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"I'm going to marry ye'"
That was what Johnny said one year into your relationship, you talked about it before and agreed you both liked to get married someday. But you thought he wasn't being totally serious about it considering his friend, Kyle, recently proposed to his partner. But then he couldn't stop mentioning it at least once every month and said he had it all planned out. Again you thought he wasn't being serious...
Another 6 months pass, and he's been quiet about the topic for the last few months. Summer was when he normally goes on his yearly biking trip across Scotland (When he wasn't on deployment) and this year was no different. Unfortunately, you couldn't go though you weren't too hung up on it considering the last time you tried biking with the guy you almost "died" as you put it.
"So over dramatic," he muses.
You did promise to meet him on the last day of his journey which he seemed to prefer since he said he had a surprise. Claiming it was going to 'knock your socks off.'
"What would that be, you all sweaty and out of breath? Not much of a surprise Johnny," you snickered, deciding to give him a hard time.
"Har har, I guess ye' will just have tae wait and find out," he grinned and wiggled his eyebrows.
"You better take lots of photos and videos," you playfully threatened.
"Aye, I will... I definitely will."
That was a month ago, it was the last day of his journey as he was set to meet you in Glasgow today. You were waiting by the waterside, a bit anxious for his arrival when you heard someone call your name. You turned around and saw him in all his glory, he looked triumphantly at you as you ran over and brought him into a bear hug.
"Miss ye' too," he mumbled into your shoulder, hugging you tightly in one arm while holding his bike with the other.
"How was it? I can see you got a few scrapes..." You pulled back and examined him, grimacing slightly at his legs.
"I'm fine, I'm fine, it was great! Loved seeing the scenery again" he grinned before kissing your cheek. He placed his bike on the railing.
"So, what's that surprise you mentioned before you left? You were hyping it up before your trip," you chirped.
"I'm getting there, I'm getting there..." He paused before speaking again.
"I took some photos like ye' asked, wanna see them now?" He started fishing out his phone from his backpack. You nodded your head, smiling as he brought the phone into your hand. You started scrolling through the album, it was mostly pictures of the scenery he saw and the occasional selfie but one particular photo caught your eye. It was a screenshot of what looked like a map of Scotland, but that's not what caught your eye, it was the words that were written on it.
'Marry me ❤️'
The next photo was of Johnny holding an engagement ring. You slowly brought the phone down and saw Johnny on one knee, holding out the same engagement right that was in the photo.
"I wasn't joking y'know? I can't imagine my life with anyone else but ye'... yer so beautiful and I find myself lucky every day to have ye' in my life" he expressed, his cheeks turning a soft shade of pink. He seemed shy all of a sudden, fidgeting slightly out of nervousness. Despite this, his eyes were looking at you with so much love and hope.
You were quite speechless yourself, words escaped you for a moment. Your heart felt like it was going to burst from the overwhelming amount of love Johnny was pouring on you. You stared into his eyes before gathering your voice.
"Yes, I'll marry you! Is that even a question??" You beamed, feeling some tears fall but you had the biggest smile on your face. He had the biggest smile on his face as he stood up and delicately placed the ring on your finger, wiping the tears that continued to fall from your eyes.
"Wait... there's no way you went biking across the country just to spell that... right?" You asked.
"Of course I did! I took this very seriously besides I needed to make it memorable and if you still don't believe me I have a video," he explained, going back to the boyish grin he loved giving you.
"Oh, a video you say?" You smiled playfully but brought him closer to you, planting a few kisses on his face before finally kissing him on the lips.
"Well, I needed to one-up Kyle's proposal somehow..." he mumbled into the kiss.
Oh, you gotta be kidding me, McTavish...