Celestia
Ramon brought everyone over and Steph, Lu, Rose, and I stayed in one room while Ethan, Luke, James, and Ramon stayed in another.
"I wonder why he's invited all of us as well," questions Steph as she zips up the rest of her dress.359Please respect copyright.PENANATK73q0zdsS
"I definitely know, but I'm keeping my mouth shut." smiles Rose.359Please respect copyright.PENANAFXfD7uJYmb
"What?" I say as I whip my head around to look at her. "He told you where he was taking us?"359Please respect copyright.PENANAJifSM7tgfR
"Yep, all I'm going to say is that it's far and we have to take his jet. But that's all I'm giving you. This is your surprise after all."359Please respect copyright.PENANAGWc0W6wUqT
"Awe dammit, can't you at least tell me the place we're going? Y'all know I hate surprises. Hence why I was scared finding out that I'm growing an actual human being in my stomach." I reply as I point to my belly.359Please respect copyright.PENANAzwq8dt3Mo1
"Girl, you'll be fine, It's a cute surprise," she says.359Please respect copyright.PENANA5JNF9v1njT
"Yeah, it's gonna be so adorable!" perks up Lucy.359Please respect copyright.PENANAUlChFRF8gp
I gasp as she places the last pin in my hair.359Please respect copyright.PENANAvqpRROWfL4
"Don't tell me that you're in it too,"359Please respect copyright.PENANArmwU1Y2woI
"I am, I had to help him with something, you're not getting anything out of me," she says as she spins me around in my chair to give my hair and makeup a once over.359Please respect copyright.PENANAZVMkfC0ZoF
"Am I the only one here that doesn't know?" I pout.359Please respect copyright.PENANAG3SEiH2l5Z
"Yep, well besides Steph of course, but she'll find out later," replies Rose.359Please respect copyright.PENANAqDxNVyXVoA
"Y'all are so cruel to me."359Please respect copyright.PENANAOP3rrV0v19
"It's for your own good," Lucy laughs as she glides the makeup brush across my cheek. "Alright, all done, go put on your dress."359Please respect copyright.PENANAVbBkdu44ex
I get up and go to the closet to pull out the white dress hanging in it. It was one of the whitest dresses I've probably ever worn. It has a slit on the right leg, both sides near the waist were open with a diamond-like pattern to show off my skin. There were no sleeves and the top of the dress almost looked like the ears of a cat. I take it off of the hanger and Rose helps me inside of it, zipping me up. I look at myself in the mirror and smile. Lucy comes next to me and lays her hands and head on my shoulder.359Please respect copyright.PENANAYLSMlmyghR
"You look absolutely breathtaking C,"359Please respect copyright.PENANAvLofGon1LH
"Thank you, this dress does take my breath away," I sigh.359Please respect copyright.PENANAzRauSGCNP0
"You're so lucky, your man has taste in fashion." giggles Rose. "Step out with me Steph,"359Please respect copyright.PENANANFuuJIRXnL
I put on my silver earrings and bracelet and the new white-collar Ramon gave me this morning. It was a simple thin collar with a silver heart in the middle.359Please respect copyright.PENANAp6Cv6NwgD5
When Steph and Rose step back into the room, Stephanie had a smile on her face from ear to ear.359Please respect copyright.PENANAnnkSDRSd3b
"Damn, not you too," I pout again.359Please respect copyright.PENANAWzNj6yZQmG
"No pouting, you're gonna mess up your face," says Lucy as she uses her fingers to gently lift up my cheeks.359Please respect copyright.PENANAEiVOD02UbJ
"Okay, okay, no more pouting."
We then hear a knock at the door.359Please respect copyright.PENANABehv0ZH0Du
"We're all dressed, come in," says Rose.359Please respect copyright.PENANATLOYE3xTl4
James opens the door and I catch him smiling at Lucy before he enters the room.359Please respect copyright.PENANAfObsJQGfTY
"You all look beautiful, Ramon wants to know if you all are ready to go."359Please respect copyright.PENANAN9O2SZQtPg
"Yeah?" questions Rose as she looks back at us to confirm.359Please respect copyright.PENANAFMviX1EjTE
I nod my head as I slip on my flats and grab my purse in one hand and my heels in the other. We leave the room and follow James downstairs to the living room where the others were waiting.359Please respect copyright.PENANAOQGp4CRCos
Luke whistles in approval and Stephanie giggles. Ramon walks up to me slowly and smiles at me, kissing me fondly.359Please respect copyright.PENANAgV9eZ7srSt
"Hi, Queen,"359Please respect copyright.PENANAIdwUlTlxIV
"Hi King," I smile back.359Please respect copyright.PENANABlj5iGEh9a
"You ready?"359Please respect copyright.PENANAuWBrRRvcqv
"Always,"
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Seven or so hours can make you think quite a lot. I wondered about the baby that I now had growing inside of me. I wondered about how far Ramon and I came along. And I wondered about how proud my dad would be to see his little girl all grown up.
