Nate's POV
"Hey Rach." I said walking into her and Shane's room.
"What's up Nate?" she asked.
"Are you busy today?" I asked. Amber was going clothes shopping with Danielle and Shane wanted to go too.
"No I don't really wanna go shopping.""Can you do me a huge favour then?" I asked.
"Sure what is it?"
"Well you know Amber pretty well right?""Yeah we've been best friends since we where three.""Ok well I wanna propose.""OMG really! Nate that's great.""Yeah and I was wondering if you could help me pick a ring today?"
"Yeah I'll just tell them I don't wanna go.""I already told them I didn't wanna go.""Ok well I'll meet you down stairs in half an hour.""Ok thanks Rach." I said hugging her. I went back down to our room where Amber and Charlie where getting ready to go out. Jason was bringing Charlie to some war museum down the road.
"I'm going now Nate.""Ok bye Char." he ran out the door and up to Kevin's.
Amber walked out of the bathroom and I smiled at her.
"You ready to go?" I asked.
"Yeah are you sure you don't wanna come?"
"Yeah I have a migraine so I think I'll just rest back here.""Ok I'll see you later. Love you." she said kissing me before she left.
"Love you too."
I went over and lay on the bed. I was really gonna do this. I would propose to Amber. I'm gonna do it tomorrow night before we leave to go to London. It has to be done in Ireland to make it perfect. I pulled my phone out from my pocket and dialled the number to The Blue River Bistro Bar. It was a posh restaurant on the river Liffey.
"Hello how may I help you?" a woman answered.
"I would like to book out the whole restaurant for tomorrow night." I said.
"The whole place?" she asked shocked.
"Yes.""That will cost £3000." she said.
"That's ok. I'll pay on my credit card tomorrow.""Ok and what's your name?"
"Nathan Grey."
"As in the one from Connect Three?""That's the one." I smiled.
"Ok and how many would you like your table for?"
"Just two please.""Ok and what time?"
"Eight o clock.""Ok that's all booked.""Thank you very much.""See you tomorrow Mr. Grey." I hung up my phone and put it back into my pocket. I got up and pulled my jacket on. I grabbed my wallet and then walked down to the lobby. There were couches around and I sat down on one.
My phone beeped and I pulled it out.
Are you going to get the ring? -J
Yeah I'm waiting on Rachel to come down. -N
And the restaurant is booked? -J
Yep I just done it. -N
Ok go get the perfect ring and everything will be fine. -J
Thanks Jay. See you later. -N
I put my phone away. And then saw Rachel coming down.
"You ready?" I asked when she got beside me.
"Yeah. Where do you wanna shop?"
"Is there any nice jewellers around here?"
"Yeah is Brown Thomas. Have you got the car keys?"
"Yeah lets go."
We went out to the car and climbed in.
"Ok where do I go?" I asked. "Straight down the road then the second left." I nodded and drove down. Soon I pulled up outside a big shop. I parked in a close by car park then we went down. There was a man standing outside in a suite and top hat, he pulled the door open for us and we walked in.
"Ok where to?" I asked looking around.
"Tiffany's." I nodded and she start leading the way across the big shop. We moved through everyone and finally got to Tiffany's. We walked in and I went up to the desk to look at different rings.
"That one there is nice." Rachel said pointing to a ring.
I looked at it. It was very nice.
"May I help you?" a woman asked.
"Can I see that one there." I said pointing to it. She opened the press and took it out. It was silver and had diamonds going the whole way around the band and then one big round diamond at the front.
"I think it's a bit too detailed for Amber. She like's things that are more plain." Rachel said looking at it beside me.
"I agree." I said putting it down.
"How 'bout that one." I said. The woman took it out and gave it to me. It was just a plain silver band with a marquise diamond.
"No I think we can find something nicer." Rachel said and I agreed.
"What about that one." the woman took out a silver band with a pear diamond and a little design either side of the diamond.
"I like that one."
"Me too but lets look at some others." Rachel said.
"That's the one." I said when I went over to another set of rings. It was very plain. A plain silver band and a heart shaped diamond.
"It's beautiful." Rachel said.
"Do you think she'll like it?""She's gonna love it.""Can I have that one please?" I asked the woman.
"Yes that will be £7,425 please." I handed her my credit card and she put it into a machine. I typed in my code and she put the ring into a box. She gave it to me and then gave me back my credit card.
"Thank you." I said after I took it.
"Is there anywhere you wanna go now?" I asked her.
"No I've no money.""Come on I'll buy you a new bag. As a way to say thanks for helping me.""Nate you're my friend of course I'll help you.""Ah well let's go.""Fine." we went upstairs to bag mania. There where tons of bags every where.
"What type of bag do you want?" I asked.
"DKNY."
"Ok lets go." I saw a section that had DKNY above it. We went over and I sat down while Rachel looked around.
"I found it." she called over to me. I got up and went over to her. She had a small black bag in her hand. It was nice. Very Rachel.
"Do you want that one.""Yes please." she smiled at me. I laughed and we went over to the counter to pay. I handed the woman my card and typed in my number again.
"Thank you Nate." Rachel said throwing her arms around me and kissing my cheek.
"No thank you." I smiled at her.
We went down the stairs and got into the car. I knew the way back so I drove straight back. I parked the car then we went in. Jason and Charlie where sitting on one of the couches in the lobby. We walked over to them and sat down.
"Let's see it." Jason said.
I pulled it out of my pocket and handed it to him. He opened it and looked at it. "It's beautiful she's going to love it.""Thanks." I said taking it and putting it back into my pocket.
"What did you get?" Jason asked Rachel.
"Nate bought me a new bag for helping him." she pulled it out of the bag and showed him.
"Oh very nice. Now go put it away so Amber doesn't ask questions about it." Jason laughed. We went upstairs and Rachel went to put the bag into her suite case while I went to put the ring away.
When we went back downstairs the others where all there.
"Do you wanna go swimming?" I asked.
"Yeah." Charlie said.
"Yeah why not." They agreed. I ran up to the room and got mine, Ambers and Charlie's swim suites. When I went back down everyone else was waiting on me.
"OK are you ready?" Jason asked.
"Yeah lets go." I threw the bag over my shoulder and took Amber's hand. We walked into the changing room and I gave her the swim suite. I took Charlie and went into the guys room. When we went in I quickly got into my shorts and waited for Charlie. No one else was in the pool. Which meant we had the whole thing to the seven of us. When we went out the girls where already in there. I ran and cannon balled in.
"Shane!" the three girls screamed thinking it was him. I swam up behind Amber and put my arms around her. "Ok maybe it wasn't Shane." then there was another cannon ball.
"No but that was." I said laughing. Charlie was next then Jason. Charlie stayed with Jason and Danielle since they weren't swimming much since Danielle was seven months pregnant.
We swam around and just enjoyed ourselves. I couldn't wait till tomorrow night when I would ask Amber to marry me.
