No Contest
No contest, was the verdict at the court of the common law heathens, on one cold day in the mountains. Uncle Johnny spit out the menthol lozenge and grabbed a smoke from the pack of Camels, nestled in his rolled-up sleeve. Spitting out tobacco from his unfiltered smoke, Johnny winked at Darlene, “You ain’t got nothing to worry about, darling, we been through worse; Honey, it’s gonna be all right.”
Darlene looked at Johnny with her big, brown eyes, “I know, sweetheart, you always take care of me and this ain’t nothing but a thing, a hurdle that no Johnny I know will let bother him.”
Johnny took Darlene’s hand and led her to his truck, head held high, gait in charge, fumbling with the keys, dropping them on the ground, down on his knees, he knelt. “Darlene, would you do me the honor of being my wife?”
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Great story. There have been a lot of common law marriages throughout the ages for all sorts of reasons.
Clever way he got to his knees to ask her to marry him.
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A six with a tender ending. Delicious!
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“…head held high, gait in charge”
How great an example of ‘show, not tell’ is this?
Really gots to learn how to do that.
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I have been trying to, as well. Thanks for that!!
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I too loved how he set up the proposal. Nice six!
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Great six! Happy contest
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Awww! A tender story couched in everyday life.
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I wonder if he dropped the keys on purpose to have a reason to get down on one knee, or was it because he was nervous? OR he dropped the keys, and while he was down there thought he might as well kill two birds with one stone?
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Makes you wonder…
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Congratulations to the couple!
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Stories like this which show love in its reality, in its purity, in its overwhelming smothering nature, are always a joy to read. 🙂
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Hey at least they finally made it official
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