Okay, this is the only chapter that takes place right where the previous chapter left off. I just really wanted to do the proposal all by itself. So here it is. Apologies in advance if the idea is lame, but it's actually how I would love to be proposed to.
Enjoy!
Quinn's hands are shaking with excitement as she flips the index card over. She knows that there's a surprise waiting for her on the other side and she can't shake the feeling that this time is going to be bigger than any other time before that. More of Logan's sloppy scrawl looks up at her from the backside of the index card.
I guess we should probably start at the beginning. Go to the place were we first met.
"What's it say?" Zoey tries to play dumb, but Quinn knows both she and Lola have been in on this from the beginning. They were just a little too insistent on going to Sushi Rox "right now!"
"Oh, like you don't know." She grins at her friends.
"Actually, we don't." Lola pouts. "Logan wouldn't tell us."
Quinn blinks in surprise for a second before grinning. "We're off to the basketball court." She tells them.
All three girls share an excited squeal before rushing out of the room, nearly running over Stacey Dilson in the process.
Quinn finds the next card taped with another white rose to the pole of one of the basketball hoops. She wastes no time removing it and adding the second rose to the other, which she is carrying with her. At Zoey and Lola's expectant faces she reads what's written out loud.
Remember how you bumped shoulders with me when you were stalking off? I felt sparks even then. At the time I just figured it was because you were so weird. It wasn't until later that I realized it was because I liked that you were so different.
All three girls squealed before Quinn flipped the card over, to read what was on the back.
Remember when you helped me with my free throws? Go to where we had out "date" when I was the "girl" and you were the "boy."
"Huh?" Zoey and Lola speak simultaneously as Quinn finishes reading the next clue.
Quinn, however, grins and starts to move toward the quad. "Anyone in the mood for ice cream?"
"Why are we headed here?" Lola asks.
"And what did Logan mean when he said you guys went on a date where he was the girl and you were the guy?"
Quinn keeps walking as she answers them. "Remember last year when Logan called me a spazz? I might have sort of tortured him under the guise of helping him with his free throws." At her friend's look she smiles sheepishly. "Only just a little. Anyways, one of the things I did was make him parade around in a dress. We went and got ice cream while he was wearing it."
"This is so embarrassing." Logan groans as he and Quinn walk up to the ice cream cart in the middle of the quad.
"And just think," Quinn grins, only a little evilly, "after this you'll never worry about throwing free throws again."
He glares. "You'd better be right about this Pensky."
They each step up and order their ice cream. When it comes time to pay Quinn turns to face Logan. He quickly shakes his head when he sees her impatient look. "Oh no! Clearly I'm the girl right now." He gestures to the dress. "So you can pay for both of us."
Quinn rolls her eyes and hands the kid behind the cart a ten-dollar bill. "Yeesh, you're a mean date."
Logan literally growls as they make their way to a table. "You try being a nice date when you're walking around in heels."
Quinn raises her eyebrow, fixing him with a gaze that makes him feel kind of like an idiot. "I have." She deadpans.
"Yeah, well…" He shifts uncomfortably, both because of his wardrobe and the fact that he doesn't know what to say. "You're used to it.
Zoey and Lola are both laughing by the time she finishes the story. They've also made it to the ice cream cart. Quinn's about to ask where they think Logan might have hidden the next clue when Jack, the boy who works there now, holds out a note card and a white rose. "Here you go Quinn."
She smiles happily, taking both items. "Thanks Jack!"
Remember how angry I was when I realized you'd tricked me? Truth is, as I was stalking away, nearly tripping in those stupid heels, all I could think was how you might actually be the hottest thing ever.
She flipped the card over.
Next it's time to head over to where we used to hide from out friends. You know, the place where Michael almost caught us.
Zoey and Lola are already eagerly awaiting where to go next.
Quinn guides them to the small group of bushes and the large rock that had blocked her and Logan from the view of the other students many times during their several months of secret romance. She doesn't even have to search for this rose and card. They're both lying on the ground in the same spot where Quinn and Logan both sat on so many different occasions. She picks up the rose, adding it to her slowly growing collection and reads the card to her friends.
This was the first place I ever really hugged you. I can't even begin to describe how good you felt in my arms. Here's a secret that even you don't know. This is also the first place that I started wishing I could tell the whole world that you were mine.
They all let out a soft aw as the read the last sentence. Quinn blinks back some tears as she remembers all the secret rendezvous that occurred where she was standing. And how, even though she often loved the thrill of the secrecy, it was nothing compared to the thrill of being able to walk around campus, Logan's fingers intertwined with hers. She flips over the index card.
Remember where we had our first dance? Be careful of the noxious fumes. And don't worry, you're flower won't be dead this time.
