What's a Revenant?

Chapter 1

ALEX

This was it, the day Alex was going to propose. They had been dating for almost 2 and it was about time to pop the question. The candles were lit, the fireplace rolling, the bar was stocked with fresh bottles of whiskey, scotch, bourbon and our favorite beers. I was wearing black laced lingerie and I got a fake badge from the party store attached to my underwear but I was wearing black jeans and a leather jacket to cover it up because I had to save the best present for last. I also got us two tickets to the best shooting range in the national city with the largest range of high caliber rifles, I reserved a time shot at a nearby animal shelter to pick out a dog, and I wrote a handwritten note declaring my love. After I set up the last candle I looked at the clock

"Crap it's 7:45 she'll be home any..." KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK "Crap" I ran to the bedroom

"Babe I'm home, what is this" Maggie said I peek around the corner and see her throw the plastic bags I left on the counter in the trash and take her snow-covered coat off.

"Hey Maggs, you know that it's your apartment too, you don't have to knock every time," I say as I walk up to her and give her a peck on the lips

"I know I just want you to know I'm home. What's all this"

"Well I just thought that we could celebrate the holidays just the two of us," She giggled

"OH," She says with a smirk and eyebrow raise "Is that what all this is? Are these my presents?" She points to the envelope on the counter.

"Yes, but first let's have a drink," I say and drop her hands and walk over to the full bar. "Whiskey, scotch or Berben?"

"Mmm" She hums on my back and wraps her hands around me "Scotch" She whispers in my ear causing me to shiver "oh is that the effect I have on you" She whispers again

"Yes, and you know that go sit it's your night" I turn and point to the couch

"Okay, babe." She says as she slowly unwraps her snakelike arms from around my waste

I pour our drinks and pick up the envelopes off the counter and I start to walk to the couch. I make sure Maggie is looking as I walk past her and bent down to set our drinks down on the table. I think I heard her catch her breath. I smirk and sit next to her and hold out the first envelope

"Okay this one first"

"Do I need a drink for this," Maggie says as she takes the envelope from my hand

"No, but you can if you want. But you can't drink at the place when and if we go." I say greening ear to ear

"Okay? Let me drink first," She says taking a sip "Mmm damn that's good"

"Glad you like it, now open the envelope." I say getting anxious

"Ugh, your cute when you get flustered" She smiles and takes another sip "okay I'll stop torturing you" she takes the envelope and opens it.

"What is it?" I say knowing exactly what it is

"Two tickets to the national city gun range" The smile on her face just keeps growing

"You like it, I thought we could go on day it's a pass until the end of the month, so we don't have to go now"

"I love it, they are the only place in National city that has Fully-automatic long range rifles!"

"Okay, now this one" I hand her the next envelope

She opens it and I see that it's the wrong one, "Wait Not that one," I say taking it from her and handing her the right one. "it's this one next sorry,"