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I opened my eyes. There, was my sunshine.
“Marry me” She said.
Things must have gone right at some point tonight. Because there I was in her embrace as she combed my hair and caressed my spine leaving tingling sensations at their every movement.
“A.. Ame?” I blurted out.
She doesn’t look scared. She doesn’t look surprised nor confused. She was sure. She understands everything she’s doing and saying. She remembers walking through that door. She remembers my little comedic bit of cringe and embarrassment. That was unusual - for sure. It’s not something I would do every day. Nor ever again as a matter of fact. But it was possible and I did it.
She looks happy and content. Not afraid to show it – not one bit.
“Ah, sorry. How about dinner first? I can see pizza and other things there on the table.” She asked me as she held me with fully outstretched hands.
“Y..Yeah.. di…dinner sounds good” I said, as I tucked my hair behind my ears. Face burning red and avoiding eye contact.
“Okay” she said. But she doesn’t move or walk away. She just looks at me.
“What?”.
“Nothing” She said coyly. “No, uhh it’s not nothing. It’s everything right now. I’m just happy you’re here. I look forward to every day and night with you, if you’ll do me the pleasure”
“Dinner first” I said. “Then I’ll give you my answer and I’ll ask you my question”
“Deal” she said. Tugging on my hand as she lead me to our dining table.
“Help yourself with pizza, tea, sushi or whatever you can get your hands on” I told her.
“Yes mam!”
She tumbles into the dining table for a moment. So cute. So sweet.
“This is great” she said as she stuffed her mouthful with pizza.
“I love it! Nice job preparing all of these”
“I know right? All it took was one press on the microwave and voila!” I replied with exaggerated swagger and arm movements. We laughed.
An hour passed and we’ve had our fill of food and drinks. I brought out champagne and glasses. I asked her to open it.
“Wait” she said as she stood from her chair and looked at me. “Let me do this right” she followed as she knelt down on one leg and held my hand in hers.
“Ina, we’ve been together for years. Through thick and thin we’ve held and supported each other. We’ve had our ups and downs and rhythms and blues. You’ve cared for my dumbass all these time supporting me and telling me not to give up. You call me sunshine, the one that brightens up your every waking moment and reason to live. To that I say, you are my moon, the light that guides my way in the blackest days and my darkest hours. Your words are like constellations that guide me through the stormy sea’s that cloud my mind. You are my hope. You are my future. You are the reason that I am alive. I cannot imagine a future without you and I would love to spend the rest of my days together with you, repaying you and caring for you as you would for me, until the end of times. I’ve never been good with words but I hope this you understand. In short Ina, I ask you this. Will you marry me?”
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“Tears flooded their eyes as butterflies scattered and bloomed from the pits of their stomachs.
Jolly giggles and laughter as tears trickled down their cheeks.
A hand held tight then pulled for an ever loving embrace.
Voices of joy and excitement with hiccups and happy sobbing every now and then resounded all throughout the warmly lit house in this cold night.
A champagne popped. A kiss shared ever so deeply. A piercing gaze filled with adoration and devotion. Moments cherish all throughout the night forever burned in to memory”.
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Hours later after all the partying and celebrations, the two lovers found themselves in bed, champagne glasses at hand.
“Let’s have a kid” the black haired girl asked with her back against the blondes chest wrapped within her tender embrace.
The blonde plants a kiss at the back of her lovers head and tightens her embrace.
“I would love to”.