Quinn sprints off towards the boys' dorm, Lola and Zoey hot on her heels.
Tapped to the door of the janitor's closet is another white rose and an index card. Quinn doesn't even bother to explain the significance of this place to her friends. She's too eager to find out what's written on this card and what her next step should be. Zoey and Lola aren't bothered by this in slightest, seeing as their just as excited and curious as the brainy girl is.
This is the first time I'd ever done something romantic. Right from the start you made me want to be different. To be better. I'd like to think that, thanks to you, I'm now both.
She doesn't waste any time flipping this index card over. She's too afraid she might cry if she thinks about it too much.
Remember where everything changed? Where you thought your heart was broken and I thought it was the weirdest day ever? And it turns out we were both wrong? Go there next. I'll be waiting.
She's gone before she's even finished reading the card.
She reaches the bench (that one where Logan sat down and changed everything she thought she knew about him and guys in general) and her heart speeds up as she see Logan sitting there, waiting patiently and clutching another white rose in his hand.
"Hi." She all but whispers as she walks up to him.
He stands to meet her as she approaches the bench. "Hi." He smiles nervously, but instead of handing her the rose like he'd expected, he hands her another index card. "Read it." He tells her (not that she really needed telling).
This is the spot where I took the greatest chance of my life without ever even realizing it. I love you. I didn't say it for the first time here. I didn't even know it for the first time here. But here is where everything else started. Every other moment that we shared came because of this place and the chance we both took here. Thank you for trusting me with your heart, especially after how it had been handled before. Thank you for taking a chance on me and seeing what no one else could. But most importantly, thank you for loving me.
She looks up at him and this time there are tears clinging to her lashes. She goes to hug him but he stops her. "There's more." He tells her, gesturing to the card with his hand that isn't holding the rose. "On the back." She flips the card over again and focuses on the writing, ignoring the way Logan seems to fidget nervously in front of her.
I wanted to take you to the places where we shared some of our best memories. But the truth is, there are hundreds of places I could have picked. Every step I took over this campus could have counted as a place as long you were walking with me. But I picked those spots for a reason. There are six roses, Quinn. One for each year we've known each other. One for the amazing year that we've been together…
The writing stops there and she looks up at Logan, wondering where the rest of it is. She gasps, however, at the sight that greets her. Logan hadn't been fidgeting nervously…
He's been getting down on one knee.
"And one for the rest of our lives." She takes the rose that he offers her and lets out another soft gasp as a beautiful silver ring drops into view, attached the to the rose's stem by a thin thread, "That I want us to spend together."
Quinn's vision blurs even more as she looks at the boy in front of her. "Oh Logan…"
"I know we're still young." He explains quickly, "but I know that I love you. And I know that there's no one else I'd rather be with. I want to be with you, Quinn, if you'll have me."
Quinn launches herself at Logan, knocking them both backwards and onto the ground. She's kissing every inch of his face that she can and Logan wraps his arms around her, eventually managing to capture her lips in a searing kiss. "Is that a yes?" He asks breathlessly when they pull apart.
She nods, too busy crying happily to form words. His entire being seems to light up at her answer and he pulls her too him once again.
He hears from his father much later that night. Malcolm, who had heard from his ex-wife that Logan was know engaged to Quinn, congratulates his son who is shocked into silence. "But you just said-"
"I know." Malcolm tells him. "And maybe you'll resent me for the rest of your life, but I wanted to make sure you were serious. Marriage isn't something to be taken lightly, especially with a girl as incredible as Quinn seems to be. And lord knows I didn't exactly set a shinning example for you to follow. I didn't want you to make the same mistakes I did. I wanted you to think hard and make sure this was exactly what you wanted."
Logan wants to be mad at his father, he really does. But he loves the man, despite his many flaws, and is so thrilled to have his father's support and approval that he can't find it in him to hold a grudge. "It's okay dad. It wasn't at the time, but I think I can understand where you were coming from."
"That's my boy."
"I think you can keep your money though. It's time I started working to make my own way. I have big plans and I want to make them happen through my own talent. Not through my family's name."
He can hear the pride in his father's voice when he speaks next. "And now I know you're ready for this. Quinn really has been good for you."
"Yeah," he wonders if his father can hear the goofy smile on his face in his voice. "She really has."
"I'm still paying your college though." He informs Logan. "Quinn's too, if she hasn't already been offered a full scholarship."
Yes, Malcolm Reese may have his flaws, but Logan knows deep down that his father loves him. And Quinn.
And that might just be the best thing of all.
I told you not to hate Malcolm Reese! He's a good guy after all. Well there's just three more chapters left. Hope you guys enjoyed this one!
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