Banquet
Jacob POV
It all belongs to SM.
"Why are we going shopping again?" I asked Nessie as I drove us down the highway to Boston.
"Because Jacob, this is a very important event and I need a new outfit. You need one too so don't think you're getting off without trying on a few suits." She smiled.
It was mid-April and in a few days, we were all going to New York for a doctor's conference where Carlisle was getting a prestigious award. It never made any sense to me how people all over the country don't know more about the Cullens because every time I turn around, they're in some magazine or getting some award, but I guess humans are just stupid. The entire family was going and we had to dress formally so Alice was going crazy joy. She had ordered me to drive Nessie to Boston in order to find the perfect outfit for the both of us. Nessie had the biggest job in the family because she had to make a speech to introduce her Grandfather although to everyone else, she was his youngest daughter.
"Do you have your speech down?" I asked as we made our way into the city.
"No. At first I thought I'd wing it, but then I decided to write something down last night and I couldn't stop. Now I have five pages worth of notes. I don't know what to do."
"Wow, that's a pretty long speech."
"I know. Mama's helping me cut it down, but I still think its too long." She turned to me with a worried face and I knew her perfectionist tendencies were making this speech stressful for her.
"Babe, you'll do fine. Everyone's going to be proud of you no matter what." I put my arm over her shoulder and reveled in the way her skin made mine light on fire.
Over the past month and a half, Edward has been a real bitch about the whole shower incident. He's been on full protective dad mode and will barely let Nessie and I kiss. Its been really frustrating, but he explained everything to me and I guess I could see his point.
When he took me into the forest for another "chat", he explained that he was so hesitant for Nessie to have sex was because, that was her last hurdle before she became a full-blown adult. She was getting married in a year, she was helping me plan for our future, graduating and all in such a short period of time. Once she had sex, there would be no denying that she wasn't his girl anymore and he didn't know how he would handle that. Then there was also the regular dad issues; how I was being inappropriate with his daughter, blah blah blah.
I would love to have sex with Nessie; all day everyday if I could, but only if I knew I could control myself. It was a scary thing for a wolf to loose control in any situation, but even more so when our minds were clouded by lust. Even when Nessie and I were in the shower, I could hardly hold back the vibrations that were going over my body. I knew I would try not to hurt her, but she was in such close proximity; anything could happen. That's why I was so hesitant and Nessie seemed to follow my wishes with the "no sex until I can control myself" thing.
That being said, I think the no sleeping in the same bed punishment is bullshit. For the past month, I've stayed in my room alone with no one beside me. It feels weird and I hate it to no end. The bed is always cold without her, which is weird because nothing is supposed to feel cold to a werewolf, but every night when I go to bed, I have to use extra covers because I'm freezing. I can tell she's not doing any better; every morning, she has bags under her eyes and has to cover them up with make up. Whenever I ask her if she's been sleeping, she stays silent and never answers me. Edward said that after we come back from New York, he'll lift the ban, but I still don't know how I'm going to make it through the rest of the week.
I pulled into the Prudential Center and found an empty space in the underground parking lot and got out of Bertha. I made my way over to her side of the car to help her get out, but she beat me to it. I just smiled and took her hand as we made our way through the mall.
"Ok, so first we'll shop for you." She said.
"Why? I can just throw on a suit and call it a day."
"That's why you need me. You can't just throw on a suit Jacob. This is serious business."
My face fell a little and she pecked my lips trying to cheer me up, "Its ok Jake, after you're done then you can watch me try on clothes. Super fun." She said sarcastically.
I never minded shopping with Nessie for her, but when it came to me, I could care less. I hated trying on things and then taking them off again. It was just too much work so I rarely bought anything for myself when we went shopping.
She pulled me to the men's part of Saks Fifth Avenue, but stopped in front of the pants section and turning her face up in her "thinking look". I knew not to interrupt her and we stayed in the same spot for a solid minute before she began taking me in the opposite direction.
"Ness, I thought we were going to start with me?"
"Change of plans Jacob. We have to start with me because we have to know what color to get your tie in."
