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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ray&amp;Donna" data-source="post: 103089" data-attributes="member: 42">August 26, 1998They finished moving in that weekend, and Donna put her house up for sale. She loved living at the ranch, and she knew Margaret did, too. As far removed as it was from her previous life, she knew she belonged here. Margaret had school, so Donna and Ray spent their days together, taking in the beauty and calm of the land. They would usually spend their days on horseback, riding across the ranch, or visiting with Clayton and Miss Ellie. In the meantime, wedding preparations had been completed. Miss Ellie offered to host a small ceremony and reception at Southfork; they had accepted, and most of the RSVPs from guests had been received. Another perfect summer day had come to an end. It was late in the evening, and Ray had asked Donna to go for a walk with him. With Margaret asleep, they snuck out the front door. Ray never tired of having her all to himself, and he slipped his hand into hers as they walked across the lawn. She almost couldn’t believe she was here with him—it seemed like something out of a dream.The moon lit their path, and the stars hung in the sky like a billion diamonds. As they walked past the stables and across the backyard, each of them wanted to say something but resisted the urge to interrupt the moment. When they came to the fence, they paused to look up at the stars. Ray looked at Donna. He couldn’t be for sure, but she seemed to be off in another world.“You seem so deep in thought. You looked like you were wishing on a star or something.”She smiled at him. “I don’t have to wish on a star. I’ve got everything I could ever need right here on this ranch.”He smiled back at her. “Me, too,” he said.“I was kind of lost in thought, though. I was thinking about the night we met. It was a night like this, where it seemed like the evening was made just for us.”  She continued. “You were the kindest, most handsome man I’d ever met. Even then, I knew you were something special. Neither of us is young anymore, but when I look into your eyes, I can still see what I saw all those years ago.”He felt himself blush a little, as his heart filled up with emotion, and he thought he felt a tear form in his eye. He tried to compose himself. “It’s so beautiful out here. You know what else this reminds me of?”“What’s that?”“The first night we ever spent together.”She glanced at the side of his face. “I thought you might say that.”“You know, I was so nervous that night. I wanted everything to be perfect. I couldn’t have known then what I know now—that the way you felt about me meant that you would accept me no matter what. My faults didn’t matter then. And they don’t matter now. All that matters is that I love you, and I’d walk through Hell and back to keep you.”When he looked over at her, he noticed she was crying. “Ray, you have to stop saying things like that. It makes me go weak and I start to cry like a baby.”“Well, that’s kind of what I’m here for.”“What’s that—to turn me into a blubbering fool?”“No, of course I don’t want to make you cry. I’m here to support you when you get weak. You know, when you need someone to lean on.”“I do need you—more than you know.” She paused. “You weren’t the only one who was nervous that night.” She turned to face him. “But you did everything right, and as we lay there I knew I’d made the right decision.”Ray laughed. “Well, you weren’t so bad yourself.” Ray reflected for a moment and smiled.  “I didn’t mean to laugh at what you said. It was just a happy memory.”She pulled him close to her. “I’ll forgive you—but only if you seal it with a kiss.”He pulled her close to him and pressed his lips to hers. “Are you ready to go inside?”“I think so. But it’s getting kind of chilly, so I’m going to need you to keep me warm.”He put his arm around her as they began to walk toward the house. “I think I can take care of that.***Later that night, he lay in bed watching her sleep. All he could think about was how blessed he was to have found his soul mate, not once but twice, and how as long as they lived, nothing in this world could ever tear them apart again. He brushed the hair from her face and she smiled as she slumbered, oblivious to his actions. Gradually he drifted off to sleep, the stars twinkling and the moon shining its light down on them as they dreamt of each other.</blockquote>

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