Chapter 62: Will You Marry Me?

After a few minutes, she raises up and looks at him sweetly, “Shall we go back in and enjoy the rest of the evening?”

“I think that would be nice. Now that we got our tension worked out of our systems.” She notices a spark of devil in his eye as he thinks about what they were just doing.

She gets up and fixes her dress as he struggles to pull up his pants. Climbing out of the back seat a man stares at Kelly and then Joel. They turn to him and smile as he passes by. Returning to their table they drink some more wine and look at each other.

He takes her hand and kisses it. “I love you.” He kisses each one of her fingers while she stares at him filled with love. This time he hears a song he really likes so he takes her hand and leads her out onto the floor.

They dance slowly across the floor in each other’s arms. Her head leaning on his when they feel each other's heartbeat. He has one hand on her lower back and one holding hers while her other hand rests on his shoulder comfortably as they circle around. Slowly they dance and just love each other.

He starts to hum in her ear the tune, then he gives her a quick kiss on her cheek. She smiles and holds him tighter. When the song is over, they just stand there for the next one. As it starts to play, she notices that she has heard this song before. She takes his hand and pulls him to her.

He pulls her even closer and whispers in her ear, “This song reminds me of the way I feel about you.” He kisses her ear. They hold each other dancing till the song ends. She takes his hand, and they leave the dance floor. “Do you want to go home?” He looks to her.

“Yes, I think I would like to just be with you alone.” He thinks to himself, she looks so lovely in her black dress.

They walk out hand in hand and when they reach the car, he opens it for her. “Here, my love.” He gestures to her to get in, so she sits down, and he shuts the door. When he gets in his side, he leans over to her and gives her a kiss.

When they get home, they decide to go to bed. She takes her clothes off as he watches her. He takes in all over naked body as he undresses. Getting in bed and laying on his back, his muscles relax from the day. She climbs in next to him and snuggles up. Her head resting on his chest, she falls asleep almost instantly. He runs his fingers through her hair and smiles before he falls asleep.

In the morning, he wakes up first and leaves a note for her on his pillow. He goes into town and picks up a couple of things. When he returns, she has already woken up and is sitting on the couch with a cup of coffee.

“Hi, I missed you.” She smiles lovingly to him.

“I missed you too. That’s why I hurried back here.” He curls up next to her on the couch and gives her a gentle kiss. “Why don’t you go and get all your things and bring them back here this morning, then we can go to lunch. I have a surprise for you later.” He smiles deviously.

“That will work, and I can call Samantha then.” She gets up and takes her cup of coffee to the kitchen. On the way out, she stops to give him a kiss goodbye. He pulls her down and kisses her passionately before she leaves.

“I will see you in a bit?” He asks.

“Yes, you will most definitely.” She runs her finger over his eyebrow, and it makes him tickle.

She gets up and walks back to her beach house. When she opens the door, she feels weird being back. It does not feel like she belongs there, because she never actually did. So, she packs up her clothes and belongings and puts them in her car. She drives them over to Joel’s and starts to unpack them from the car.

He sees her outside and comes out to meet her. Afterwards, he grabs a couple of suitcases and takes them in. She grabs the food that she had bought and takes it in to the kitchen. Putting it away and then getting started on the clothes, she looks at him and admits that she is one lucky woman.

“Where do you want me to put everything? I only need a couple of outfits out. In a couple of days, I will have to go back home. The girls will be coming from their grandparents Friday, and I need to be there.” She looks out over the water at the seagulls flying.

“Do you mind if I am there with you to meet them?”

“Mind, I planned on it already. That is if you want to.” She looks hesitant.

“I told you before, I need to meet everyone that is a part of you. I will love your children because they are yours. I just hope they will love me too.” He sounds unsure of himself.

“I’m sure that they will love you because I do.” She kisses him deeply and he gasps.

“It’s time for lunch. Are you ready?” He’s excited for her to get her surprise, so he puts a small box in his pocket when she isn’t looking.

“Yes, let’s go.” She slips her hand in his and looks up at him as he kisses her softly. As they walk to the car, she asks him, “Where are we going?”

“It’s a wonderful Bistro that I found the other day. I think you will like it.” He suggests as he opens her car door.

She gets in and then he starts the car. On the way to the restaurant, he puts the top down on the convertible. The wind runs through her hair, while he speeds down the road. When they get to the restaurant, she remembers she has been here before.

Grayson took her here for their first date. How could she forget. She almost does not want to go inside.

He senses her tension, “Do you want to go somewhere else?” She scans the parking lot for Grayson’s car, and she does not see it.

“No, this is great. Let’s go in. The food here is wonderful.” She relaxes a bit as they are about to enter the building.

“Have you been here before?” He steps inside.

“Yes, once.” She looks at the room. The waiter takes them to a table. It is right in the back, away from everybody else. As they sit down, he asks them what they would like to drink.

“I would like to order the wine of the day.” Joel tells the waiter.

When he leaves, he pulls out the box and gets down on one knee. “What are you doing?” She laughs.

He opens the box and holds it up to her, grabbing her hand with the other. “I want to grow old with you and to share everything that I have. I love you. Will you marry me?” He looks at her expectantly. She leans over to him and kisses him passionately.

“Yes.” She smiles magically as he slides the ring on her finger. She touches his face and kisses him sweetly, then he returns to his chair smiling so sweetly.

Noting that he is staring at her, she whispers, “I love you.”

He breaks his stare, “I love you too.” He is about to say something else when the waiter comes with the bottle of wine.

He spots her looking at her ring and the box on the table, “Are you celebrating?”

She looks at him, “Yes, we just got engaged.” She glances over at Joel who has got such an incredibly cute look on his face.

“Well, congratulations. What do you guys want to order today?” The waiter turns to Joel as he looks through the menu. He finds what he is searching for and looks up at Kelly.

“Do you mind if we share a meal? I’m not that hungry.” She nods her head. “We’ll get the baby shrimp and pasta.” He looks back at her and sees that she is daydreaming. Looking into her eyes, he tries to guess what she is thinking about. Maybe, she is dreaming of making love. Who knows?

After it is quiet for a bit, she breaks the silence, “I was just thinking about making love in the car last night and dancing with you. It makes me incredibly happy.” She takes a drink of wine and then runs her finger over the edge of the glass.

He loves it when she does small things like that. He just wishes that he were the one that her finger was rubbing, not the glass. Looking up, he sees that the waiter is coming with the food. Everything smells wonderfully edible, as they both look at the entree.

She takes a shrimp and dips it in marinara sauce. As she puts it to her lips she smiles, then she gobbles it down. He just watches her for a few minutes eating them before he takes one. She sees him staring at her, so she picks up a shrimp and thrusts it at him. As he drinks the rest of his wine he tells her, “I think I’m done. How about you?” He finds himself wondering as she licks her fingers with marinara on them.

“I’m done too. Thank you for taking me here.” She looks at him while a grin spreads across her face. She watches him put some money on the table and then they get up. With a full stomach and a ring on her finger, they walk out and get into the car.

His hand finds her leg as he turns on the car. She smiles as she looks out the window, watching the birds fly by.