Chapter 10

Ιsaac was extremely nervous. After 3 weeks of hesitation, he had finally decided to propose to her. He had begged Maleficent to keep Cruella occupied for an hour or so, so he would be able to prepare the scene. He wouldn't dare do anything impressive or romantic since he knew Cruella would never appreciate something like that. He just needed the time to get ready. She was so unpredictable and he had to be prepared for any possible reaction. He was pacing nervously back and forth until he heard the sound of Cruella's car. He was sitting on the couch when she walked in.

''Hey Cru. Where have you been?'' he asked her even though he knew precisely where she had been.

''Maleficent wanted to discuss her concerns about her daughter and the wooden boy.'' She complained uninterestingly dropping her keys on the table.

"Have you eaten anything?''

"I grabbed something at Granny's." She removed her coat and kicked off her 6-inch red high heels. Only when she was finally devoided from her uncomfortable shoes she approached him.

"Would you like me to read you something to help you relax?" he offered, inviting her to sit on the couch with him.

"You aren't going to read me another romantic novel again, are you?"

"No. This time you get to pick a book." he replied with a big but nervous smile on his face.

She gave him a naughty smile and ran to her bedroom to get one of the books she had brought. She gave it to him and lay on the couch placing her head on his lap.

''Stephen King?'' he exclaimed with surprise as he took the book in his hands and looked at the cover. She nodded and he opened the book. His moved his hand on her head and slowly started to stroke her hair as he began to read. It wasn't the kind of books he liked. Horror wasn't really his thing. Well, given that he was dating a serial killer, he might as well start getting used to it.

After a few chapters, Isaac decided that this was the right time. He closed the book and took a good look at her.

"Why did you stop?" she asked puzzled.

"I want to ask you something first" Their gazes met.

"Alright." she blinked.

"Cru…" he stopped and took a long, deep breath. "Will you marry me?"

Hearing those words Cruella burst into laughing. "Is this some kind of a joke?" she thought to herself.

"You can't be serious!" she chuckled

"I am" Isaac admitted serious.

His question had taken Cruella by surprise. She didn't know what to answer. Cruella was never the kind of girl who dreamed about a big, wedding day. She cared about him, though and she knew that this meant a lot for Isaac. She didn't want to disappoint him even though his request was ridiculous.

"I can't possibly give you an answer right now, darling" a confused expression was drawn on her face and that didn't allow Isaac to figure out exactly how she felt. Deep inside he knew what this meant. It was going to be a huge step for her. It was a huge step for her already. At least she hadn't freaked out, she hadn't planted a bullet in his brain, nor had she started running away as fast as she could. Any of those, or all of them together, would have been good possibilities a few months back. Given all that, her sort of answer was enough for him for the time being. He was also afraid that she might react unexpectedly if he teased her about it. He opened the book again and went on reading to her until she fell asleep. Only then he could contemplate on what had just happened.

With this chapter I want to inform you that there are 2 more left! Don't worry, another Authella fic is coming right after I finish this one. I also wanted to say how much appreciate your support and your love for this fanfic. See you next week :)