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The evening was pleasantly cool and crisp. A gentle breeze blew every now and then. It was perfect. Celia fingered the ring box in her pocket as she walked around Prague with her boyfriend. Her other hand held onto his and she hoped he wouldn’t notice how sweaty it was becoming.
Apart from the added nervousness, the day had started wonderfully. The pair had spent most of it looking at parts of the city Celia had seen many, many times before, but she adored showing her boyfriend around this place that was so important to her, where she had spent so much of her life. Fives seemed to be excited about it, almost dragging her from place to place by the hand at times. Here she was, introducing the two loves of her life to each other, and she couldn’t be happier.
It was getting late now. The sun looked like it was going to start setting as they approached Havlíček Gardens, the last item on the list Celia was keeping in her mind.
“Do you remember the day we met? The first time?” Fives turned slightly to speak to her, a soft smile forming on his face.
“The day before I left the states to live here for four years? Yeah, I remember,” Celia smiled fondly at that, “best day of my life.”
Her boyfriend’s cheeks appeared to redden in response to that. “Are you sure? I mean, there’s been so many. Haha.”
“Yeah, well, you know…” she trailed off, her fingers once again finding the ring box in her pocket, before she noticed they were approaching the park, the last thing on the list, the last opportunity to follow through with the plan. She took a few breaths as she felt the anxiety start to creep up on her again. Oh, no.
Celia continued to finger the box with her increasingly shaky hand as she and Fives walked through the park. They explored the large manmade cave for a while before wandering out onto the terrace to admire the view of the garden and the nearby city.
“Fives?” His name left her mouth suddenly. Okay, we’re doing this. We’re doing this now. Right now.
“Yeah?” He was smiling warmly at her and this helped to quell her remaining nerves a little.
Celia took both of her boyfriend’s hands and held them in her own. “Fives, I love you. Like a lot. I love… moments like this, just us being together. I can’t think of anyone in the world I’d rather spend the rest of my life with. There’s nothing I’d rather do than spend the rest of our lives travelling and getting into adventures together.” She let go of his hands and got down on one knee in front of him, removing the ring box from her pocket. She held it open so that the piece of jewellery inside faced him. “Hi Five Ghost… Vezmeš si mě? Will you marry me?” Really? The movie thing? What happened to casual and normal? And in Czech too? So cool.
“Oh, my…” Fives’ eyes and mouth were wide open for several seconds. A blush spread across his face and his eyes started brimming with tears. “What are you… I… I mean… Are you serious?” He stared at the ring in his girlfriend’s hand.
“Uh, yeah! So, is that a yes or a no?” She felt her anxiety increasing once again, the shaky hands were quickly making their return. Oh, no. Maybe this was a bad idea.
He was speechless for a few seconds. “Yes,” he said quietly, almost inaudibly, before trying again, “Yes! Oh, my god.”
Celia chuckled a little as she noticed tears forming in her own eyes. “Well? Are you going to try it on?”
Fives held a hand out to her, and she gently placed the ring on his finger. He gasped, “it’s…”
“…Perfect.”
Celia got up from the ground and leaned on the parapet for a brief moment, noticing just how weak her knees had become. Her hands found their way to his cheeks and they shared a tender kiss. His lips were soft, and she could feel his cheeks were as warm as hers. After a few seconds, they broke apart. Celia took her now-fiancé’s hand in her own once more.
“Today was so good,” she whispered, “if I do say so myself.”
“Best day of my life.”
“Me too.”