Proposal

This had been the day he had been waiting for. After all of the planning, everything had finally come together for him. It was the day that he would be proposing to her. If was nervous, he never let on - but he couldn't deny that he was helplessly, madly, head-over-heels in love with her. His heart jumped at the mention of her name and when she would enter a room he couldn't help but stare at her.

She was beyond beautiful. It wasn't just her outer beauty that drew him to her, it was her inner beauty. She was intelligent, wickedly funny - and if he was completely honest she is sexy as hell. She made him a better man, and Andy wanted to be that better man with her for the rest of their lives.

He had enlisted Andrea's help with the planning. She kept Sharon out of the condo while he set everything up: He had lined the living room with flowers and candles. There was a bottle of sparkling cider with two glasses and a tray of strawberries waiting on the table for her. He had left a trail of rose petals from the front door into the living room and on down the hall to her bedroom, inside which he had placed some rose petals on the bed in the shape of a heart. On the bed were placed two white boxes, neatly tied with purple ribbons.

After ensuring everything in the bedroom was perfect, Andy was making his way back down the hall to the living room when his cell phone buzzed. It was a text from Andrea, asking him if he was ready for them to come back. He quickly texted her back that he had everything set up and was now ready for Sharon to come home.

Andrea stopped her car outside of the building, the engine still running. Sharon looked at her in surprise.

"Are you not coming up?"

"No, I have some case files that I need to go over before Monday - but I will call you tomorrow," she replied as she reached across the center console to hug Sharon goodbye.

"Well, okay, I will talk to you tomorrow then. Thank you for a great day of shopping!"

Sharon stepped out of the car and made her way up to her condo. When she got to the door she pushed it open and moved into the living room, startled when she noticed the rose petals and sparkling cider. As she slowly made her way further into the room, she was surprised to see Andy sitting on the sofa waiting for her.

"Andy, what is all of this?" she asked, puzzled.

Andy's eyes sparkled as he stood from the sofa to greet her.

"Well, Sharon my love, this is all for you," he replied softly, taking her by the hand and leading her to the sofa.

"What do you mean, this is for me?" she asked, still stunned, as he handed her glass of sparkling cider and picked up the plate of strawberries.

"This is just my way of showing you how much you mean to me and how lucky I am to have such an amazing woman in my life."

He looked up to see tears in her eyes and a warm smile on her face as she reached over and hugged him tightly.

"Andy, you didn't have to do anything for me!"

"I know, honey, but I wanted to." He smiled again as she hugged him tighter. "How about you go and see what's waiting for you in the bedroom, while I put the finishing touches on dinner."

She laughed incredulously and hugged him again, before doing as he suggested. As she opened the bedroom door, she was amazed by the sight that greeted her. She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't hear Andy calling her name...

"Sharon. Sharon..." He gently touched her elbow and she turned to look at him.

"Andy, this is amazing! Thank you, sweetheart!"

He looked at her and gently kissed her lips. He could see the happy tears beginning to fall and he gently wiped them away with his thumbs.

"I'm going to check on dinner," he murmured, kissing her head before leaving her standing in the middle of her bedroom. Sharon made her way over to the bed and found the boxes, one of which had a note attached. She sat down on the bed as she started to open the first of the two boxes, her eyes filling with tears again as she saw what Andy had made for her. He had put together a photo album of all of their dates and family outings - and many other candid shots of them and all of their children. She looked through it carefully, falling completely in love with it. Eventually, she laid the album to the side and picked up the other box. To her surprise - and delight - she found a red silk nightie inside. Grinning, she finally opened the note that was attached to the box.

Happy tears started falling again she sat on the edge of her bed and began to read:

My dearest Sharon,

I hope that you like your gift so far. I wanted to show you how much I love and care about you. I've seen the storm clouds in your past but rest assured because you are safe at last. One thing I know is that I love you with everything I am.

I promise to be your best friend. To love you and to take care of you. You have made me a better man, a better father and this love that we are building on will always be here.

