One Night - Night at the Museum

Alternate Scene: Proposal

What if everything had gone as planned the night of the performance? What if nothing was wrong with the tablet and everything carried on as before? How did Larry plan on proposing to Nat? I thought it would be fun to write, so find out in this chapter! :) Hope you enjoy! 

"Okay everyone, great job tonight!" Larry called as all the exhibits headed back to their places in the museum. "Everyone was really impressed! Rest up, relax, take it easy. You deserve it, guys!" He took a deep breath. Okay, now that that was over, and a success, time to move onto the second part of tonight, one ten times more nerve-wracking.

"Don't be nervous." Larry jumped and turned around to face Teddy who stood behind him, smiling. "What's the worst that could happen?"

"Uh, she could say no, and then it would be awkward..."

Teddy chuckled. "If I may, Lawrence, I think the chances of that are very small."

"Thanks, Teddy. Hey, do you think you could keep an eye on everyone for a few minutes, keep them away from the hall?"

"Of course, Lawrence," said the president, patting him on the shoulder. He noticed Nat making her way over. "The time has come – the best of luck to you my friend, though you do not need it." He gave Larry a little shove forward.

"Another successful night," Nat said as she came over. "Whoever runs the Night Program around here sure knows what they're doing." She winked.

"Yeah, thanks." Larry grinned, his heart thundering in his chest. "You enjoyed it?"

"Immensely." She smiled. "As always." 

"Great, I'm glad. Hey, can you come with me for a minute, there's something I have to show you." He took her hand and led her into the now empty hall where the show had taken place. All the guests were gone now, leaving it feeling quite deserted.

"It's so quiet," remarked Nat, with a little chuckle.

"Yeah," agreed Larry.

"So what was it you wanted to show me?"

He smiled. "This." Then he called, "okay guys, you know what to do."

Above and around them, a glow brightened. The constellations from the new planetarium came alive once again in a bright spectacular show. The stars swirled around her, taking many different shapes. It was incredible. Her reaction was priceless, jaw-dropped and wide-eyed.

Orion appeared and waved at her. She waved back.

Then it all ended in a bright burst of starlight.

Nat laughed in amazement, beaming. "Wow, that was – spectacular! I think the constellations are a really great addition-" She turned around to face Larry, who was smiling. "What?"

"The show's not over yet." He reached into his pocket and withdrew a little box – a ring box. Nat's eyes grew wide, then even wider when he knelt before her on one knee. "L-Larry?" she squeaked.

"Nat, Natasha Bentley - will you, will you marry me?"

"Yes," she breathed.

"Yeah?"

"Yes!"

Smiling even wider himself now, he opened the ring box to reveal -

No ring.

A sound that sounded an awful lot like laughter brought their attention to the monkey standing in the doorway, beaming. 

"DEXTER!"

Nat was laughing. "It's fine, it's perfect," she assured him, holding him back from charging after the mischievous monkey who was already running out of the hall.

 They shared a kiss beneath the swirling stars. 

(Haha, and Nat proceeds to laugh as Larry chases the monkey around ;) Well, that's it for this story - thank you to all who have read/are reading this, I really appreciate your support and I hope you enjoyed! :) One last time, thank you so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed this chapter and the story overall! :))