I look out and see the Eiffel Tower, gleaming with lights, as we fly by it.359Please respect copyright.PENANAFILZEYDOrl
"You brought us to Paris?" I whisper to Ramon, my head laying on his shoulder.359Please respect copyright.PENANApsYg7v3W1F
"I did, your mother told me that you've always wanted to come here."359Please respect copyright.PENANAtRfa3deuAt
"She did?" I reply, looking up at him.359Please respect copyright.PENANAVsKHSGWxSO
"She did. And she told me every embarrassing thing that you've ever done. Including the time when you had your first period." he smiles.359Please respect copyright.PENANAIuxprds4jI
"She. Did. Not." I say as my eyes go wide.359Please respect copyright.PENANAV1A0BHh4KG
His grin gets wider and he just nods.359Please respect copyright.PENANA8Ok2h8qFJh
"Oh, God. Kill me now," I whine and turn away from him.359Please respect copyright.PENANA47RyANwss2
Ramon laughs and only pulls me closer to him.359Please respect copyright.PENANA7pQvpkoSV4
"Why would she tell you that?" I shake my head.359Please respect copyright.PENANAREuk5naMLI
"She got on the memory train and I couldn't stop her, plus being able to see your baby pictures was fun, you are so cute," he replies as he nuzzles his head in my neck.359Please respect copyright.PENANArcx60R8aHe
"Better I wasn't there then, I would've been so embarrassed," I say, putting my face in my hands.359Please respect copyright.PENANAUQvPmCoirM
He chuckles a little then turns my face to face him. He lightly kisses me and smiles down at me.359Please respect copyright.PENANAIoCGCS77Lw
"I love you," I whisper to him as I look him in the eye.359Please respect copyright.PENANA8UzIQPMrem
"And I love you," he replies kissing me again.
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We were staying at another place of Ramon's. I'm convinced that he has a place in every country at this point. We went out to eat and now we were on our way to Versailles, France after an afternoon in Paris. 359Please respect copyright.PENANACEikNEEuLR
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It was dark out now, but all the dim lights looked like little stars that had fallen from the sky. 359Please respect copyright.PENANAw2ZSClO370
"Are you going to tell me where you're taking me?" I ask Ramon as he takes my hand and helps me out of the car.359Please respect copyright.PENANAlhuqstiXND
"Nope, you'll find out soon enough," he smiles.359Please respect copyright.PENANAvlWIHZIcf4
I look to my left and Lucy gives me a small wink.359Please respect copyright.PENANAhYeoMkCfls
"I love how easily gullible you are," she says and giggles.359Please respect copyright.PENANAuLbWFEpWvx
"Don't tell her that!" James says and he pulls her away from me.359Please respect copyright.PENANAzOQefgVmSN
Ramon wraps his arms around my waist and we walk for a few minutes in silence. As we walk, I notice that we were in a garden. A very large and spread out one at that. As the walkways came from different sides and connected in different places it looked like we were going through a maze.359Please respect copyright.PENANAfVIq11zhsF
"We're in the back of the Versailles Palace, my love," he whispers to me as he notices me looking at the huge architecture.359Please respect copyright.PENANAfO5D1Jc7m6
"It's so beautiful, I've only seen it in pictures-oh, what's this?" I ask as I see a string quartet playing in the middle of the garden right behind the large circle of water. My friends were already dancing together and I smile, remembering the first time we were like this.359Please respect copyright.PENANADlU2GlAuYe
"Another night of dancing," he replies and holds out his hands.359Please respect copyright.PENANATKJxzWM4S5
I smile, placing my hands in his, and he spins me into his arms.359Please respect copyright.PENANAyTjByo4pxr
"Can I ask you a question?" I ask mid-dance.359Please respect copyright.PENANAArYSZfM3ca
"Yes,"359Please respect copyright.PENANA7q8B4Pl4nG
"Is there a reason behind all this or did you just want a lovely night out with your girl and your friends?"359Please respect copyright.PENANAXIp7BLCT16
"Both," he grins.359Please respect copyright.PENANA7h00mPYLsA
"Awe, come on, you gotta give me something baby,"359Please respect copyright.PENANAilQn82Qa8C
"Nope, as I said before, you'll find out soon enough,"359Please respect copyright.PENANAdHftzimicz
I sigh and he pulls me closer and places my head on his shoulder as we move back and forth.359Please respect copyright.PENANAU79zt58Hws
The song seemed to be coming to an end and I notice that James had vanished and come of them were sitting by the bushes.
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"Remember that day when I brought you a few gifts before you went to the club?"359Please respect copyright.PENANAU6nWh6d3zF
"Yeah?"359Please respect copyright.PENANApU4FA1KRPI
"Remember what you guessed it was?"359Please respect copyright.PENANAqG6Y6IXl6I
"Uhh," I look up as I think back to that day. "I don't remember."359Please respect copyright.PENANAihGVOSCSX1
"Well, you ask for something and today, I brought it for you." he smiles. "Turn around."359Please respect copyright.PENANADHiLJBtmyB
I turn and gasp at the small Maltipoo puppy in the arms of James.359Please respect copyright.PENANAnB4JYU5L4D
"A puppy?"359Please respect copyright.PENANA4xsQS0KLA0
"Not only a puppy," James says and gives me a wink.359Please respect copyright.PENANA8sFHk3wtRO
He lets the dog go and it jumps from his arms and runs over to me. I scoop it up in my arms and gently pet its head as he licks my face. It was the cutest thing ever.359Please respect copyright.PENANATLPoQSs37T
"I can't believe you actually got me a puppy. What in the world could be better than this precious pup-?" I question as I turn around.
Ramon was on one knee. With a ring box in his hand. With a beautiful ring inside of it. With a wide smile on his face. Tears start to form in my eyes and my lips start to quiver.
"Celestia, for years I have quietly watched you from afar and the biggest mistake I have ever made was not talking to you sooner. I am so glad to have met you and I am ready to spend the rest of my life with you. I can't wait to start a family with you. And I can't wait for you to be the first person I wake up to and go to sleep to. So, Celestia Hadleigh Crowe, will you marry me?"
"Yes, a million times yes!"359Please respect copyright.PENANAP766OpKMXB