A/N: WHOA TWO UPDATES WITHIN LIKE 30 MINUTES. THAT'S RIGHT MY FRIENDS LOL In celebration of two new episodes tonight, I'll be updating twice today. I'm so in love with this chapter, I really hope you like it. I'm also in love with chapter 10, which will be up tomorrow. Please feel free leave comments or something. I truly truly appreciate every single one of them. You guys are the best
-Two months later-
They had finally found a suitable apartment in lower Manhattan near Shulman and Associates. It was a cute three bedroom apartment with a view of Central Park in the distance. It was perfect and just big enough for their growing family. They had closed the deal on the place a week ago, and they had just finished unpacking their respective belongings into their new home.
Mindy stood in the middle of their new living room, one hand on her hip, the other on her protruding belly, assessing their new apartment.
"Not bad, Danny. For a while there, I thought our styles would totally clash 'cause I'm more of a sophisticated bohemian chic and yours is, well, bland and gray, but this is totally working!" She turned to Danny, who was crushing cardboard boxes near the door, with a teasing smile.
"It was not bland and gray. It was just...simple." Danny grunted out that last word as he finally collapsed a particularly uncooperative cardboard box. He sighed victoriously and walked over to Mindy's side to place a kiss on her temple.
"Whatever, old man."
"Same decade, Min, same decade."
Fridays were fairly busy at the practice, so Mindy and Danny hadn't talked much on this particular July Friday due to their patient load that day. The day was just about done when Danny appeared at her office door.
"Hey, Min, wanna go out for dinner tonight instead of staying in?"
Mindy set down her pen, releasing a tired sigh as she leaned back against her chair. "I don't know, Danny. I'm not really in a going out kind of mood. This baby is constantly moving and pushing my organs everywhere. I'm just not comfortable."
He didn't want to push Mindy into doing something she didn't want to do especially since she was feeling uncomfortable, but he had a special night planned for them, so he continued to encourage her. "Come on, Min. This is a chance for you do get dressed up and everything. It's like your favorite thing to do. Besides, you're going to get even more pregnant, so nights out are definitely dwindling down."
"You're such a jerk." Danny smiled, knowing that his encouragement worked. "Fine, I'll go."
"Thanks, Min! I'll come back in a few minutes, so we can walk to the elevator together."
Now that his plan was underway, he got nervous and started sweating profusely.
"Danny, stop fidgeting. And why are you sweating so much?! You're scaring everyone in this subway carriage."
"Me? I-I'm not sweating. It-It's just hot in here or something." He tugged at his shirt collar that was suddenly too close too his neck. He squeaked out, "I'm fine."
"Are you sure?" Mindy pressed her palm on Danny's cheek.
"Yeah, yeah. I'm fine."
When they crossed the threshold into their apartment, Mindy headed straight for her walk-in closet in the bedroom, suddenly excited for their date night.
Danny trailed behind her stopping at the bedroom door. "Don't take too long to get ready, Min. We have to leave at 7:30, so you have two hours to get ready."
"Only two hours?!" Mindy poked her head out of her closet. "That's nearly not enough time for me to look fabulous!" She groaned in frustration as she darted past Danny into the hallway for the bathroom to take a shower.
"You look fabulous all the time, Min. You don't have to worry."
She approached their bedroom again. "That's sweet, Danny, thanks." She placed a quick peck on his lips before she headed into the bathroom again, yelling over her shoulder. "Still not enough time though!"
When he heard her humming in the shower, he took the opportunity to grab the small velvet box in his sock drawer. He sighed in relief knowing it was safe. He carefully placed it in the pocket of his dress pants, so he wouldn't forget it.
One hour later, Mindy walked out of the bathroom, clad in her comfiest robe, hair and makeup ready to go. Now, all she had to figure out what she was going to wear. She had to pick the perfect dress to flatter her growing belly and the perfect shoes so her feet wouldn't hurt.
Thirty minutes later, Danny appeared at the closet door, dressed to the nines in a black suit and a navy tie. "Min, you're not even dressed yet? We're leaving in thirty minutes."
"Well, sorry Danny, you don't know how difficult it is to-" Her mouth dropped opened when she turned around and laid her eyes on Danny.
"What? Why are you looking at me like that?" Danny straightened in nervousness as Mindy took him in.
She strode over to him and tugged slightly at his tie. With a mischievous grin, she said, "Just realizing how handsome and hot my doctor boyfriend is." She sucked hungrily at his lips, breathing in his cologne. She grunted in frustration when he pulled back.
