Frank sat down at a table with Alice. They were at the most expensive restaurant in Paris. It was overlooking the Palace of Versailles and the view was magical, no pun intended. They sat there, Alice in a short black dress and Frank in a t-shirt and a pair of black jeans. Nothing in the world was more important to them than each other right now. They each had about a bottle of wine each and Frank was getting ready. He finally stood up and got on one knee.
"Alice, will you spend the rest of your life with me?" he said looking into her eyes, begging her to remember that night filled with firewhiskey where she said she'd marry him on the top of the Eiffel Tower.
"For my entire life, Frank, I've been waiting for this moment. And now it's here. Of course I'll marry you. I love you. I said all this at the top of the Eiffel Tower but I can't say it enough. I love you. I love you. I love you." she responded passionately. They broke in to the most energetic kiss they had ever done. They loved each other and no one in the world was going to stop them.
Alice was just about to disapparate to London back to her house but Frank grabbed her arm before she could. "No. I have a special place for us." He said leading her to the street and hailing a cab. They were driving for five minutes when they came to the most amazing hotel Alice had ever seen. The walls on the outside sparkled like there were diamonds embedded in them and the setting sun reflected off the windows in just the right way, making them seem like they were made of gold. It was perfect. They walked in and up to the desk. "Bonjour! Bienvenue au palais des coeurs. (Hello! Welcome to the Palace of Hearts.)
Frank spoke fluent French to the woman and she gave them a room key "Votre pièce est sur le trente-neuvième étage." She said smoothly to them. (Your room is on the thirty-ninth floor.) They took the elevator up and arrived at their room. Number seven.
They opened the door and Alice was amazed at what she saw. The walls were painted a delicate gold and the rug was a dark red. It reminded her of the common room back at Hogwarts… It had been forever since she had been there. The bed was very soft and covered in red and gold sheets. The windows were facing, would you believe it? The Eiffel Tower! Frank conjured their bags that he had previously packed (with lingerie for Alice) and a bottle of champagne. They both had a glass and started unpacking. Alice saw the lingerie and took the hint… She needed more champagne. She went and got another glass. They eventually sat together on the bed and looked out at the Eiffel Tower, the sun, now almost completely gone, in between the iron bars for the monument. They botch remembered that night so vividly, even through all the alcohol and tears, it was a miracle. They thanked god that Lily ended up not pregnant. James and Lily were getting married soon too. It was finally all working out. Taylor and Farrah had gotten married three year earlier, Lissa and Ryann were going to get married in December, Alex and Severus got married in May, Kat and Remus were getting along fine, and finally they were getting married. Frank and Alice. She looked at the ring on her finger. It sparkled in the sun and it made her thing of the happiness that was about to come. She had never been happier in her entire life. It felt like she was dreaming. By her third glass, Alice's head was spinning. She wanted to lie down. And luckily, so did Frank. They were both drunk and knew where this was going. They started to kiss. Alice didn't want this time to be drunk. It wasn't special. Frank understood and passed out. He had had way too much.
The next morning Alice apologized to Frank, but Frank didn't care. He knew that it made Alice happy and they could try again tonight. They went out to breakfast and went to see the Palace of Versailles, making excuses to go to the bathroom, only to walk into the same stall and kiss. Frank and Alice never felt closer. Finally, they left and it was lunchtime. They went to a café and ordered lunch. They ate and just talked, holding hands across the table for a while. This was the way it was supposed to be.
"Promise me something, Frank." said Alice.
"Anything, love." He replied.
"Promise me you will never leave me. I love you and I can't live without you." She pleaded.
"I don't know why you would even think I would consider it. You are my air. I cannot survive without you constantly around me. I will love you forever." He comforted her.
They then walked to see The Louvre and stared at the Mona Lisa for a good while.
"Who do you think that the painting about?" Alice asked.
"I… I think he was painting about the love of his life. Come on…" he brought her to a studio.
He walked to the desk and asked is he could rent out the studio for the day. The person had not problems and Frank paid for it. He had Alice sit there while he painter her. It was the most beautiful painting he had ever seen. She walked around when he was done to see it. She loved it and kissed him on the cheek.
They went and had dinner. Frank has just plain pasta with butter and Alice was daring enough to try the Escargot. She said it was very good and fed some to Frank. He loved it too. It wasn't what he was used to but he was happy he ad someone like Alice to show him new things.
"Thanks hun." He said, still chewing the escargot.
"You're welcome, love." She replied.
They went back to their room and sat and watched television. Many of the commercials had romantic connotations, further putting them in the mood. They had some champagne but were careful not to get drunk. The climbed into bed together. They kissed for a while and the eventually took off their clothes.
"I love you Frank." said Alice, getting ready.
"I love you too." He said, finally pushing in.
Frank woke up with his arm around Alice. He remembered last night and it just made him love her more. He was happy it wasn't a one-night drunk thing. It had really meant something to them. He was the most happy man in the world. He got out of bed and it woke Alice up.
"Hey hun." She said vaguely as she rolled over which made Frank realize they were still naked.
"Oh umm." He said awkwardly.
"Please come back in to bed. I'm cold and I have a headache. Do we have any food?" she asked
"We will go out in a second." He said as he climbed back in to bes and put his arm around Alice.
"I love you." she said with a smirk.
"I love you too." he said in return.
"I wish I could have another night like last night…" she said… getting lost in her thoughts.
"Well we can try tonight too…"