Hopper gazed into the fire as he gathered Sarah in his arms and pulled her against him. “This was supposed to be the perfect adventure…” he began, quietly.
“But then you were turned into a troll instead of a warrior elf,” Sarah finished his sentence for him.
“You’ve got to admit, I’m not one of the best-looking guys you’ve met today,” Hopper said, twirling her curly red hair around a long black claw.
“I don’t care what you look like, Todd. You’re still the same old hockey jock to me.” Sarah snuggled into his muscular chest.
“I’d planned something special for this journey. Something I’ve been planning for a long time,” Hopper whispered. He cupped her chin in his hand and turned her face toward him. “I hope you understand why I can’t see it through like this.”
“What could be so important that how you look would affect it so drastically?” she asked.
“I’ve never been able to express how much I care about you, Sarah. The words I love you can't describe the depth of emotion I feel. I thought this weekend I could finally show you how deeply I care about you.”
“There’s no doubt in my mind how much you love me, Todd. I see it in your eyes every time you look at me.” Sarah sat up and turned to face him. “Actually I was going to tell you this weekend, I’m ready to take our relationship to another level.”
Hopper pulled her to him and kissed her deeply. ‘‘The truth is... I was going to propose.”
Sarah leaned forward and whispered, “What’s stopping you?”
“It doesn’t bother you that our memories of this moment could be overshadowed by the fact that I look like a bobble head Big Foot?” Hopper stared at her, unsure.
“We’ll have the most original, romantic, tale of ‘love conquers all’ to tell our grandkids.” Sarah kissed his forehead.
Hopper pulled the beautiful blue-eyed sorceress to her feet, and knelt before her.
“Sarah Sims, the most beautiful woman in the world, you are my life, the only woman that I will ever, could ever love. Would you do me the great honor of becoming my wife?”
“Yes, even if you stay a troll forever,” Sarah answered reaching down to caress his cheek.
Letting out a whoop that echoed through the valley, Hopper leaped forward and took her into his arms, completely unaware of the approaching shadow.