After they went back to bed, all of the other Camdens came out of their hiding spots. All of them had come to see the "engagement", even Mary and Carlos. They all looked at each other. The parents had tears in their eyes and everyone else had smiles on their faces.
"That was so cute." Lucy said while she hugged Kevin.
"It was cute but I felt like an intruder. I also think I want to go back to bed." Mary said while moving towards the stairs.
"Okay everyone time to go back to bed." Annie said hugging Eric. They all went back upstairs and went to sleep.
The next morning Ruthie slept in late. Everyone else was downstairs making this extravagant breakfast. They were all smiling at Martin and he was blushing constantly. He was glad they were there to see it but would have rather them not see the kiss. He had told them that she would wake up and told them to hide while he asked her. When Ruthie came down the stairs she was surprised to see no one in the kitchen. On the table was breakfast and a note.
Dear Ruthie,
Ruthie I am so glad you said yes. I want you to meet me at the country club at 6: 30 P.M. wearing a dress that you sister picked out. I left it in the box and it is by the front door. I love you so much. I will see you later.
With all my love,
Martin
P.S. no one will be home today and you will see why later.
She sighed and smiled while she sat down to eat her breakfast. After she ate she went upstairs and got in the shower. 'Well I have to look nice so I better start getting ready now' she thought to herself. After she showered she blow-dried her hair and curled it very specially to look like she was going on a very special date but not as great as prom. It was a little bun with curls coming out of it and there were curls on the top of her head. The dress her sister picked out was black with delicate straps. It had white underneath the black and it stopped gently at her knees. It was ruffled at the bottom and the white at the bottom was a little longer then the black. On the top it was nicely bunched and the back went down a little lower then her shoulders. She looked at it and admired her sister's taste. She looked at the time; it was already 4:30. She didn't realize how long her shower was. It took even longer to curl her hair. She went down stairs to get a drink and she found another note.
Dear Ruthie,
How is you day going? I hope you like you dress. I have left you a pair of earrings by the front door. I love you. I will see you later.
With all my love,
Martin
How was he coming in without her noticing? She had been upstairs the whole day but she thought she would have heard the door. Oh well, she thought. She went to go get the earrings. They were little diamonds dangling off and even bigger diamond. They were gorgeous. She put them in; she hadn't put her dress on yet, but decided she would put it on later. She went to put her makeup on. She did a light foundation and some light blush. She did a smoky eye shadow and put on mascara. She looked at her self in the mirror and didn't recognize it as herself at first. She looked so different; she looked so happy she could melt. She again looked at the time and it was 5:45. She went downstairs and found another note.
Dear Ruthie,
I know your probably wondering what I am up to. Well you'll just have to wait and see. I left you a necklace by the front door. I love you. I will see you later.
With all my love,
Martin
She went to retrieve the necklace. It matched her earrings. There was diamonds hanging down from the center. She put it on. It was 6:15; she ran upstairs to put on her dress. She didn't want to be later for Martin.
