After dinner, they laid in each other's arms on the couch. Mike was holding his nerves, and thinking about when during the evening he'd do it. He wanted it to be absolutely perfect. Then Brittany spoke, interrupting his thoughts. "Lets go for a walk? Private beach and all, we'd be crazy to not use it." Mike nodded, "Then lets go outside." Brittany got up and Mike followed, taking Brittany's hand as they went out the door and stepped onto the beach. It was a starry night, and the stars in the sky had always fascinated Brittany. As they walked, she kept looking up at the stars, smiling. "Nice night hey," she said, stopping to look out at the ocean. Mike held her from behind. "It is. It's so calm and peaceful here," Mike said. "Mmm, thankyou for bringing me here, it's the perfect spot," Brittany said, leaning her head back onto Mike. Mike's mind was racing. He was surprised Brittany couldn't feel his heart pounding. The surrounding was perfect, the girl was flawless. It was time to do it. Mike took a deep breath.
"Not a problem," Mike said, hugging her tighter. "Hey, have you ever thought about the future?" he asked. "The future? Like college?" Brittany put her arms over Mike's. "Yeah, college. After college. Us." Brittany smiled, "Well, my thoughts were that we'd go to the same college. We'd have a place off campus, our own place. I haven't really thought past that." Mike kissed the back of Brittany's head. "I love the sound of that." Mike rested his chin on Brittany's shoulder. They stood there like that in silence for awhile. Mike was going over what he was exactly going to say, and then finally, he said it.
"Brittany. My bumblebee. These past two years have been the best. You've been there for me, I've been there for you. We've been there for each other. I couldn't... I couldn't imagine life without you. You've got my heart completely. I love you with all my heart, with all my soul. You mean the absolute world to me. And that..." Mike's voice cracked a little, the nerves had got to him. "And that's why..." he took his arms from around Brittany and walked around in front of her, taking her hands in his. "I wanted to do this. You... You are my love. My one true love. My forever." At this point Mike was sure his heart was pounding so hard that Brittany could see it hitting his chest. "I never ever... Ever want to... To leave your s-side. I love you." Mike let go of Brittany's hands and reached into his pocket. "Brittany Susan Pierce," and with that, Mike got down on one knee, holding up the little box, looking up into Brittany's eyes, "Will you... Will you marry me?" Mike opened the box, revealing the ring.
While Mike had been saying his speech, Brittany had been smiling, and even blushed a little. Then when Mike got down on one knee, she didn't know what to think. Then he asked her to marry him, and her heart raced, beating like crazy. She hugged herself, looking down at Mike. She bit her lip, and started to get teary eyed. She didn't have to think twice about her answer. "Yes," she squeaked out, the tears of joy streaming down her cheeks. Brittany began nodding her head and said, more clearly this time, "Yes! I will! Yes!" and she held out her shaking hand, the other over her mouth. Mike took the ring out of the box, shutting it and putting the box back in his pocket. Then with the biggest smile, he put the ring on Brittany's finger. Mike held onto her hand and kissed it, before standing up and gazing into Brittany's eyes. A massive grin formed on his face, and he lifted Brittany off the ground into a massive hug and spun around before setting her back down again. His arms were still around her, and Brittany put her arms around Mike, and at the same time, they both leant in and shared a deep, passionate and heated kiss. They held each other as closely and as tightly as they possibly could. Both still had tears creeping down their cheeks when they broke apart, arms still holding each other. "I... This... You... Us... We... Wow," Brittany stammered out. She couldn't form any kind of full sentence. Her whole body was overrun with emotions. "I know bumblebee, I know," Mike whispered, stroking her hair. "Thank you for making me the happiest guy in the world." "No, thank you for making me the luckiest and most happy girl in the world," Brittany managed to get out, running a hand through Mike's hair. "Come on," Mike scooped Brittany up in his arms, "Lets go inside," he kissed her on the cheek, whispering, "Then you can show me your surprise." "Mmhmm," Brittany mumbled against Mike's neck as she kissed it. Mike grinned as he carried Brittany back up the beach to the cottage.