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Chapter 9:
Proposal
A few days went by, Mr. Gold and I had spent every possible moment together as we could. I was finishing up some paper work getting ready to leave for my lunch break in a few minutes when I heard the door open. I looked up to see none other than Mr. Gold. We smiled as our eyes met and he walked up to me.
"Hi." I said to him as he approached my desk.
"Hi. I thought we could have lunch together." He suggested holding up a couple of bags.
"Of course! I just need to save this and we can go." I said to him as I quickly saved the document I had been working on and logged out of my computer. I stood up, walked over to him and he gave me a soft kiss.
A few minutes later we were up in my apartment. I was getting out some plates, cups and silverware as Mr. Gold was taking the food he had brought out of the bag. I set the table quickly and soon we were eating.
"How are you feeling? Any morning sickness?" he asked me.
"I'm feeling pretty good actually. I haven't had much morning sickness, at least not yet." I told him. He nodded and smiled.
"I'm glad. Hopefully it'll stay that way, I'd hate for you to be sick." He said as one of his hands grabbed mine. I smiled at him. He was such a different person when he was with me than when he was around other people. I know I had heard many people call him cold hearted, cruel and other selfish-type names. He was nothing but kind to me.
"I actually had something I wanted to give you." He said to me as he reached into his pocket. I wondered if this was going to be a marriage proposal but knowing him he would probably wait until we had a much more romantic venue. He pulled out a silver key and handed it to me. I looked at him confused.
"It's a key to my house. I was hoping you'd move in with me." He explained calmly. I was surprised by his request. It made sense with the baby on the way, his interest in the pregnancy and I knew I wouldn't mind sharing a bed with him every night.
"Are you sure you want to share a bed with me every night? I know I can be a bit of a blanket hog." I said smiling at him.
"With how many blankets there are on that bed, you're more than welcome to hog them." He said with a smirk. I laughed a bit and nodded to him.
"Living with you would be wonderful." I said to him. His smirk widened a bit as he squeezed my hand.
"I love you, Elizabeth." He said in a soft voice.
"I love you too, Mr. Gold." I said before we leaned into a kiss.
I looked up at the clock and realized I needed to get back to work soon. We finished eating and set the dishes in the sink. A few minutes later we had made it back down to my work.
"I will see you tonight?" he asked me.
"Of course, I look forward to it." I said to him before our lips met a small kiss and Mr. Gold was gone. I went back to my desk and logged back into my computer. The rest of the day seemed to go by slowly.
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A few hours later I was back up in my apartment. I was able to borrow some boxes from Jacob so I started packing some of my things. I didn't have a lot of things so I knew moving wouldn't be too hard. We could probably move everything that night, but I was starting to get tired so I knew I wouldn't be up for that.
Around 7 I heard a knock on my door. Knowing it was Mr. Gold I quickly walked over and let him in. We greeted each other with a kiss and he came into my apartment. I already had a few boxes stacked up by the door and he glanced over at them.
"I'm happy you decided to move in with me. It'll be good to have you so close." He said as his arms wrapped around me. I smiled as I returned the gesture. Our lips collided in another kiss.
Both Mr. Gold and I picked up a couple of boxes and headed down the stairs. Soon we were at Mr. Gold's house. I had made sure to bring a change of clothes for the next day and anything I would need before then. It didn't take that long to unpack things and soon things were neatly where I wanted them.
Mr. Gold invited me to join him in the dinning for dinner once things were put away. I took his hand as we walked down the stairs to his beautiful decorated dinning room. I couldn't believe what I saw once we were there. The table was set elegantly with candles, the crystal chandelier lights were low and there were several kinds of flowers that beautifully arranged throughout the table and room.
"What's all this?" I asked as I turned to him.
"I promised you a romantic dinner here a few nights ago. It took longer than I thought it would but I thought tonight would be a great night to do it to." He said as he walked me over to the table. He held the chair for me as I sat down. He walked out of the room only to return a few minutes later with two plates.
He set one of the plates down in front of me and the other at his spot. He opened a bottle of non-alcoholic sparkling cider and poured it into two crystal glasses. After he handed me one of the cups he sat down next to me.
Mr. Gold had really gone out of his way for this dinner. It really was a romantic dinner; the flowers and candles were beautiful and the food was amazing. I could tell he had gone to a lot of trouble to make sure this dinner was amazing.
"This is so incredible. Thank you so much for doing this." I said to him as I took his hand.
He smiled a bit and said,
"I love you."
"I love you to." I said as we leaned in for a kiss. I took a sip of the cider as Mr. Gold stood up, walked over to one of the tables and picked something up. He looked a bit nervous as he walked back to the table. He sat back down on his chair and took my hand.
"There's something I want to ask you, but I want you to know that no matter what you decide, I will always be here for you and our child." He said a bit seriously, but still had a soft smile on his face. I nodded as I waited for him to continue.
