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Author Note: Thanks to everyone who reviewed!!! I got like 7 this time!!whoot whoot!!!lol! I'd like to apologize in advance for any grammatical errors I may make during this chapter!LOL On with the story.
Chapter 10: Life Changing Questions Part III
Friday Morning-Moze's POV
Moze woke up early Friday morning. She needed to clear her head so she went out for a run. She just couldn't stand it anymore in that house with her parent's constant fighting. She made it back in time for a quick shower and had just pulled on her shoes when Ned knocked on her door to pick her up.
"You ready to go?"
"Yep." She followed him out to his car. After driving a few minutes Ned made a turn.
"Hey, where are you goin? School is the other way!"
"Really? I hadn't noticed!"
"Stop it with your sarcastic comments!!!Where are you taking me if not to school.?"
"Hoppington Gardens."
"Lemme guess, to the exact spot where we had our 'real' first kiss?"
"BINGO!"
"And how exactly does this fit into your plan to get me to stay?"
"That's for me to know and you to find out eventually." He smiled the entire way every time he looked at her until she finally asked, "Why do you keep smiling at me?" She said impatiently.
"Because your beautiful and I love you." with that she shot him one of her million-dollar smiles and gave him a peck on the lips.
Ned pulled in the parking lot and parked. He had already pre-arranged his little 'outing' with the Gardens since he figured they owed him a big one by saving their priceless "Wild Boy".
They walked through the gate and up to the ticket booth.
"Two please, and by the way, steel eagle at 9:30 this evening." The steel eagle at 9:30 part was code for turn on the water show/spotlight at 9:30 so that he would have a very romantic atmosphere to propose.
"Ahh, yes Mr. Big- uhh I mean sir."
"Thanks." Ned took the tickets and they headed toward the Japanese gardens.
"What was that about back there? How'd that man know your name?"
"I don't know. Maybe he's my stalker." Ned said with an all-knowing tone.
"I know that's a lie, Ned! UHH! I hate it when you make me wait for some big surprise!" They both laughed as they walked through the Japanese section. When they reached the end Ned suggested, "So how 'bout that Wild Boy?"
"Sure." Then they walked the short distance to the art gallery. A few minutes later Moze asked,
"You're saving the best for last, huh?"
"Whoops! You caught me!" Moze just rolled her eyes as they headed off to the gate to the rose garden. When they finally got there, a sign on the gate read, 'CLOSED FOR MATINENCE' .
"Dang it!" Ned said trying to sound as if he didn't know the real reason for the sign.
"Well this is just great!" Moze said.
"Come on, lets get outta here. You never know, I may have something else up my sleeve."
"Don't you always?!" On that note, they took off toward the car and got in. He drove for a bit until they found themselves at the beach, their beach. Ned got out and opened his trunk where he got out a picnic basket, blanket, and a beach bag. They walked over to a spot near the shore and set up their picnic. After they were done eating Ned asked,
"Wanna go for a swim?"
"Don't have a suit."
"Who says ya need one?" Ned says with a sarcastic double eyebrow raise.
"NED!"
"I'm kidding, I'm kidding! I've got one right here." he said pulling out a suit from the beach bag. She reached over and took it from his hand.
"Fine, you win! I'll go in the cave over there fist and change. You stay here and hear me when I say this, NO PEEKING!"
"Come on, it's not like I haven't seen everything already!"
"Very funny!" She walks over to the cave wile Ned simply took off his shirt because he had already been wearing his trunks.
Just as he saw Moze emerging from the cave his phone started ringing.
"Hello?" Ned said impatiently.
"H-hey Ned. I-It's C-Cookie. Uhh….I-I have to tell y-you something important."
"Okay….shoot."
"L-Lisa is….Lisa is…PREGNANT!"
"Oh God Cookie!"
"Ned I'm scared and confused and rambling on like a teenage girl but….TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!!" Cookie said in a way that is complete Cookie.
"Sorry man, but this is between you and Lisa. I've gotta go, Moze is waiting for me."
