Disclaimer: This story follows the basis of the plot of the movie Enough. It's adapted to an original version and the scenes have not been plagiarized. I don't own '10 Things' nor Enough.
Chapter 1: The Engagement
"Kat, it's for you!" Bianca called.
"Got it!" Kat yelled back from her room, while picking up the cordless receiver.
"Hello?" She answered, wondering whom on Earth had discovered that she had arrived home and cared enough to phone her.
"How could you not tell me you're back!" Came Patrick's voice, in a slight accusatory tone.
"Well," she said impatiently "I arrived at approximately 3.30 AM, so forgive me if I assumed you'd be in bed by that time. 'coz you see that's how the world usually functions…"
Kat had just graduated college with a lawyer degree and with an Art & Music qualification, via Sarah Lawrence. It's been four years since she'd been dating Patrick… they've maintained a long-distance relationship, but they did see each other during the holidays. As well as during the time he briefly became lead vocalist of 'Revolution', her band that she had demolished almost as quickly as it started due to its lack of success.
"Well forgive me that as a rebel, I don't care much for what society does." He retorted, then he put on a mock girly-voice "I'm hurt… imagine how I felt when I found out that you're back in Seattle from your sister, and not directly from you… you don't care bout mee, you never tell me anything anymore, is that the case?"
Kat suppressed a giggle. His imitation of how her sister's conversations with her boyfriends usually oriented sounded cute. Although she'd rather become a full-on smoker than admit that to him.
"Patrick," she said urgently, imitating him in his guilty condition "it wasn't like that, OK? It was meant to be a surprise!"
"Speaking of surprise," He said "go look out of your window right now."
"Don't tell me you're going to appear now," she groaned, "I'm still unpacking and I look like shit. It was an exhausting flight."
As for Patrick, he'd been a Bar Tender, as well as manager (he'd inherited it from his father whom died), but after being prosecuted because of irresponsibility towards drunkards he was forced to give it up. He opened a Real Estate firm, which was progressing well.
"Just go look or I really will show up!" He threatened.
Kat obliged. To her astonishment, there was something hovering in the sky… it lowered a bit, making a racket with the noise it made. It was a jet, with a banner attached to its rear, trailing behind it. The banner read: 'Time to hit the aisle?'
Kat could hear "awww"s from the crowd outside that had gathered to watch, wondering who was proposing to whom.
She grabbed the phone, hands trembling "Yeah, ok. Sounds cool."
At those words Patrick entered her bedroom, clutching his mobile. He pretty much looked the same as when she last saw him, same tousled brown hair; same fashion style… the only difference was that he was an inch taller.
Kat enthusiastically embraced him, touching him for the first time in months, inhaling his usually 'smoky' scent. And when they pulled apart, he had slipped a magenta 5-carrot diamond ring on her finger.
"Right. That was the easy bit," he told her with a grimace "now how do we get Daddy's approval?"
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AN: I'll need a review or two before I compose the next chapter so that I can rest assured that at least someone out there is reading this.
