“Leah the first time I looked into your beautiful gray eyes I knew I was in love. Some people might say there’s no such thing as the one true love or laugh when I say I instantly knew I was going to marry you but I just call bullshit on that. Too bad for those people. I know in every part of my heart that I want to marry you and have you and Caleb be family with me. I’m ready to start our journey together.”
I keep my eyes trained on Leah who looks like she’s still contemplating taking off and I can tell how nervous she is by the way she’s running her hands back and forth over the hem of her white dress that barely reaches mid thigh. The moment I saw her in that dress with her sexy curves and her dark curls skimming her bare back I knew I had to have her right there but I didn’t think my mom would approve. Luckily I was able to wait until after the graduation ceremony till we were in my truck alone but it didn’t last long before I had my hand under her dress and her pulled onto my lap cupping that sweet ass of hers.
I walk over to Caleb who is still sitting perfectly still like the good little wingman that he is. I figured Leah would have a little problem taking off without Caleb and I managed to con him in to staying put with the promise of the biggest piece of cake he’s ever had. And a puppy.
Pretty sure the little dude almost had a freakin’ heart attack when I promised him that one and I told him if he moved an inch, the deal was off. He gives me a high five before dropping the little black box into my shaking hands. I’m not nervous at all about asking Leah to marry me, I’m more nervous of what her answer back to me will be.
Leah
Chase fumbles his shaking fingers around after he walks over to me until he finally manages to open the small black box and my breath catches in my throat at the sight of the ring nestled into a bed of silky ivory material. There’s a million thoughts running through my head when I see that ring and can’t even begin to describe the feeling that tugs at my heart when I see it but I can tell Chase put a lot of time and thought into it. The ring itself is platinum with a band of diamonds and a round diamond at the center and has an antique feel to it that I instantly fall in love with.
I feel the tears start to stream down my cheeks as the reality of the question he’s about to ask sets in. Chase reaches up with his thumb and brushes my tears away and I can see unshed tears of his own glimmering in his green eyes. I don’t know if I’m ready for this. I don’t know if we’re ready for this. What will I do to him if I say no, I don’t think I can stand to cause that pain to him. Would we just be over then? We could always have a long engagement and talk about getting married later but knowing Chase he’ll want to get married tomorrow. He obviously likes things to move quickly.
What do I do, what do I do I repeat over and over in my head. And unfortunately I don’t hear any other voice talk back to me with any kind of advice. I take a deep breath and look back into Chases eyes. It’s started to get late and the low landscape lights flicker in his beautiful eyes. He chews on his lip before taking a big breath and blowing it out. He grips my hand again and rubs small circles across the top and I don’t know who he’s trying to calm down more him or me before those words finally slip out of his mouth that could change everything.
“Leah Rossi, will you marry me?”