"Will you marry me?" he asked as he held both of my hands and kneeled on one knee in front of me. The scene in front of me took my breath away. He was such an amazing man and I couldn't believe how much love I felt for him and I could feel the love he obviously had for me.
"Yes." I said smiling and nodding. A huge smile appeared on his face as he pulled something out of his coat pocket. He pulled out a huge princess cut diamond ring.
"I love you, Elizabeth. I always will." He said as he slipped the ring on my finger. I smiled as I looked down at the ring at back up at him. We sealed our engagement with a kiss.
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Later that night we were lying in bed making plans for our wedding.
"If we get married before I get too much bigger it'll be easier to find a dress. However, I don't really want a shot-gun wedding." I said.
"If we have a quick wedding I promise it will be nice. I would prefer to get married before the baby comes though." He said. I nodded. I wanted to get married before the baby came to; I also wanted to get married before I would be forced to wear a maternity wedding dress. I knew there were some pretty ones, but I wanted to keep my options open.
Mr. Gold reached to grab something from his night table. He sat back up with a book which obviously had his schedule as he opened it to reveal calendars and a bunch of written in appointments and other events. He flipped through some pages when he stopped at a page. After a couple of minutes he suggested a date that was only two months away.
As quick as it seemed we agreed that it would probably be our best option before the baby came. We both had a lot to do in the next two months to get everything prepared for the wedding.
As I counted that far ahead I realized I would be a littler over 16 weeks pregnant. Things seemed almost overwhelming but just looking at Mr. Gold and knowing there was a little life growing inside of me I knew everything would be worth it.
"I'll talk to the judge tomorrow and schedule him for the date." Mr. Gold said as he wrote our wedding date down and put his planner back on the table. He turned to me with a smile on his face as he wrapped his arm around me and pulled me to him. I enjoyed these moments with him; I loved just laying there in his arms. Life seemed perfect.
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I was still in Mr. Gold's arms when I woke up the next morning. I smiled at his sleeping figure and decided to try to get up without waking him up. I knew he needed his rest with how busy he was.
Once I had managed to weasel my way out of Mr. Gold's arms I slipped some slippers on and made my way down to the kitchen. After last night I wanted to do something for him. I knew the breakfast I would prepare for him wouldn't be nearly as elaborate as what he planned for me, but I wanted to show my gratitude to him somehow.
When I was in the kitchen, I looked around trying to figure out where things where. Once I found some pots and pans, I opened the fridge to find some eggs and beacon. I started to cook those things and got out a bowl and started to mix some pancake batter together to add that to our breakfast.
After everything was done cooking I went out to the table and set it for the morning's meal. Mr. Gold came into the dinning room just as I set down the tray of food. I smiled at him as he walked up to me.
"What's all this?" he asked wrapping his arms around me, pulling me to him.
"Just a little something to thank you for last night and to tell you I love you." I said to him. He smiled at me and gave me a big kiss.
"I love you." He said after the kiss ended.
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After breakfast, I showered and got ready for the day. Mr. Gold was going through some papers in the dining room when I was ready to leave for work. He looked up as he heard me come in. A small smile formed on his lips and he put his papers away and walked up to me.
"Shall I walk you to work?" he asked me taking my hand.
"If you have time that would be great!" I said knowing how busy he really was.
"I always have time for you." He said giving me a kiss.
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It didn't take too long for my brother to notice my shiny new ring.
"Are you happy with this new arrangement?" Jacob asked me as he admired the engagement ring Mr. Gold had given me.
"When he asked me to marry him last night, it felt so right. I've never thought I'd feel so much love for someone or from someone. Its like pieces of a puzzle, I felt so scattered before, but now things seem to be fitting together perfectly." I said smiling about the new events unfolding.
Jacob nodded and said something along the lines of,
"He better take great care of you."
"He does, and I want to take care of him too. I can't explain it, I know we'll have trials but I'm not afraid. I know we can handle anything together."
"I hope for you and your happiness that you're right." Jacob said patting my shoulder like he used to when we were kids.
"I know it sounds naïve, I just know things will be the way they're meant to be. I'm meant to be with him."
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(Mr. Gold's P.O.V)
"Things seem to be going between you and that Elizabeth girl." Regina said to me redirecting from the matter of our previous agreement of me, helping her find a baby.
"She's an amazing woman." I said keeping my private life to myself.
"The whole town is talking about it. Everyone is wanting to know who this Elizabeth is and why she's so special. I would be more careful Mr. Gold." She continued trying to get some kind of reaction out of me.
"With all due respect Madame Mayor, you will leave any business concerning Elizabeth and my child alone...please. Now let get back to discussing this current agreement." I said calmly. I could tell she wasn't happy that now she was forced to leave the matter alone but I wasn't going to let her or anyone else threaten or use my family against me.
