Chapter 10
I stood in the kitchen making a chocolate cake for our 1½ anniversary. Dougie was in the living room watching me but pretending to watch television. As I tried to move the cake to the table I dropped it. I stared at the cake and sank down on the floor. "Sophia, are you alright?" Dougie was by my side quickly. I shook my head crying. "It was just a cake" he tried to comfort me. "I wanted it to be perfect" I whispered. "Since when do you care so much about perfect?" Dougie asked. "Forget it" I stood up quickly. "No this time you are telling me" he stopped me. "You cheated on me. I have to be perfect so I will be enough for you" I looked at my feet. "Sophia you are better than perfect, you are you" he moved his hand up to caress my cheek. I stepped back. "Don't" I said. "Close your eyes" Dougie said. "No, I am moving out Dougie" I rushed upstairs. "Sophia! Why can't I just hold your hand or anything?" he followed me. "You touched her! You kissed her!" I yelled at him. "Finally a hint of emotion" Dougie walked over to me. "I can't be with you knowing that whenever we are apart I have to be afraid that some bitch will snatch you from me!" I continued to yell. "I love you with all of my heart and next time you can come with me or install a camera on me or on one of the guys" Dougie said. "I am broken Dougie" I sat down on the bed. He sat down next to me. "You still love me?" he asked. "With all of my heart" I said. "Close your eyes" he ordered. I did as I was told. I felt his lips gently touch mine. I did everything to resists my urge to pull away. "Will you ever trust me again?" he asked clearly upset. "I don't know Dougie, I want to certainly but you know" I sighed. "Will you sleep here?" Dougie asked. I nodded slowly. I walked into the bathroom and changed into my short shorts and a tank top. I practically ran under the covers. I turned my back to Dougie. "It breaks my heart to know that I have caused this on you Sophia, it is you that I love and want to marry" he said. "Wait what? Marry?" I turned around and looked at him. "Of course, I thought you knew that this was for the long term" he said. "I didn't think you already were thinking of marriage" I looked at him. "I have already picked out the ring, I was going to pick it up tomorrow" Dougie said. "Was going to?" I asked. "Now I fear that you will say no" he said. "We have dated for 1 ½ Dougie, do you really know that we are meant to be together?" I asked. "Sophia I knew from the moment you stumbled into me that I was going to marry you" Dougie said. "Tell me how you would have purposed" I moved closer to him. Gently Dougie placed his arm around me. "If I tell you it won't be a surprise when I actually do it" he smiled a little. "Who was she?" I asked my voice already trembling. "Just a girl that I met" he said. "Did it mean anything to you?" I asked. "No it was the biggest mistake of my life" Dougie said. "I want to stay here with you Dougie, you know that" I said. "Why am I fearing you will say but?" he asked. "Do you still want me here?" I buried my head on his chest. "More than anything" Dougie kissed my forehead. "So I think I am going to stay" I mumbled. His grip tightened and I knew he was smiling.