleeping brother. He was curled peacefully in the warmth of the blankets, uneven breaths slow and relaxed, a loose hand draped over his stomach.

At the tap he groaned in complaint, opening sleep hazy eyes and gazing at the two in turn, then Deacon. "Hmm?" He mumbled, stared down at the jewerly box, wondering what they had gone to get. Christy smiled brightly.

[deacon reid rudman]

"WOOK!" Bandit insisted, pushing the box at him again. Deacon walked over, figuring Connor wasn't going to open it himself. He opened the box, pulling out the ring and putting it in Connor's hand.

"So are you going to marry me or not?" He asked with a smile, sitting down on the edge of the bed carefully. Bandit was looking up at him, playing with one of her pigtails sleepily.

"I'm not gonna lie. They picked it out."

[connor crayze sykes]

Connor's breath caught briefly and he smiled. "O-of course..." He mumured, sitting up and hugging Deacon tight. He kissed him, deep and slow. When he pulled back, he slid the ring onto his finger, smiled back up at him.

"Th-thanks you two," He teased, kissing the top of Bandit's head then moving over to the bed's edge to hug Christy. He sat back down, holding his hand out a moment to study the ring.