"I don't understand. What does one have to do in the other?"
"You have to match me dress." She said in a way that told me I should have known that.
We went to the dress section of the store and I immediately scoped out a chair in front of the dressing rooms. We perused the racks and after an hour, she found three suitable options to try on. I sat in the chair and waited for her to start the show.
"Ok, here's the first option and I need your honest opinion." She said from behind the door.
"Promise." I said trying to hold back a laugh. Nessie took fashion so seriously and it was funny to watch her inner-Alice come out.
She opened the door and stood in all her glory.
"This is Carmen Marc Valvo." She twirled and I nodded.
The dress was a strapless, super tight, and hugged her curves. The top was gold and had horizontal bands going down to where the dress ended at her knees. The bottom was a nice chocolate color that looked beautiful against her pale skin. It had an empire waist with glittering beads going around to the back of the dress.
"So…?" She asked.
"Its beautiful."
I thought I said the right thing, but she shook her head and went back into the dressing room. We continued to talk from opposite sides of the door.
"Babe, what was wrong with that one?"
"I don't think its formal enough. This might be nice for a cocktail party, but I think I like the other dresses I picked out better."
I laughed and leaned against the back of the chair to await the next dress. She came out five minute later in a beautiful, light purple gown that came down to the floor. She turned to face the mirrors and began adjusting it to fit better to her body.
"Ok, this one is also Carmen Marc Valvo, but a totally different style."
It was made of a flowing, silk chiffon material that was bunched in an empire waist at her breasts. The cut had a low v cut in front, but didn't show too much. It had capped sleeves and a silk lining that made the dress fit perfectly. It was draped dramatically and fell to the ground in ruffles that went out behind her to create a small train. As I let my eyes move up her body, I loved the way her dark bronzer hair shinned next to the deep purple color of the dress.
I was speechless. She looked like a Greek goddess and the dress made her the epitome of style and grace. I stood from my seat and moved closer so I could get a better look.
"Well, what do you think?" She asked hesitantly.
"That's pretty amazing Ness." I was still in my daze, but I managed to get the words out.
"Really? Its not too much?"
"No. You look beautiful."
She smiled and nodded her head in approval.
"Thank you Jacob."
She went back into the dressing room. I sat back down and finally realized that I need to take this fashion thing serious because she would look amazing; I had to step up my game if I had any chance of looking acceptable next to her.
"This is the last one." I prepared myself and saw her open the door.
Why is she so god damn perfect?
The top of the dress was fitted with a ribbon and sat atop a tightly woven bodice that cinched her waist making it smaller than it already was. The silk was draped so that it flowed down to the floor in waves and created a soft, fluid like effect. The dress was strapless and a dark navy blue color that made her look glowing.
I stood with my mouth open and gaped at her beauty. I didn't even notice her moving towards me until her hot lips were on mine and I wrapped my arms carefully around her waist. I didn't want to rip the dress so I moved my hands as lightly as possible over her body. Our lips moved together until I couldn't breathe any longer and she pulled back with a smile.
"Thank You Jacob."
"For?"
"For everything."
That was all she said before walking back into the dressing room to change. I didn't quiet understand what she meant by that, but I didn't really care. If only she knew what she did to me, then she wouldn't be thanking me all the time.
I sat back in my seat and waited for her to come out of the room. When she did, she was carrying the three dresses and I jumped up to take them out of her arms.
"So, which one did you like the most?" She asked.
"They're all beautiful." I said as we walked towards the men's section.
"Well we're getting them all, but I need to know which one I should wear."
"You're getting all of these?" I asked surprised.
"Of course. They're too beautiful to not get." She giggled, "I think the second one. It just felt right."
"Good. I liked that one." I smiled.
