Thanks again for all the reviews! You guys are so awesome. Anyway, here is chapter nine. Hope you enjoy!
Derek stood nervously by the door while I stood in the door way afraid to enter. I thought I was dreaming. His room had been cleaned, on the floor was a large blanket set up like a blanket and there were candles lit all around the room. The floor was strewn with daisy petals; it was beautiful, and romantic.
"Do you like it?" he asked.
"I love it." I whispered. He took my hand and led me into the room shutting the door behind me. "You cleaned your room. When did you have time to go and get all of this?" Derek shook his head and showed me to a spot on the floor.
"You look beautiful Casey." I could feel my cheeks turning pink.
"Thank you." He sat across from me on the blanket and pulled out a folded piece of paper from his pocket. Then he cleared his throat and I waited expectantly.
"Casey, I know in the past I have been known as a player. But everything with you is differently. You're so beautiful, smart, and passionate. I've never met anyone like you, and you make me want to be a better person." He paused. "Oh wow that sounds cliché. Sorry." and he smiled up at me, but I cold see he was still nervous, his hands were shaking. "Everything you thought you imagined in those letters was true, every spark the feelings, the moments, they were all there. I love you so much, and I know it's hard for you to believe, and I don't blame you. What I do know is that I will spend the rest of my life trying to prove to you how much I love you." He stopped. "Uh, yeah that's it. I just want you to know, I'm serious. I meant every word. This isn't some kind of prank."
I was stunned; who knew something that beautiful could come from Derek's mouth, his mind. "I made us dinner." And he opened a tray of peanut butter sandwiches, I started laughing. "What you don't like it?" he suddenly looked afraid.
"Oh, no. I love it, all of it. It's amazing, and beautiful. Thank you, for all of it." Derek smiled, no longer appearing nervous, but I suddenly was.
"Casey?" he said scooting next to me, taking his hands in mine. "I love you." My breath caught in my throat.
"I love you too." He cupped my face in his hands and leaned closer to me.
"Do you believe me now?" I nodded and he kissed me, and the spark I thought I had been imagining was there, and this time I knew it was real
Ten years later…
I sat waiting in the living room for Casey to get home from work. I ran my hands through my hair nervously. I hated waiting. I thought back to our first date on my bedroom floor. Ever since then things have been perfect, we've had our moments of course, and we still argue like there's no tomorrow. But it's who we are. We told our parents a year later; they responded with "We know." I loved this woman. I loved every side of her, the side everyone gets to see. The work-a-holic, perfectionist, and the side that very few know; the Casey that is passionate and honest and kind and wonderful.
"Derek are you in here?" Casey yelled as she walked into the house. I struggled to not jump up in excitement, and tried to remain relaxed and casual.
"In the living room." I responded. She walked in a few minutes later, looking breath taking as usual. "Hey babe." I said getting off the couch and greeting her with a kiss. "You got some mail." I handed her the envelope, addressed to her, with no return address.
"Hmm I wonder who its from." She murmured opening it, this is what she read.
Casey, every second, of every minute, of every day, is better just knowing that I can call you mine. I love you, and I always will. Will you, Casey MacDonald marry me?
Derek Venturi
P.S. Look up
And when she looked up at me, with tears in her eyes, I was there down on one knee with a beautiful ring for a beautiful woman. She grabbed a pen, and wrote on the back of my note:
Yes!
Well that's the end guys. I hope you enjoyed it. I've already started a new LWD fanfic, so maybe in a couple hours or tomorrow I'll have the first chapter up. But be warned the idea will probably only last a couple chapters so don't expect too much! Thanks again for all the reviews, I appreciate them so much.
