"......." Aly was silent as he asked his questions.

"I..." she said.

"15 years." she told him.

"With my help, and proper medication, we can get you another 15 years." she said.

"Well... that's the best case scenario..." she then admitted.

"It'll be more like 10-11 years." she whispered, pain in her tone.

Aly was silent, but she suddenly seemed to have an idea as to what Eke was trying to say, and her cheeks turned quite red as well. She then leaned in, and placed one of her hands on his.

"...yes, Eke?" she asked.

"What is it?" she asked him.

"....don't be nervous." she then told him, looking in his eyes.

Aly continued to blush, but smiled.

"This is all happening so quickly." she said.

"But... but I have this feeling." she went on. "This feeling that this was meant to be." she continued.

"We're young, yes, but... I... I..." she stammered further, before shaking her head lightly.

"Eke, I would absolutely love to marry you." she told him.

"So.... yes. Yes, I will." she then answered definitively.

Aly returned the hug and held him close, before letting him go when he laid back.

"....I see." she said.

"I'll tell Ryker." she told him.

"We'll get you one sooner, rather than later." she continued.

"And I'll start making more meds for you." she then informed him. "Some more symptoms seem close to coming on, and we want to be ready for them."

Aly nodded slowly.

"Of course." she replied.

She then crawled into bed with him, getting comfortable, and looking at him with a small smile.

"...Eke..." she said.

"No matter what happens, I love you." she whispered to him, leaning in and kissing him softly on the lips.

Aly nodded in response.

"Sure." she replied.

She then reached over to the small endtable beside the bed, grabbed her device, and handed it to Eke.

"Ryker should get you another phone soon." she said.

"If I recall, he got a good warranty/replacement plan for it."

Aly just smiled in response, and held him close.

Then, about a minute later, Ryker entered the room with a bottle of water and a bottle of juice.

"Got the texts." he said.

"Here." he said further, handing Eke the bottles.

"Oh, and I'll be getting your replacement phone tomorrow." he then added.

Ryker was silent, and raised an eyebrow.

"Oh? Is that so." he responded.

Aly just blushed a little.

".............hmmmmmm." Ryker mumbled.

"All right, I'll bite." he said, crossing his arms over his chest and smirking.

"What news do you two lovebirds have?"

Aly looked at Eke, and smiled.

"Oh, good." she said.

"I'm glad." she told him.

Ryker, meanwhile, raised his eyebrow again.

".....married, eh?" he asked.

"Well! There's planning to be done, then." he said, slapping his hands together.

"Ie: when, where, and numerous other things." he continued.

"Takes a LOT of planning to have a wedding." he smirked.

Ryker looked at Eke's smirk, and rolled his eyes.

"Oh?" he asked.

"Well, that's good." he said.

"We should probably tell him pretty quickly so he knows the responsibility he has." he went on.

"Or, rather, YOU should. It's YOUR wedding." he then clarified.

"So who's the lucky sod?" he asked, fully joking around now.,