Chapter 4

The next couple of days, Liam didn't disappoint. He took her to a tour of Paris, both by car and boat. Now Steffy understood why he told her they wouldn't get wet. While they visited museums and the likes during the day, they visited some clubs at night. They still found time to spend a few moments each day with Ridge as he was the reason why Steffy came to Paris.

During a rare night devoid of night club, the couple decided to simply take advantage of the night air. Walking hand in hand along the Seine, each was absorbed in their own memories.

After a long moment, Steffy decided to break the silence with a question that had been on her mind for a long moment now. "So, did you tell anyone that you were coming here?"

Liam had to admit, he had expected her to ask that particular question, just not this late. "No, no one."

"Really, why?"

"Well, if I had told my dad, he would have talked my ear off on how it was a great idea and insisted on giving me some advices."

Steffy nodded. "Yeah, I can imagine him doing exactly that."

"And if I had told him all of LA would have known and you can guess what the Logans' opinions would have been, especially Hope's."

At that, Steffy tried her best Hope impression. "It's not because she's gone that you have to follow her, Liam. You'll be perfectly fine here."

"Exactly. For once I wanted to do what I wanted without having everyone on my back."

She swung their hands back and forth between them. "Well I, for one am happy for your initiative. But what did you tell your father to get off work?"

He gave a shrug. "I sent him a text saying I needed some days off to take care of some personal things. You did notice that my phone is off right?"

"Yeah, I wondered about that."

"Well, I told him that I would be reachable by emails only if something was wrong at work."

"Ingenious!"

"You think so?"

"Yeah, that way no one will interrupt us on our little vacation."

They lapsed into once again but Liam was the one to break it this time. "You know I've been thinking."

"Hmm?"

He tugged at her hand to make her stop which earned him a confused look. "These past few days have been great and insightful. They showed me how enjoyable life with you always is and made me yearn for more. What I'm trying to say is-" he knelt on one knee and took out a velvet box. He opened it to reveal a beautiful diamond ring. The sight of it made Steffy gasp and cover her mouth with her hands. "Will you marry me?"

She took a moment to catch her breath while he waited with baited breath. "Yes" she finally managed to say, "YES!"

Liam laughed with her before putting the ring on her finger. The moment he was on his feet, he had his arms full with an exuberant Steffy who showered his face with kisses.

A long while later they resumed their walk, Steffy admiring her new ring. She finally took her eyes off it when a thought crossed her mind. "Oh my god! There is so much to think off, so much to do! When did you want to have the wedding? I'll have to call my mom and ask her for some advice-"

She was well on her way to ramble on about wedding plans when Liam interrupted. "Actually, everything is taken care of."

That was unexpected. "What do you mean?"

"Well, last time you took care of everything so I thought it was my turn. Well, I didn't do much of anything. It's more like your mother told me what to do."

"Wait a minute, my mom knows?"

"Yeah and your dad too." She gave him a look. "What? I had to do it right this time by asking his blessings - we have them by the way. As I was saying, everything is ready and this time we'll get married with our family besides us. That includes your parents and brother and my dad."

"You managed to convince them to come here?"

"Sure. Although, only your mom knows why they're coming. I asked her to go ask my dad that you wanted them here for a big event but didn't know what it was. He'll tell Katie that he's going away on business and they'll use the Spencer jet. They'll be here tomorrow."

Steffy gave him a soft smile. "You've thought of everything, I see?"

"Yep. All that's left is your dress which your mom will help you with. Your dad designed it on record time. Said he had waited a long time for this occasion."

"I'll be fine with that!"

"I'm sure you will."

Liam gave her a smile before leading her back to their hotel. The next couple of days would be very interesting for the two of them.