Bundle of Nerves
Capp was silent as he moved inside the house, laying down the rose petals. Yes, this was kind of extravagant, but he didn't care. Cassandra was worth it. And the trail would lead from the front door to their bed where he would be waiting with food from her favorite restaurant and her favorite wine. She had been working so hard lately and he wanted her to know that he appreciated everything that she did. And part of that would be spoiling her a little tonight, making her feel like a queen. At least…he was hoping that his actions would have the desired effect. He really sucked at being romantic and for all he knew, she would hate this. But he was going to go through with this. He had put in the effort and he would see it through, having told Kelly that he was staying home tonight when the Squad Lieutenant had invited him out for a drink with the rest of the guys. Not that their night outs were ever very long, but still. He didn't want to spend one minute away from Cassandra this evening. Tonight was all about her and what he could do for her. He just hoped that when she got home, she wasn't too tired to appreciate it as he knew that she often put in long hours. Once he was done, he perused his work critically. She would be home any minute and he wanted to make sure that everything was perfect. Seeing that things were the way he wanted, he went to the refrigerator and got out the wine he had bought and the food he had ordered. He sucked at cooking so he had had to order out, but hopefully she wouldn't mind. Now then, if only his nerves would settle down…
A blindfold placed over her eyes, Cassandra was none too pleased with the blonde paramedic as Shay led her up the front sidewalk of the house that Cassandra had purchased shortly after moving from Oklahoma to Chicago. It had been just her and Grace for the first five years, but then Capp came into their lives so abruptly when he dove into that cold, cold water to save her. And now she'd given him a family, with the two of them, Grace and their precious two month old son Jackson. "Leslie, where are we?" she demanded in a quite annoyed tone.
"Relax, Cassandra. We're here," Shay replies, helping the brunette up the front porch steps with careful guidance. At the front door, Shay opened it then helped guide Cassandra inside before stepping back outside.
Capp stepped toward his girlfriend, walking around to stand behind her to loosen the blindfold some before hurrying toward their bedroom to hide. Cassandra lowered her eyes to the floor, letting out a gasp as she followed the trail of rose petals toward the slightly ajar bedroom door. Stepping inside, the librarian squealed with surprise as she was gently picked up in the arms of her boyfriend and tossed gently onto the bed. He hovered over her. "Marry me," he said with a soft smile curling his lips, the dimples showing and pushing his cheeks gently up into the bald skin of his head.
"Yes," she replied with a grin to match his own. "Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!"
The nerves were still there inside of him, but now they settled down happily as the pair began to kiss. Dinner would have to wait until later …