Bea knew at the year mark that Allie and her were the real deal. If she was honest with herself she knew from the get go but when they hit their anniversary she knew she had to do something about it. That's when the planning started for the following year. They had been through so much in the first year. Both surviving attacks from The Freak, Kaz finally pulling her head out of her arse and helping them get rid of Joan, helping set up a democratic system for the prison to run smoothly or as smoothly as a prison could run, surviving endless teasing from everyone and Allie having to restrain Bea many times because of said teasing.
Once the new prison system was set up Bea could finally step back into the shadows a bit. Finally not in charge of hundreds of women and the target gone off her and her loved ones backs. With the pressure off her shoulders she transformed back into the fun loving goofy woman she hadn't really been since before Harry. She still had her "Top Dog" edge about her that kept away ant trouble but there was a definite lightness about her that Allie helped flourish over the year.
Bea, still having her connections on the inside and out, setup an elaborate plan to mark the event. She always knew she was a romantic at heart and with her helpers she had booked up the conjugal room and set it out with the classics, rose petals, candles and romantic music ready to go when the time was right. There was only one visit that she had to make before everything was ready to go.
The things Franky was bringing her today were probably the most planned and discussed items to enter the prison in quite awhile. It wasn't a usual present for a visitor to bring in and with the nature of it, it had to be discussed by the governor and the entire board of directors before approval. She was glad that she had the forethought to set the ball rolling early because approval finally came a month prior and Franky picked the precious cargo the day before.
Bea's palms started to sweat and twitch as Will escorted her to the private visitor room where Franky was waiting for her. Will had to chuckle at her as he was one of very few who knew why she was so nervous. The only 3 in the prison that knew were Vera, Bridget and himself so he considered himself blessed. Out of all the inmates he was glad that Bea was finally happy.
As the door to the room opened, Franky sat at the table with her usual smirk in place. "Hey Red, You look like you're shitting bricks!"
Bea could only shake her head and smile as she sat down. Franky broke out in fully bellied laugh, "Shit Red, I'm only tryna loosen you up so you don't stuff it up."
"Fuck off Franky," the redhead scoffs even though her insides were twisting. What if I do fuck it up? And she says no? If she does I wont be able to look at her again. This is a mistake and…
Bea is suddenly snapped out of her thoughts by a light tap to the face. Will steps from the corner to stop any confrontation from starting but stopped when Franky raised a hand, "Down boy, I was just stopping Red panicking."
Nodding her thanks at the younger woman, Bea stayed silent. Franky wasn't having any of that though, "Snap out of it Smith. She is 200% in love with you and even if you were a blubbering idiot she would still look at you like the sun shined out of that tight ass," both women chuckled at that as the brunette continued, "you got this in the bag."
The redhead bit her lip as she nodded at Franky, "ok you're right, do you have them?"
Franky reached into her pocket and silently slid the box across the table knowing that words could ruin the moment. Bea picked the red velvet box in awe. This small thing has taken over 6 months of planning to be approved to be in her hands. Slowly she lifted the lid revealing the two plain silver bands that looked like they had black squiggles on them. The redhead picked up the smaller one up to inspect it in person for the first time.
She wanted something flashier because Allie deserved it but this was the best she could do with the regulations of jewellery on the inside. So instead of shiny diamonds she went the meaningful route. The squiggles were actually fingerprints, Allie's and hers. In between them was a heart and inscribed inside the one in her hands was 'AllieCat 19/07/18".
Bea looked up at Franky with tears in her eyes, releasing a breath she didn't know she was holding. "It's beautiful, thank you."
Franky just smiled at her and gave her had a squeeze, "Anything to see you happy Red."
They both sat there quietly until Will told them they had to wrap things up. At the warning they rose and embraced. As the brunette went to leave she smirked, "Go get her tiger" and with a wink she was gone.
Bea looked over to Will who had a genuine smile on his face, "They look great Bea, Allie will love it."
With that Bea smiled over at the only man she had know to actually show her kindness. "Thanks Mr Jackson, can we go now?"
Now that she had gotten the rings Bea was impatient to spend any more time away from the woman that she loved