HEY EVERYONE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS CHAPTER HAD A BLAST WRITING IT. IT'S A SENTIMENTAL MOMENT BETWEEN LEO AND CARRIE
CHAPTER 7: THE UNBREAKABLE PROMISE… OR IS IT?
LEO'S POV
We arrived at the Blue Willow Café around 8:00pm and took a seat at our reserved table/booth and glanced at the menus. The waiter brought out our drinks then asked us what we wanted to eat. Carrie ordered Alfredo with a side of cheese curds and I chose the Prime Rib with onion rings as my appetizer. While we waited for the food we decided to make small talk.
"So what do you think of the rest of the cast members?" Carrie questioned me.
"I like them." I informed her picking up my drink and taking a sip.
Carrie nodded in agreement "Yea me to, especially Mateo." She giggled.
I smirked.
"He's quite a character huh?"
She bobbed her head "Heh." Was all she said.
Just then our food arrived.
Everything was delicious, after another hour and half hour I had paid the check and hailed a taxi.
"What are we doing here?" Carrie asked as the yellow cab pulled into an empty Zale's parking lot.
"What I can't get the girl I love something nice?" I replied playfully.
She raised her left eyebrow and looked at me skeptically.
She didn't know I had already picked out and paid for it.
We got out of the taxi and headed inside. We were greeted by a blonde girl with blue eyes wearing a dark black dress suit. She stood around 5'3 and looked roughly 19 yrs old and her nametag read RAQUEL.
"How can I help you?" she said with a welcoming smile.
"Hi we've come to pick up a necklace I ordered." I responded with a smile as well.
"What's the name?" she asked turning to her computer.
"Howard, Leo Howard." I reported.
CARRIE'S POV
While I watched the lady type the information in, I noticed her long fancy done fingertips, they had pure white nail polish with a Z in gold rhinestones on her middle fingernail.
"Ah- yes Leo here you are, give me a minute and I'll be right back with your purchase." She stated then exited through a doorway leading to the supply room.
As we waited in silence for Raquel to return I caught Leo staring at some rings.
"Babe… what are you thinking." I asked curiously.
Leo turned to me and smirked as he obtained my left hand.
I couldn't but grin back as he let his fingers dance up my hand.
"What if we get promise rings?" he asked inter-locking our joints together like it was effortless.
"What would the promise be?" I teased looking down at our intertwined hands.
"Well…" Leo began but just the Raquel reappeared from thee backroom.
"Here you go Leo." She beamed holding out velvet navy blue necklace case.
Leo released grip and took the box.
He opened it up just a crack and peeked inside. "It's perfect thanks Raquel."
He then walked behind me and I heard him open the case all the way before he set the empty box of the glass countertop. "Lift up your hair love." He ordered out of pure kindness.
After I did as I was told he politely asked me to close my eyes, so I did that as well. I shuddered as I felt the cold stones hit my bare neckline.
Leo snickered from behind me then lightly dragged his fingertips up my collarbone causing me to shiver once again from under his touch. He slowly turned me around after his fingers finally reached their destination and clasped the necklace firmly in place.
"Wow Carrie that looks stunning on you." I heard Leo whisper breathlessly.
I hesitantly open my pupils and Leo steps aside allowing me to look in the mirror. The elegant piece of Jewelry that draped around my neckline was breathtaking. The oceanic blue diamonds were in the shape of a sideways 69 which was Leo and I's zodiac symbol meaning CANCER. And in-between the circles of the 6 and the 9 were L and C in gorgeous rubies, our birthstone. I couldn't hold the tears from streaming down.
LEO'S POV
I saw the tears start to form in her eyes as she gazed at her refection. I walked back behind her and took her waist into the loving embrace that my arms have genuinely provided and rested my head on her right shoulder.
"What do you think?" I softly asked
"It's magnificent." She replied just as quite as me while she ran her fingertips across the jewels.
"Do you wanna pick out some promise rings." I asked kissing her cheek.
She was flabbergasted so she just nodded.
I removed my head from her shoulder and turned around *I WILL ADMIT IT WASN'T A GRACEFUL TURN, WE KINDA STUMBLED * and peered at the rings in the glass counter with her still in my clutches. After 20 minutes we finally settled for 2 rings that we both love *WHICH HAPPENED TO BE THE FIRST 2 THAT WE LOOKED AT HAHAHA FIGURES*
She took my promise ring in her hand and I did the same with hers.
"Leo…" Carrie began then took a deep breath in and blew it out. "You are not my first boyfriend BUT you are the first boyfriend that has been and still is my best friend. My promise to you is that no matter WHAT I will always love you even through the up's and down's, I will remain by your side for the whole journey…" she let tear escape her eye. "You are my soul mate and I love you with all my heart." She the gently grasped my right hand and slipped the thick silver band around my ring finger.
I tried my hardest not to cry at that moment because I still had to give my speech.
"Carrie you know I love you more then anything, and these past 2 yrs have been amazing. You have always been there for me when I needed you, weather it was for a shoulder to cry on, someone to make me laugh, or tell me I'm doing something stupid even when I'm don't realize it's idiotic. Your kind, gentle, loving and sweet, BUT you are also a hard ass when I'm to stubborn to face things I refuse to confront. And when I do face them your there to support my decisions and help me through it when I've chosen wrong. You are my life, my air, my heart. So with that said MY PROMISE to you is I'LL NEVER LEAVE YOU, I WONT LET ANYTHING OR ANYONE COME BETWEEN US. I PROMISE TO LOVE YOU UNTIL THE DAY I DIE AND MY FINAL PROMISE IS THIS… AS SOON AS WE BOTH TURN 18 I WILL REPLACE THAT RING WITH SOMETHING MORE APPROPRIATE. If it's okay I would like to place this on your left hand."
Shocked and speechless Carrie just nodded her head in approval and held up her left hand.
I glided the thin silver ring around her engagement finger and leaned in for a kiss, but before I could taste her lips I felt my phone vibrate.
Thinking it was Ronnie I chuckled and gave Carrie a quick but passionate kiss.
I pulled my phone out of my jacket pocket and hit accept.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Leo?" came a heavenly voice that made my heart skip a beat.
YAY ANOTHER CHAPTER FINISHED TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK PLZ R&R AND THANX TO EVERYONE THAT ALREADY DID YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING I HAD FUN WRITING THIS CHAPTER NEXT CHAPTER IS STRICTLY LEO AND OLIVIA SO HOPE YOU ENJOY IT.
P.S BRANDED IS COMPLETE WORKING ON A SEQUEL CALLED UNCHAINED. I HAVE A FEW IDEAS I JUST NEED TO SORT THEM OUT IN MY HEAD FIRST HAHAHA IN THE MEAN TIME I'LL UPDATE MY OTHER STORIES
P.P.S ALSO UPDATING KICKING IT WITH THE WASABI WARRIORS NEXT PERSON IS RUDY SO GIVE ME SOME QUESTIONS TO ASK HIM