"O-okay, well bye."
"Bye Cook." Moze walked down to the water and Ned followed.
"So what did he want this time?"
"Tips."
"Oh? About what?"
"Teen pregnancy."
"NO WAY! HE DIDN'T-"
"It's the truth. He and Lisa weren't careful enough and it just happened."
"This is…this is BIG!"
"Yeah, really big!" They spent the next few hours splashing and laughing in the ocean until Ned said,
"You wanna catch a movie?"
"Sounds great! Which one?"
"Why don't you pick it."
"Okay, well I was really wanting to see The Nanny Diaries."
"Something told me you'd pick that one." Moze rolled her eves. They got out of the water, got changed, and hopped in the car. When they got to the theater, Ned got the tickets and snacks and they headed to the theater. When the movie was over they walked back to the car and Ned blindfolded her.
"Hmm…this is all too familiar. I don't think you'd tell me if I asked so I won't as where we're going this time."
"Great. I was getting sick of you telling me that!" Moze punched him slightly in the shoulder. He drove for a few minutes and parked. He led her up an around and all the way to the finally stop on Memory Lane, the Hoppington Rose Gardens. Once he had led her under the trellis, Ned took the blindfold off. She gasped and put one hand over her mouth as she looked around.
"How did you…when did you…oh my!"
"I'm just good I guess."
"Yeah you really, really are!" Ned tried his hardest to control his nervous stomach.
"So tell me again how this is going to let my mom let me stay?" Ned shuffled his feet.
"Well…uhh…you'll see after dinner I guess."
"I hate to burst your bubble, Ned, but….what dinner?" Moze said looking around questioningly.
"This one." Ned said as he clapped twice. Out of nowhere two waiters carried a table and chairs while another carried two platters. They sat them down in their respective places and one of them siad,"Bon appetite, Mr. Bigby and Miss Mozely!" Moze looked at him with an accusing smile.
They sat down and ate dinner, talking about nothing in particular until Ned stood up and reached a hand toward her.
"May I have this dance, Miss Mozely?"
"Why certainly Mr. Bigby, but I'm afraid there's no-"
As she said that, soft waltz music started playing from a place she couldn't quite put her finger on.
With that she got up and took his had and laid her head on his shoulder wile he lead the dance. After the song was over Ned said,
"Moze?"
"Hmmm?"
"I want to ask you something."
"Ask away." Ned slowly got down on one knee and slowly reached in his pocket for that little back box. He took it out and opened it. Moze gasped and let a few tears slip from her eyes.
"Moze, I've loved you since the first day I met you and everyday after that. I'll love you forever. So I guess what I'm trying to say is….Jennifer Mozely….will you marry me?" Moze started crying harder and covered her mouth with her hands. She took them down long enough to say,
"YES NED BIGBY! I WILL MARRY YOU!YES YES YES YES YES!!!" Then Ned started crying too as he slipped the ring on her finger and stood up, wrapping his arms around her as they cried and laughed at the same time.
"I'M GETTING MARRIED, OH LORD I'M GETTING MARRIED!!" Moze yelled happily.
"Yeah, me too!" They both laughed and shared a nice, long, passionate kiss.
"I love you so much!" Moze said.
"I love you too." Ned replied. Moze took this opportunity to look down at her engagement ring.
"Oh God Ned! It's beautiful! Where and when exactly did you get it?"
"Well I got it over the summer in New York wile I was on vacation."
"Ahh! I love it, but not as much as I love you!"
"You love me more than diamonds?! Gosh! I must be something special!" Moze rolled her eyes and leaned in for another long kiss. She thought to herself,
"Gosh I hope this works on my mom. If she takes this the wrong way, she'd kill me, then she'd kill Ned for asking me!"
On the ride home she thought, 'Screw mom! I should be happy right now, not thinking about her!'
She looks over at Ned and gives him a 'your gonna get some tonight' look. He smiles. Obviously this puts a little spring in his step.
Author Note: So how was it??? He finally proposed! yay for Ned!LOL!REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!!