The Proposal

He was standing there outside the flower shop. There she was smelling and kissing the flowers that she loved, roses, lilies were her favourite and he was just standing there, looking at her thinking to himself, how lucky he had been to have found her. She was so beautiful, kind, generous and she was his. She had chosen HIM. She was his life. She was his soul. He suddenly felt the weight of the little jewelery box that held "The Ring". The only thing he knew at that moment, was that he wanted to spend his life with her.Wanted to love her forever. Wanted to make her happier than she ever thought she could be. He just wanted to grow old with her.

She came back out of the little shop and kissed him on his nose, a gesture that made him love her even more and he  held her close and kissed her forehead. They walked together to their apartment, hand in hand, relishing all the memories, all the closeness and all the love. He still remembered how he had never thought that he would love someone to this intensity, how he had never imagined his entire life that he would be loved back this way. How he had thought that she was "Out of his league". But it did happen. And he couldn't have been more thankful to God, for giving her to him.

The night of the proposal had been planned a long time back. This was the way he had always pictured himself proposing to her for a lifetime of togetherness. The way he would make this day, the best day of her being. Something that would always bring her beautiful smile on her face. Of course he would make every day as special as he could but this moment was different.

He booked the pretty little restaurant beside the lake. Her favourite place. The little hut just beside the lake offered a fabulous view of the mountains, Picture Perfect. He was sure that this would be one of the most memorable times of both of their lives. He got a beautiful archway prepared for the entrance, an aisle that directly led her to him, where he would be standing with a bouquet of roses. He decided to just kneel down on one knee when she approached him and do it. He had violins ready to be played and a scrumptious dinner to be enjoyed. 

He was brought out of his reverie when she said, "You still haven't told me where I have to reach tonight."

"It's your favourite restaurant, sweetheart. I know how much you love that place" He said.

She smiled his favourite smile and asked, "Why do I have to reach there alone? Without you?"

"I'm so sorry, love. I really have to run some errands. I promise I'll be there on time." He replied.

She just nodded sadly and said, "Don't make me wait." And smiled again.

"A promise is a promise." He grinned.

God, how she could just lift his spirits with just a single smile of hers. 

He left the apartment and got to the restaurant, all ready and nervous. Funny, how he knew that she will say yes but the trepidation still made him sweat. At the right time, he took his place at the end of the aisle and waited for her. His heart pounding so loudly that it threatened to pop right out of his chest. He still couldn't understand the nervousness. Then, there she was, looking as beautiful as ever or maybe even more in a sexy cocktail dress and time just stopped. Her every move seemed like in slow motion. The look of surprise on her face, the way she closed the distance between them and the smile that he so much adored. This was the moment and he just held his breath. After what felt like an eternity, she came close to him and he knelt on one knee opening the little box in-front of her.

"Grace, my love, I have never been happier in my life. Without you I felt incomplete like I had no force in me that would make me stay alive. But then you entered my life and brightened even the darkest of times. You are my will to live. You are my world, my life. And I promise, to care for you, to love you, to make you happy throughout our lives. I wanna grow old with you Grace, I love you, will you please, please marry me and make me the happiest man in the world?"  He said with tears in his eyes.

The look on her face was priceless. The shock combined with the happiness and the glow would actually make him trade his life. This was the reason why he had wanted to make this so special. He knew that he would remember this expression throughout his life. And then she said with tears in her eyes, happy tears, "Yes. Of course you idiot! You are mine and nothing would make me happier to spend a lifetime with you! "

He placed the ring on the third finger of her left hand and kissed her hand. She bent down and kissed him so passionately as if making him realize how much this meant to her. And then they had their first dance as an engaged couple. He whispered "Thank you, I love you." in her ear and they just looked into each other's eyes filled with the anticipation of being with each other, for as long as they shall both live.

PS: Thank you for reading this!! Stay Happy!! :)