We went to the suits and she immediately took off to find me the perfect thing to wear. She knew my size so I let her get whatever she wanted. After another hour, she pulled me to the dressing rooms and threw suit after suit at me while I tried them on with different shirt and tie combinations. The colors of the tie were always some variation of the purple of her dress. I was surprised at how much I didn't hate trying on what she gave me. It made her smile whenever I came out of the room so I bared it for her. I got a full outfit of shoes, socks, and everything I needed for the conference. We were leaving in the morning so I knew this would be my last chance to get what I needed before we left, but it didn't really matter because Alice would surely take us shopping once we were in New York anyways.
I was excited to get to New York because I had finally found the perfect engagement ring for Nessie. She didn't know anything about it, but as soon as Nessie was occupied with Alice, I was going to slip off with Carlisle to go to Tiffany's. They had some stupid rule that you couldn't buy anything from the store if your under twenty one so I had to bring Doc to purchase the ring. It was perfect for Nessie and I knew she would love it but I still didn't know when I was going to propose; I still had to work that one out in my head. I was getting suggestions from the entire family on how to do it, but I wanted to think of something special, so I tried to tune them out.
After another hour, I was finally done and we walked to the register to pay for our items. I tried to pay for them all, but Nessie threw a fit and demanded that she pay for her own dresses. She even called Bella and hade her tell me to let Nessie pay. I relented, but wouldn't take no for an answer when I paid for our dinner. She did allow that, but I noticed she only ordered a salad, which was strange because she could usually eat like a horse. She was on this saving kick because she said that I needed to save all I could for my garage, but I didn't need to save any money for that.
Last week, I got my monthly bank statement and was congratulated for reaching my first million. It didn't really mean much to me because I never cared about money, but it felt good to have a substantial amount to support myself.
I paid for dinner and carried our bags to my car before getting in. I drove out of Boston with Nessie's hand in mine and sang along with the radio until my phone rang.
"Hello?" I asked.
Hey Jacob. This is Jasper, just wondering when you guys were coming home.
"We're on our way now. Why?"
We have a session and I want to go hunting so hurry up.
"Ok fine. I'm going."
I shut the phone and heard Nessie sigh loudly.
Our sessions were getting easier and easier but were still tedious. Nessie had gotten a lot better with her situation about children and Edward told me that she had come to terms within her mind about her shortcomings. She didn't cry anymore, but I knew that she hid her pain well, so it was probably under there somewhere.
We talked about regular things until I pulled into the driveway and got out to get our bags. We walked into the house and were immediately attacked by Alice.
"Let me see. Let me see." She jumped up and down.
"No, you can't see until we get there. I got three dresses, but I already know which one I want to wear." Nessie said and took the bags out of my hand.
Alice pouted and sulked back into the family room. Jasper gave her a quick kiss before ushering us up to his room for our session. We sat in our usual spots and I put my arm around Nessie as we began.
"So, how have you two been doing lately?" Jasper asked in his Southern doctor voice.
"Perfect. No dreams, no arguments; nothing." I said and Nessie nodded.
"Oh, have you talked to daddy about our punishment yet?"
"Ness, you know I can't budge your father especially when your mother is behind him on this. Just wait it out until we come back from New York." Jasper said.
"Fine, but I'm still mad at him." She pouted.
"Its understandable with fathers a daughters." He smiled.
We continued our session for the next hour and talked about everything going on in our relationship. I liked these talks because they gave us a chance to get things out in the open and we were encouraged to disclose everything, no matter how embarrassing.
By the time we finished, it was well past midnight and Jasper forced us to go to bed because we had an early flight. I walked Nessie to her door.
"I hate this." She pouted.
"I know, but its just a couple more days then I'll be right back in there to keep you warm."
"I still don't see why daddy won't let up."
"Because you're his daughter and he wants to keep you as long as he can, don't fight him."
She nodded and I picked her face up to meet my lips. She responded and licked my bottom lip before letting her tongue glide along the roof of my mouth. I shuttered and couldn't hold back my groan. She jumped on my waist and wrapped her legs around me. I pushed her against the door and we continued to make out for several minutes.
I set her back down and rested my forehead on hers, "Sweet dreams Nessie."
"You too Jacob. I love you." She whispered.
"I love you too."
