Hi lovelies! I'm back again! I hope you all enjoyed this first chapter. I didn't get any reviews on it so I'm not sure how well you liked it. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter as well.
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"Babe, I'm home," Joy Mercer announces as she enters through the front door of the apartment she shares with her longtime boyfriend Jerome Clarke. "Babe?" she shouts through the apartment once more as she sets her keys on the hook by the door, and slips off her shoes, setting them by the door as well.
Receiving no answer, she continues through the front room and turns down the hallway going towards their bedroom. Finding the door slightly ajar, she opens it the rest of the way and steps inside, gasping at the sight in front of her. On top of the bed, is a heart made out of red rose petals, with a single piece of paper, folded in half, standing up in the center of the heart, her name scrawled across it neatly and clearly. Stepping forward, she picks up the note and unfolds it to read.
Hello there Joy-less. I hope that you had a fantastic day at work today. Though I'm very positive that you did because you are truly amazing person.
Joy smiles to herself at how sweet he can be sometimes and continues reading the note.
Now, you are probably wondering why I am writing you this letter. Well, my lovely lady, today is our anniversary. I assume that you may have forgotten this, but I do not blame you as you have had a lot on your mind, what with having to read through and grade all of those history mid-terms papers, as well as the countless staff meetings you have been having to attend lately. And as it turns out, it is actually better for me this way. I have something rather special planned out for us this evening. Now, if you would please slip on that ever so wonderful dress that I know Willow made you buy when you were out with her and Patricia a while back. Thank you darling. Come back to this note when you have changed.
Joy sets the note down onto the bed and then turns so that she is facing the closet, and walks over to it. After she pulls open the door, she moves some of the articles of clothing to one side as she reaches into the back of the closet. Pulling out the elegant black dress and laying it down on the bed, she goes back to the closet and pulls out her black heels. Getting undressed, she slips the dress over her head and zips up the back of it, and then puts the shoes on. She takes a moment in front of the mirror to fix her hair and make-up slightly so that she is presentable. Once she is done, she goes back to the note lying on the bed and picks it up to read.
If you are reading this section, I assume that you are now dressed up. I also assume that you took a few minutes to fix your hair and make-up. Excellent. Hopefully, there should be a cab waiting outside for you at this point. Go ahead and get in, and don't worry about paying the guy; I've got it covered. Don't read this next part until you are in the cab.
Joy looks up from the note smiling, and holds it in her hand as she exits the bedroom, making her way towards the front door once more. Opening the door, she steps outside and closes it once again. She steps away from the door and walks down the sidewalk, to see a yellow cab sitting in the middle of the street, a man leaning up against the side of it. Once he sees her, the man stands up straight and tips his hat to her, "Good evening Ms. Mercer."
At hearing the man speak Joy's face lights up. There is only one man she knows who has an American accent like that. "Eddie!" She exclaims as she gets closer to the cab.
Eddie smiles at the sight of one of his longtime friends and chuckles, "Hey Joy. You ready?" she nods her head and Eddie opens the back door of the cab for her, allowing her to climb in. He shuts the door and goes around to the driver's side, climbing in. As he slowly pulls out onto the road, Joy holds her note up and begins reading it once again.
I assume that you are in the cab now, and have realized that our good friend Eddie is driving you. Let's just say that Miller owes me a few favors. Now, we are off to a very special place this evening. I will not tell you where it is, as that part is a surprise. But I will tell you, that you are absolutely going to love it. I can guarantee you that much. It may not seem very extravagant at first glance, but believe me; you are going to be amazed at how fantastic I made this place look on the inside. If I was able to time this correctly, you should be pulling up to Anubis House, right, about, now. Have fun.
Joy sees that the letter is finished and she looks up from it to glance out the window. Sure enough, they are parked right in front of Anubis House. Smiling to herself at all of the memories she and Jerome shared there together, she doesn't notice as Eddie opens her door for her. When she does notice, she smiles, thanks him, and steps out of the vehicle.
"Right this way," Eddie says to her, extending his arm out in front of him. She walks in front of him and makes her way up to the house, as he follows behind her. When they reach the front door, Eddie steps in front of her to hold it open as she steps inside. He quickly moves in front of her again and opens the remaining door for her, allowing her to step through. She does so and steps through into the entrance hall. Turning to her left, she stops short and gasps at the sight in front of her. The living room of Anubis House has been transformed into a dance floor of sorts, soft music playing throughout the room. To the right, the dining room table has been covered with the most beautiful table cloth, fancy dishes sitting in the center.
"Hello beautiful," Joy whips her head around at the sound and looks behind her to see none other than Jerome Clarke standing in the entrance hall, dressed in his finest suit, a single red rose in his hand. He steps forward until he is right in front of her, and holds the flower out to her, "This is for you my sweet."
She smiles and accepts the rose, holding it up to her nose to smell it, and then looks up at Jerome over the top of the flower, "I love it. Thank you."
"Anything for my girl," Jerome smiles back. He grabs one of her hands in his and then leads her to the dining room. "Now, time for some supper." He pulls her chair out for her at the head of the table, allowing her to sit, and then sits down himself in the chair to the left of hers.
A moment later, the kitchen door swings open, and in walks Patricia, dressed like a chef, as she brings out two silver trays with lids on them. "A meal for the happy couple. I hope you enjoy." She sets the dishes down in front of them and then returns into the kitchen.
Jerome and Joy smile at each other and then remove the lids from their trays, digging in with their utensils to eat and talk about each others' day.
When they are finished with their meals Jerome stands from his chair and holds out his hand to Joy, "Care to dance?"
"I'd love to," she replies, taking his hand and standing from her chair, following as he leads her to the living room. When they reach the center of the area, Jerome pulls her close and they begin to sway back and forth, enjoying the comfortable silence between the two of them.
"I missed you today," Jerome says into her hair.
"I missed you too," she replies, "but it's the weekend now, which means I don't have any classes or meetings for two days. So we can spend the whole time together. Just the two of us."
"I'd really like that," Jerome says.
"Me too."
Jerome waits a moment and then pulls back, noticing the weird look Joy gives him, "And there's one other thing I would really like as well."
"Oh really? And what would that be?" Jerome reaches one of his hands into his pants pocket as he gets down on one knee. Joy gasps, "Jerome-"
"Please, let me do this." She nods her head and stays silent, allowing him to do what he needs to do. "Joy Mercer, these last few years with you, have been the best years of my life. I honestly never thought I would end up with someone like you. But I did. And you don't know how happy that makes me. You've changed me Joy, made me into a better man. But you haven't changed me completely; you've embraced the child in me as well. I love you for that, and so much more. So, Joy Mercer," he pulls a small black velvet box out of his pocket and opens it, holding it up for her to see, "will you marry me?"
Joy looks at him as she can feel tears of joy escaping from her eyes. She nods her head, "Yes. Of course I'll marry you Jerome."
Smiling, Jerome stands up and plucks the ring out of the box, slipping it onto her finger. He then grabs her face in his, pressing his lips to hers. She kisses back, wrapping her arms around his neck, and his move down to wrap around her waist.
A moment later, they pull back and Joy rests her head on Jerome's shoulder, his head lying on top of hers. The two just sway back and forth to the soft slow music playing from the stereo.
Just outside of the room, Eddie reaches in to turn the lights down, giving it a romantic feel, as Patricia slips out of the kitchen towards him, and the two of them head out of Anubis House to give the happy couple some privacy.
As for Jerome and Joy, the newly engaged couple spends the remainder of their evening dancing, talking, laughing, and celebrating. Together.
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