Okay, so I know that I'm most likely boring you with all of this. Let's skip ahead a few months, shall we? So, it's winter of 2008 and we're having a Christmas party. Our 10 friends are all huddled around the roaring fireplace as Aradia takes the pie out of the oven. I remember Aradia standing up and looking over at me at she put some whipped cream on the pie decoratively. I swallowed nervously, hand tightly clasped around the small box in my jacket pocket. I felt a small drop of liquid trickle down the back of my neck, most likely nervous sweat. We had known each other for a year and I knew that this was the time to do it. Just the perfect moment, what with the blizzard outside the door and all of our closest friends just huddled together around the fireplace next to the Christmas tree.
She stepped out into the living room, smiling as she set down the pie and just about everyone jumped up, running over to the delicious scent. I swallowed once, nervously and tapped her shoulder. As she turned around, I walked in front of her and knelt down on one knee. When Aradia looked back at me and saw the box in my hand, her hand flew to her face, covering her mouth as her eyes slowly started to tear up. I smiled up at her and started my whole speech. "I was lost before I found you, Aradia Megido. All I knew was a world of pain, suffering, and hate. I can't believe that the one person who could ever show me something entirely different was the weird girl that sat alone in the middle of a field….meditating? I think that's what you were doing." She laughed through her tears and wiped her eyes before I continued. "Anyways, I love you so much and I… I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Aradia Megido, will you," I opened up the small, velvet box, revealing a beautiful ring with an infinity sign on it on which small diamonds traced around the edges. "marry me?" I watched as tears fell down her face and she nodded over and over again, smiling widely and happily.
"Yes. Just yes." She managed to say before I slipped the ring onto her finger, causing her to step forward and hug me tightly. The room was quiet for a few moments before everyone started clapping. After that, we decided to finish our meal.
It was late at night when our other friends had all left and the two of us sat in front of the fire place on our backs, holding hands right above our heads. "Hey, so, I've been thinking." I heard her say softly as she rolled onto her stomach.
"Uh oh. That's never a good sign." I replied sarcastically, rolling onto my own stomach so I could face her.
"Shut up." Aradia said, punching my arm lightly and laughing a bit. "Anyways, I was thinking that…well, maybe we should move in together?" She smiled sheepishly and blushed a bit, looking away from me and at the roaring fire.
"I would love to. Waking up next to you every morning would be a dream come true." She looked back at me as I brushed a lock of her curly hair behind her ear and leaned into, brushing my lips against hers softly.
"I love you." She whispered into my lips before kissing me back.
