Rose settles on Alice's other side, putting an arm around her shoulders.
Alice says that marriage just never came up, but they'd both known they didn't want anyone else. She smiles contently, saying, "Peter knows me too well, though."
Her eyes gleam. "It was so incredibly cliché, but so romantic. He took me to Paris; then one day, we're sipping coffee along the Seine, and he drops to one knee..."
Taking their time and just enjoying life together. I can respect and relate.
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