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“Are you sure that we have time for this Robb?” Margaery asks as pulls back the sleeve of her coat back, some so she can catch her watch. She’s nervous every holiday season because she wants everything to be perfect. Each gift was picked out and wrapped with care and every event planned so they had time to see everyone. She had a large family and so did Robb so seeing everyone wasn’t always the easiest.
They were down to their last big event which was the Stark family gathering at their parent's winter cabin. It was about time to get there but Robb insisted they stop somewhere else first. “We can always see whatever this is on our way home. I promised to be there early so I could help your mother cook.”
Robb smiles and reaches into the glove box and grabs his winter hat to pull on. “I’m afraid that was a lie I asked her to tell you.” He looks over at Margaery seeing the irritated look on her face. “My mother got a catering kit for the first night. It'll be fine, Marg. I wanted you to take a moment to slow down and enjoy the best thing Westeros has to offer for Christmas now come on let’s go.”
He parks the car and turns it off before he comes over to Margaery’s side. He opens the door for her before he realizes he had forgotten something. “Oh hold on.” He says before taking off his scarf and holding it out to her. “Sorry I’ve got to blindfold you- keep it a surprise.”
Margaery looks skeptically at the scarf before she gets out of the car. She turns around so her back is to him. “Alright but if you let me fall you’ll never hear the end of it, Robb.”
Robb puts the scarf around her eyes and loosely ties it. “Marg you can trust me I’d never let you fall.” He then takes hold of her by her shoulders and carefully turns her around. He lifts up a hand waiting a moment before he speaks again. “Alright, how many fingers am I holding up?”
“Uhh- two?” Margaery asks before she reaches out into the darkness. She finds his hand eventually and holds it between both of hers. “You brat were you holding up none?”
“Guilty as charged,” Robb says, lifting her hands so he can kiss the back of one of them. He then holds one of her hands in his to guide her towards the center of the lights. They were over all the little buildings in the Christmas village and snowmen as well. It was so bright and colorful, not that Margaery could see any of it. “There’s a Christmas maze I’m going to take you to then I’ll take off the blindfold.”
“Maze? Well alright, that sounds nice I hope we don’t get too lost though.” Margaery tells him as she steps forward. She follows him through the snow smelling fresh baked cookies and seeing people caroling. She wishes that she could see it all but she’s sure that they’ll experience it after this maze. “Let me guess you don’t want me to scope it out and try to get to the middle faster?” She jokes, stumbling a bit as they walk through an icy path.
Robb is fast to reach out and grab hold of her to make sure she doesn’t fall. “Oh you know me, I like to cheat any way that I can.” He jokes before nodding for someone to go ahead of him quickly. “I do want this to be romantic though so I figured we could hold hands and do it together. Just some time to enjoy the holidays just the two of us before we don’t get a second alone.”
Margaery smiles, “That’s true I love your family but it will be nice to spend some time with you. Maybe we could make out in some corner of the maze.” She jokes not realizing that relatives are passing by them trying to hide in the middle of the maze so that they can be there for the big proposal. “I do love them though and I’m excited to spend the week with your family.”
Robb stops at the entrance and gives it a minute before he stands in front of her and takes the scarf off her eyes. He wraps it back around his neck before giving her a kiss. “Alright let’s go into the maze. In the middle, there’s a beautiful Christmas tree. They decorate it for days.”
Margaery looks around and smiles, “It’s so beautiful Robb. Thank you for tricking me into this. I think I needed to do this.” She takes his hand and walks into the maze. All the hedges were covered in twinkling lights and little ornaments. “This is so sweet I could see why you wanted to bring me here.”
“I used to run through this maze with Jon and Theon when we were kids. It was our favorite thing about going to the Christmas village.” Robb tells her as he heads down one of the turns only to hit a dead end. Before they turn around he gives her a kiss. “I always saw adults who would come here holding hands and kissing. When I was little I thought it was gross but when I got a bit older I wanted to bring a girl here. I thought if I was lucky enough I could kiss her at the big tree in the middle.”
Margaery grins, giving him a kiss on the cheek. “Does that mean I’m the pretty girl who gets to kiss you next to the tree? I mean I’m honored that you would pick me.” She says as she takes a left down one of the pathways.
Robb nods at Margaery, “Of course you’re the beautiful woman, how could we not be? Ever since I met you, Marg you’ve been my rock- the best thing that has happened to me. I mean if anyone would be the girl I wanted to share this place with it would be you.” He watches some kids run past laughing, stepping to the side so they can. They’re getting close he can feel it and he’s excited to show Margaery the end.
“Well, we’ll have to come back again next Christmas too. I mean I want to see all of this. I'm sure it’s all just as quaint.” Margaery tells him before taking a right at one turn. After taking that last turn she stops when she sees the big tree. “Wow…” She lets go of Robb’s hand and walks over to get a closer look at the tree.
The ornaments are all handmade in the most gorgeous blown glass it’s so beautiful she could spend hours looking at it. “Do you think they sell any cute ornaments like this-” She starts to ask but when she turns around she sees Robb down on one knee. She gasps, putting her hands over her mouth in shock, suddenly unable to speak.
“Margaery Jean Tyrell you make me the happiest man in all of Westeros. I love you so much and I want to experience beautiful moments like this with you for the rest of my life.” Robb says before he reaches into his pocket and takes out a ring box. He opens it up and smiles at her, “Will you marry me?”
“Oh my gosh- yes! Yes of course I will Robb!” Margaery assures him with a smile. She lets him put the ring on her. She then pulls him up by the coat and presses a firm kiss to his lips. As she does she hears claps all around them. She pulls away from the kiss and looks around to see members of both of their families standing around them. She looks back at Robb and smiles, “Wait you planned all of this? Oh, that’s so romantic.”
“I mean it was mostly our idea but Robb did get a few of the details,” Sansa says as she makes her way over. She is the first to pull Margaery into a hug after Robb does, wanting to hold her tight. “I’m so excited I mean what a Christmas present right?”
Margaery nods, holding on tight to Sansa. “Yes, I agree it’s the perfect Christmas present.” She lets go of Sansa then she’s on to the next relative. It was the perfect way to enjoy Christmas with all of their friends and family celebrating. “I say that we get some cocoa and all head back to the Stark’s cabin. You must have gotten a bit more food, yes?”
Catelyn nods at Margaery, “Of course we've got cocoa, champagne, and lots of food so we can all head there. We’re joining our two families together this Christmas and it is truly something to celebrate.”