The night was cool and crisp, one of late April. The sky was clear and
filled with endless shining stars and a round silver moon, the brightest of
all stars the one that now bore the name of the beautiful young girl that
sat on the bench on her front porch, her soft bathrobe wrapped around her
for warmth, her long auburn hair cascading down around her shoulders, her
hazel eyes glowing with that radiating happiness and warmth that could
brighten the bleakest of days-Jamie Sullivan, the love of Landon Carter's
life. The two 18-year-olds sat side by side, Jamie looking peacefully with
a content smile up at the array of stars in the dark sky.
"Do you love me?" Landon questioned gently, his voice soft, not pressuring in any way.
Jamie looked over at him, for an instant appearing taken aback by the question, but in the next instant her face softened and she smiled a little, replying, "Mmhmm."
"Will you do something for me then?" Landon asked. His heart began to race - the combination of emotions and feelings inside of him now was like no other. The one he recognized above them all was the deep and undying love he felt for Jamie.
"Anything," she said, her voice just above a whisper. The glowing smile widened a little as she did.
Landon looked directly into her eyes, overflowing with that familiar warmth.
"Will you marry me?"
Her expression was one he would never forget. The surprise and happiness grew on her face with every second. Her breaths came a little faster now, with all the emotions she felt. The smile grew even bigger, and her eyes shone a little with tears. The young couple leaned in and kissed gently. Just before their lips touched, Jamie mumbled what sounded like an "Mmhmm," and after they pulled away, Landon reached up and began stroking her face softly, and she said lightly, "Yes."
Neither one could ever describe accurately everything they felt in that moment. Landon reached into the pocket of his jacket and pulled out the velvet case, opening it to reveal the simple yet beautiful ring. With this, Jamie's hands went to her face and a tear escaped down her cheek. "Oh, Landon..." She began to cry with happiness, leaning into him, and he held her gently, stroking her hair, until she finished moments later. She looked up at him, and he wiped her damp cheeks with his thumb, drying the tears the best he could. Jamie smiled, her happiness seeming to flow outward so anyone could feel it. "I love you," she said, looking into Landon's eyes.
"I love you, too," he replied, more sincerely than he could answer to anything. Then he took the ring from its case, gingerly took Jamie's hand into his, and slid the ring onto her ring finger. She looked down at it, smile still in place, admiring it. Then she raised her eyes to his once more, and leaned in for another passionate kiss.
It was the beginning of the journey.
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NOTE: I know this seems like a prologue, but I suppose that's what it is, in chapter form if you will. So that's why it's pretty short. ~Author
"Do you love me?" Landon questioned gently, his voice soft, not pressuring in any way.
Jamie looked over at him, for an instant appearing taken aback by the question, but in the next instant her face softened and she smiled a little, replying, "Mmhmm."
"Will you do something for me then?" Landon asked. His heart began to race - the combination of emotions and feelings inside of him now was like no other. The one he recognized above them all was the deep and undying love he felt for Jamie.
"Anything," she said, her voice just above a whisper. The glowing smile widened a little as she did.
Landon looked directly into her eyes, overflowing with that familiar warmth.
"Will you marry me?"
Her expression was one he would never forget. The surprise and happiness grew on her face with every second. Her breaths came a little faster now, with all the emotions she felt. The smile grew even bigger, and her eyes shone a little with tears. The young couple leaned in and kissed gently. Just before their lips touched, Jamie mumbled what sounded like an "Mmhmm," and after they pulled away, Landon reached up and began stroking her face softly, and she said lightly, "Yes."
Neither one could ever describe accurately everything they felt in that moment. Landon reached into the pocket of his jacket and pulled out the velvet case, opening it to reveal the simple yet beautiful ring. With this, Jamie's hands went to her face and a tear escaped down her cheek. "Oh, Landon..." She began to cry with happiness, leaning into him, and he held her gently, stroking her hair, until she finished moments later. She looked up at him, and he wiped her damp cheeks with his thumb, drying the tears the best he could. Jamie smiled, her happiness seeming to flow outward so anyone could feel it. "I love you," she said, looking into Landon's eyes.
"I love you, too," he replied, more sincerely than he could answer to anything. Then he took the ring from its case, gingerly took Jamie's hand into his, and slid the ring onto her ring finger. She looked down at it, smile still in place, admiring it. Then she raised her eyes to his once more, and leaned in for another passionate kiss.
It was the beginning of the journey.
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NOTE: I know this seems like a prologue, but I suppose that's what it is, in chapter form if you will. So that's why it's pretty short. ~Author