The horse and carriage bumped down towards the docks as the skis grew ever darker. "Leon why are we here?" she asked. Leon pressed a finger to her lips. He lept out of the carriage and let her climb down by herself. The carriage and horses trotted away like nothing was wrong and left her at the end of the dock in the dark alone.
"Leon? Leon?!" she called slightly worried now. Then there was the sound of an approaching boat from down the dock.
Leon was at the front steering. "Your boat ma'lady!" he smiled. Gwen was revealed to get in so she wasn't alone in the dark and open to danger. it was a small boat. Barely more than a rowboat. It had a dip to steer in and a small deck to sit on. There was a large sail for it and an engine too. Gwen didn't mind the size.
That sailed out over the waves to about ten feet out before they cut the engine. The bobbing waves carried the boat on along the calm sea.
Leon pulled a blanket over the two of them. He noticed Gwen shivering and draped his jacket over her shoulders. She snuggled up to him.
Leon popped the cork in the champagne and set out the food like a picnic. Gwen sipped the champagne. It was cold, crisp and delicious. Like she was drinking dust from the stars themselves. She smiled and touched her earring again.
"I'm not breaking up. You don't need to keep touching the earrings like it'll be the last thing I give you!" Leon whispered.
"I didn't think you were!" Gwen said.
"Yes you did! You think that the reason I've made such an effort on this date is because I'm breaking up with you. I'm not!" he said.
"Are you sure?!"
"Positive! You're too beautiful for me to give up!"
"I love you Leon!"
"I love you more Gwen!"
They leaned in to kiss and then above them was a loud boom!
The fireworks had started.
Orange, yellow, green, and male kite. Autorine, light plum, and eggshell white. International Klein, blue, maroon, Azure, magenta, midnight blue. Harlequin, and heliotrope, Tea, time, turquoise, teal and taup. Amaranth, and ivory, Cosmic, late tangerine. Every green, every blue, every red, orange and ultramarine burst in the skies above them sending sparkles around the stars. Then indigo.
Then just indigo. Hundreds of indigo sparkles danced around them and Gwen knew this was for her. She turned to Leon who was still staring up. "Wait for it!" he whispered. She turned back. There was a pause as nothing happened. Then many were sent at once. Enough to spell an indigo message to them. As the sky spelled out the message, Leon slid a ring on her finger.
The message read:
WILL YOU MARRY ME?
The answer was simply, yes.