Niles felt another heart attack coming on when she didn't respond the way he had hoped.
"I said 'marry me'," He slowly slid off of her and pulled her into his arms, his eyes looking an even darker shade of blue. C.C. couldn't help but to stare into them as she noticed the look of fear and love in his eyes. "You were my dance partner tonight," he whispered, "now please marry me and be my dance partner for life."
C.C was speechless. This man who I have detested for nearly twenty years wants me to be his wife?
Niles kept his eyes locked on hers.
She's going to say 'no'. Damn it, old man. Why couldn't you keep your mouth shut? Everything was going so well. He looked down at his hands that were holding onto her curvy frame. Don't let go of her old man. You can't let her get away from you this time. Not again.
Niles' mind wandered back to the kiss in the Sheffield's living room. It was the most passionate kiss he had ever shared with a woman.
'Good night, Maxwell. Fanny Nine.'
Don't go, he thought. Damn, it; those two have the worst timing... He wanted to strangle his boss and friend.
"Niles? Niles."
Niles shook his head to find himself back in his reality and good God, was it a good one.
C.C was staring at him with concern in her eyes. "Are you all right? You looked out of it."
Niles nodded softly, realizing she was going to find a way to ignore his proposal or just find a way to use it against him one day. "Yeah, I'm fine." He slowly let go of her, knowing she'd never say 'yes,' and sat on the edge of the mattress, watching as his feet barely hit the floor of the steep bed. "I should be going," he whispered before slowly standing up and reached for his boxers on the floor before slipping them on.
C.C looked at him in confusion as she pulled the sheets over her bust. Did he not just ask me to marry him?
She reached for his hand as he started to walk in front of the bed for his pants.
Slowly turning around he looked down at their hands together before looking over at her. My God, she looks breathtaking. What man is stupid enough to not nab her by now. Oh... right. Me. Niles feared a tear would slip from his glossy eyes as they locked with hers. "Yes, Miss Babcock?" Her letting him use her first name again would not be likely now.
C.C had a small smirk on her face that didn't go unnoticed by Niles. "Miss Babcock? Well that's an odd way of referring to your fiance."
Niles felt his heart jump and his eyes widened ten times wide as he stammered for words. "My...my fiance?"
C.C nodded softly with a small smile before she pulled him onto the bed with her, wrapping her arms around his body and kissing him passionately.
When the need for air was a must, Niles slowly pulled away and looked into her eyes with a smile that could brighten a tunnel. "You'll...you'll marry me? And live out the rest of your days with me?"
Nodding slowly, she smirked. "I did say I wouldn't want to be anywhere else didn't I?"
"That you did." he said giving off a lopsided-grin. "That you did." He kissed her forehead softly before he kissed her nose and then her lips.
C.C wanting more than a peck, took the back of his head and pressed his lips to hers, stirring a moan from them both before they went on to round two. Their first time as an engaged couple.
As Niles and CC panted like dogs as they laid on their backs holding each others hand, C.C spoke first.
"My God, that was almost as good than the first time."
Niles slowly turned his head to look at her. Beads of sweat were against his forehead and his chest was rising like he had seen a ghost. Or in this case a witch. "Almost?"
"Well nothing can ever compare to my first time with you." She grinned.
"I'd hope not" he grinned before turning on his side and kissing along her shoulder. "You were amazing. You're always amazing to me though."
"Even when I call you Dust Mop or servant?" She asked, a soft moan escaping her at the feel of his lips on her skin.
"Even then," he grinned against her skin. "No one else can get me excited when called that."
"Good because I'll kill any woman who calls you Hazel. That's my job."
Niles moved to hover over her angelic body. "And I wouldn't want it any other way, Love."