I hope you enjoy all of your gifts, my love.

Love you always,

Andy

Andy stood in the doorway watching her read the letter he had left for her, before walking into the room and gently joining her on the bed. He took her hand in his as she looked up at him.

"Sharon, honey, you okay?"

She gazed at him without speaking for a moment before she reached over and wrapped her arms around him.

"Thank you, Andy, for everything. You have no idea how much all of this has meant to me."

"How about you go and take a bath? Dinner should be ready by the time you finish."

He stood from the bed and held his hand out to help her up. As she walked toward the bathroom, Sharon turned to look at him.

"I love you."

Her words were soft, but so heartfelt that he stopped in his tracks.

"I love you, too."

Andy smiled as he walked back to the kitchen.

After a few minutes, he decided to check on her and found her waiting for him in the bedroom. He entered the room and his jaw dropped - she was standing before him wearing the red silk nightie.

"You look gorgeous, Sharon!"

She could feel her cheeks turning red at his words as he walked over to her, a hungry look on his face. Sharon wrapped her arms around his shoulders as she began kissing his neck and sucking on his ear lobe, making him moan. She gently kissed his lips as he ran his fingers through her dark hair, his hands then moving up and down her body, feeling the soft silk under his fingers as he wrapped his arms around her and held her.

Andy gently lifted the nightie up and over her head, taking a moment to stand there looking at this beautiful woman standing in front of him.

"You like what you see?" she teased, smirking at him.

"Yes ma'am, I do…"

Andy made his way down her body with his mouth, leaving light kisses everywhere he could reach, making her moan with each gentle touch and caress. As he made his way back up her body, she started pulling his shirt over his head - throwing it to the floor as soon as she had managed to take it off him. After she had stripped him down, Andy gently laid her down on the bed as he kissed her neck and sucked on her pulse point. As he began his journey back down her body, he stopped to lick and suck on each of her perfectly-formed breasts, making her nipples hard with each lick.

Sharon moaned as he moved further south, finally ghosting her clit with his tongue.

"Andy, that feels so fucking good," she panted out as he started to feverishly lick and suck on her clit.

She ran her fingers through his hair as she moaned and groaned in response to his caresses. Andy added one finger and then another as he continued to lick and suck on her clit. He could tell she was getting closer to her release, so he removed his fingers and kissed his way back up her body, stopping to kiss and suck on her breasts. Making his way back up, he kissed her lips passionately as she reached her hand between their bodies, rubbing up and down on his hard shaft.

Smiling, Andy placed her hands above her head and, with his right hand, he teased her center as he gently pushed into her. A low moan escaped her as she looked into eyes that were so full of love. As he began to move inside her, he placed his hands in hers and intertwined their fingers. He moved slowly inside her, just enjoying being with her and making love to her. He heard her moan and pant his name as he continued the slow and steady pace and he could tell she was getting closer to her climax.

"Andy, that feels so good!" she cried right before she came, moaning and panting his name.

He thrusted a few more times until he came deep inside her with a deep growl.

As they lay there in each others arms, sweaty and still coming down from their high, Andy rolled onto his side so he was facing her as she intertwined their legs together.

"That was amazing! No-one has ever made me feel special like that," Sharon said as she lay with her head on his shoulder.

Placing her hand on his chest, she could feel his heart beating.

"You are very special to me, Sharon," he replied earnestly. "I will always do my very best to make you feel special." They sat up on the bed and he took her hand. "I have one question for you though..."

"What is that, Andy?"

He cleared his throat nervously.

"Sharon Raydor - will you marry me?"

She looked at him for a moment, completely speechless.

"YES! I will marry you!" she squealed as she wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tightly.

"You have made me the happiest man in the world!" he grinned.

Andy pulled out a small black box from the table by the bed, opened it and placed the beautiful diamond ring on her finger. As she looked at it, Sharon could feel the happy tears falling.

"You've made me the luckiest woman in the world, Andy…"

~TBC~