Can't you just feel it?

I remember this moment (it was early yesterday, after my super-romantic proposal in Paris), and even now, it's still hard to get past the joy I feel for her, and which she feels for me. I mean -- if anyone had told me eight weeks ago that I'd meet, date, fall in like with, and propose to the girl of my dreams, I wouldn't have believed it! But it's happened, and I guess this is just proof that if you keep your heart open after ten years of marriage, you can fall in love all over again -- especially if you've got a blockbuster on the way!

So yesterday, after we were done with all the press conferences we'd scheduled and the promotions and signing stuff, Katie and I just sat together in a hotel (we didn't do anything, silly!) and I asked her, far away from any cameras or reporters or publicists, how she felt about the engagement. Mind you I didn't doubt her for a second, but being a gentleman, I wanted to make sure she didn't feel we were rushing into it or anything. I mean, she still had the tan line from her last engagement ring! Well, I looked deeply into her eyes, and I asked her,

"Katie, do you really want this? Do you really want to be my wife?"

...and do you know what she said?

"Tom, I'm just...so...in love!"

I flashed my toothy grin at her, and we hugged. It was so special. It was just like that episode where Dawson asked Joey to tell him how she felt about him, except Dawson wasn't sixteen years older than Joey. That doesn't matter though; I know exactly how he felt. It's amazing -- Joey didn't make eye contact with Dawson in that scene, and Katie still has trouble looking into my eyes when she tells me she loves me! I think this is how the French say it, that life imitates art (or is the other way around?) But either way, I know Katie would never lie to me (or to the Church of Scientology) about how she felt, so I felt so much better afterward. I even vowed never to jump on a piece of American-made furniture again -- I've already proved my manhood to Katie in movies such as Top Gun, The Last Samurai, and Vanilla Sky.

After we hugged, we went out to dinner, and talked about her handlers, and my handlers, and we boned bonded. Before we started doing everything together, Katie's publicist had told me that she liked to run three or four times a week to clear her head. Nowadays, we just go to Scientology meetings. They're so much faster. She told me that her favorite film when she was younger was My Best Friend's Wedding (I told her Nicole's had been Sleeping with the Enemy), and then we started talking about potential wedding dates. I don't want to say too much about it right now, except that War of the Worlds won't be the only thing opening on June 28th, if you know what I mean, hehe! (don't tell Katie I said that -- she'd blush!). For now, you'll have to wait and see (Batman Begins, because Katie's in it!). I'd say more, but if you'll excuse me, there's a couch in the lounge that needs breaking in.

We can't handle the truth!
One of a few good men,
The English Cruisader,
Tom Cruise.

P.S,
I thought of all of those myself!

P.P.S,
Well, not all of them. Katie helped me with the first three. That's what couples do!