"Come on, Min. You have to get dressed."
"Hmph, fine." Danny grinned at her childlike demeanor. "Danny, what am I going to wear? You don't know how difficult it is to dress a five month baby bump."
He sighed and cocked his head at the corner of her closet. "What about that purple dress over there?"
"Purple?! Purple does not look good with this situation," she quipped back, gesturing to her stomach.
"Well, just choose something. We're going to be late."
"Fine, okay. Just let me think about this in peace," she said, shooing him out of the closet.
She turned around to take in her closet. Am I in a predicament now.
Twenty minutes later, Mindy was twisting and turning as much as her body could let her as she examined herself in her full length mirror in her dress. Not bad for a pregnant woman. Satisfied, she grabbed her clutch and walked out into the living room where Danny was waiting.
He heard the sound of her heels against the hardwood floor, and he turned around to greet her. His breath caught before he could utter a word. She looked absolutely stunning in her cap sleeved emerald green dress, which hugged her curves in all the right places. The bright green contrasted her dark skin, and her wavy hair flowed over her shoulder, framing her face. She was just glowing.
She looked up to see him staring. "What? Is something wrong with my dress?" She twisted her torso to examine her dress.
"No…" he whispered. "You just...Wow, You look so beautiful."
Mindy beamed as she walked closer to him. "Thanks, babe. You don't look so bad yourself," she said as she pulled on the lapels of his coat, placing a kiss on his lips. He deepened the kiss, which elicited a small moan from her throat, moving his left hand from the pulse point on her neck down to her waist.
He released her lips, much to Mindy's disappointment. Still slightly out of breath, he breathed, "Dinner?"
She nodded, not quite trusting her voice yet. She cleared her throat. "Yeah, I'm getting hungry and this baby is getting impatient."
Danny chuckled. "Alright, let's go." He drew out his arm for Mindy to take and headed out the door.
Throughout the dinner, Danny couldn't control his sweating. He kept wiping his palms against his pants and checking his pant pocket to make sure the ring was there.
Mindy had her suspicions about tonight, but didn't voice them, not wanting to ruin Danny's surprise. They hadn't talked about marriage, but Mindy wasn't scared of the idea. She was quite frankly excited about the prospect, so she was disheartened when dinner passed with no incident.
They got into a cab, and Danny whispered the address to the cabbie. Mindy stared out the window, not wanting Danny to see the disappointed look on her face.
"Mindy?" He gently squeezed her hand. "Are you okay?"
She put on a brave face and turned to him, giving him a small smile and returning the gentle squeeze. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little tired."
When the cab slowed down to a stop, Mindy looked out the window, confused. "Danny, where are we? I thought we were going home."
"Nope. Come on." He got out of the cab, still holding Mindy's hand. She slid down the vinyl seats, gasping as she caught view of where she was.
The Empire State Building.
Oh, god. It's happening. It's going to happen here.
Her spirits were immediately lifted, a smile forming on her lips. "Danny?"
He wrapped his arm around her waist, hand resting on her hip, guiding her to the entrance.
Mindy was speechless, a million thoughts coursing through her mind. Before she knew it, she was a few steps away from the turnstile. "Danny, what are we doing here?" she said with awe lingering in her voice.
He shrugged nonchalantly. "Just...wanted to do something romantic tonight." He puffed his chest in pride and happiness, knowing what would happen on the top of the Empire State Building.
Once they got to the observation deck, Mindy skipped to the edge, taking in the twinkling lights and the bustling life of New York City and the glimmer of the water in the distance. Danny settled next to her, shoulder to shoulder. She threaded her right arm in his left and rested her head on his shoulder.
"Pretty amazing, isn't it?"
"Oh, Danny. It's beautiful." She gave him a quick kiss before returning her gaze out into the city. He kissed the top of her head.
They stood there for a few minutes, just taking in the beauty of the city they loved dearly.
"Mindy?"
"Yeah?" she replied dreamily.
"Mindy, I-" He was interrupted by a woman yelling out "Yes!" and the exploding cheers that followed. They both turned their head to the noise, eyes landing on a hugging couple, who had just gotten engaged.
After the commotion ended, they returned to their previous position and looked out into the city. After a few moments, Mindy spoke up. "Danny, what were you saying earlier?"
"Oh, um...I was-" He deeply sighed before continuing. "I just wanted to say that I love you."
She noticed the defeat and disappointment in his voice. He was going to do it. He was going to propose, right here at the Empire State Building. Unable to mask her disappointment as well, she replied back softly, "I love you too."
