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A crunching sound was heard as you and Ajax hopped out of his truck onto fallen leaves. The area was decorated with beautiful shades of oranges, yellows, reds, and browns.
"Aren't you excited?!" Ajax asked with a huge smile on his face as he grabbed your hand.
"Of course I am! It's so beautiful here." You replied, completely pumped for the day ahead of you.
Something you and Ajax have in common is that you both love pumpkin patches. When you guys heard your town was holding an autumn event at one, you both made it your mission to go.
So here you guys were, walking around looking at the beautiful autumn trinkets and activities . You couldn't decide on what to do first, but Ajax seemed pretty excited about carving small pumpkins.
"Let's do that first!" He said while looking in the direction of the stand. You agreed, and let him lead the way.
Carving a small pumpkin was surprisingly a lot easier than carving a big one, it was actually going pretty well for you. You went with a classic pumpkin carving design, while Ajax went with something more silly.
You finished your pumpkin and showed it to him, smiling bashfully when he started praising your skill. Ajax showed you his and you absolutely loved it. The design he chose totally suited him, it was adorable.
You both then headed off hand in hand to find another activity to do. "Let's do the corn maze." You suggested after seeing there wasn't many people.
"I love the corn maze!" Ajax said excitedly as he practically sprinted to the entrance, dragging you with him. You both paid and entered the big maze, seeing some scarecrows which freaked out Ajax.
"I don't get how you aren't scared of them. Look at them! They're so creepy looking." He faked a shiver as he looked at the scarecrow, making you laugh at his antics.
"You're not a crow are you? " You asked jokingly. He sent you a small glare and you smiled at him, starting to lead him deeper into the maze.
You guys both noticed how quiet it got and realized you were a lot deeper than you thought.
"We aren't lost are we?" You asked as Ajax guided you.
"Of course not!" You didn't believe him, but you weren't worried. The workers gave you guys a map before you went in just in case something like this happened. Also, you didn't mind having some alone time with your boyfriend.
After a bit of walking, you both sat down on a bench in the maze.
"It's beautiful here isn't it?" You asked as you looked around. He nodded and rested his head on your shoulder. You intertwined your fingers together and felt him scoot closer to you.
"I love you (Name)." He whispers and kisses your shoulder.
"I love you too, Ajax." You gave him a kiss on the top of his head and smiled softly. He sat up and let go of your hand. You looked over at him and saw him fidget awkwardly.
"Are you okay?" You asked. He seemed very nervous, like there was something he was holding back from.
"Yeah! Just um...(Name)?" He paused before saying your name, trying to build up confidence.
"What is it Ajax?" You were worried about what he was going to say. The day was going so well, there wasn't anything wrong right?
Ajax kneeled on one knee in front of you and fumbled with his coat, pulling out a black velvet box. He looked up at you and held it out towards you.
"(N-Name), we've been together for a few years now and they've been nothing less than amazing. You make my day brighter just by being around me. I feel like each day I fall more and more in love with you. To be honest I didn't think it was possible to be this in love before I found you. I've been thinking a lot recently, and i've realized I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I want to be able to call you my husband instead of my boyfriend. (Name), will you marry me?" He presented the band inside the box, nervously looking up at you for a reply. His words had moved you to tears, you wiped them away and cupped his face.
"Ajax, of course i'll marry you...but-" His smile dropped a little as you said that and pulled your hand away. You searched through your pockets and pulled out a navy blue velvet box.
"-I was going to ask you." You laughed through your happy tears. Ajax smiled widely and laughed at the insane coincidence.
"Oh my god, you were going to ask me today too?" You nodded and gave him a big hug. He moved back onto the bench and you opened the box to show him the band you got him. You slipped it onto his finger, and he slipped the one he got for you onto yours.
"I love it (Name). You really know my taste." He said before kissing your cheek. Your heart was beating like crazy. You were now engaged to the love of your life, you could barely process it.
You and Ajax made your way out of the maze, with the help of the map, and bought some souvenirs. You put the bags in the back of his truck and heard him run up behind you. He tapped your shoulder so you turned to him, completely caught off guard when he jumps into your arms and wraps his legs around you. You placed your hands under his butt to keep him up.
"Ajax you can't just do that without warning I could've dropped you." You said as he kissed your face.
"I don't care, I'm engaged." He said before kissing your lips. You smiled and kissed him back before setting him down and getting into the truck.
Ajax started driving away, but before you were fully out he yelled out "I'm engaged!!" and drove off afterward. You could hear some horns honk at his announcement as you hid your face in your hands out of embarrassment. You laughed into them and punched his arm lightly.
You were so excited to marry him, to spend your life with him, grow old with him, maybe even have children. You knew he'd like that. Maybe that was a step you could take after marriage, adopting children. 'I shouldn't get too ahead of myself.' You thought as you stared out the window with a grin.
You couldn't wait to tell everyone you knew.