I kissed her lips once again and headed into my room to go to sleep. I changed out of my clothes and got into bed. Once again, it felt cold, but I tried to push out the thoughts of loneliness and drifted off to sleep.
I dreamed of Nessie, of course, and was woken up too soon by a knock at the door.
"Jacob, wake the hell up. Its time to go dude." I heard Emmett's booming voice say.
I groaned and rolled over. I never got up this early so there was no way in hell I was going to start now. I went back to sleep and thought I could get away with it, but I should have known better. Within a second, I was flipped on my back was laying on the floor with Alice standing over me.
"We are not going to miss our flight, now move!" She shouted and ran out of my room. I was tempted to stay on the floor just out of spite, but when I heard Nessie downstairs, I figured it was time for me to get going.
I got off the floor and headed into my closet. I put on a simple pair of dark jeans and a light blue polo. I put on my black loafers and grabbed a light jacket before heading downstairs to meet everyone. They were all in the kitchen and I sat next to Nessie on the barstool. She leaned into me and I kissed her cheek before digging into my breakfast that Esme put on the counter.
"Ok so Carlisle's banquet is tomorrow, but what are we going to do today when we get there?" Emmett asked.
"Well I have to take Jacob out into the city and I believe Nessie has shopping to do with her aunts, but everyone else is free." Carlisle said.
Nessie looked at me confused, "What do you have to do today?"
"Nothing, just have to get some things for my garage." I lied smoothly and everyone looked away so that Nessie didn't see them trying to hide something. They all knew what was going on, but I begged them, especially Alice, to not say anything.
"Oh, ok. I guess I will see you when you get back with Grandpa. Alice and I ware going shoe shopping anyways." She smiled.
"Well now that that's settled, lets move out. I am not running through the airport in these heels." Blondie said.
We all got up and made our way to the door where the luggage was situated. I got mine and Nessie's and headed to the van. Once everything was in the car, we got in and made our way to the Boston airport for our flight.
As I sat in my first class seat next to Nessie, I thought about my plans for the future.
My garage was coming along like a dream and there have been no major speed bumps in the planning. I was scheduled to open up right after the summer break was over and couldn't wait to finally show everyone what I had worked so hard for. After the pre planning, Nessie pretty much washed her hands of everything dealing with the garage because I had to sort things out on my own. There were certain technical aspects that had to be ironed out over the next couple of months and Nessie couldn't help me although I could tell that she wanted to.
Seth and Embry both invested in the company and chose to stay out in LaPush to get things started for that branch of the garage, which I planned to open up in about two years. I didn't want to get to ahead of myself in the planning because I knew I had to make the Vermont branch successful before I even thought about anything else. On the east coast, David was my main investor and didn't even need to see a business plan. He said that he trusted me enough with his money and wasn't worried about losing any of it, but I told him he had nothing to fear. I was financially backed, I had a wonderful location, and the little aspects of the garage were coming together nicely. My major problem was getting people to actually know about my business. Edward told me that it would all come in time so I didn't worry about it too much.
School was great and I was well on my way to graduating within the next year. I was surprised at how easy it was to complete a degree when you actually paid attention and worked hard. I was actually going to graduate a semester early if I kept up my good grades and I was ecstatic to complete something I never thought would be an option for me. My dad told me that everyone in LaPush was really proud of me and I was sort of like a local celebrity. I never paid attention to what people thought about me, but it felt nice to know I had supporters back home. Against my wishes, my father had convinced Rebecca to move back home and since she had gotten a divorce two years ago, it was only her. She was moving in at the end of the summer and I was pissed. Although I always sent money back home for Billy, I knew he tried not to use it as much as he could, (that Black pride at work) but if Rebecca was going to be home, she would surely use every opportunity to spend it and drain my father dry. I didn't want to introduce her to Nessie because I knew Rebecca would do something to embarrass me, but Nessie still wanted to meet her, so I guess I was going to have to set up a diner or something; I was trying to postpone it as long as I could, but I knew Nessie wouldn't rest until she met all my family. She even wanted to met my living grandparents on my mother's side, but I had to put a definite hold on that.
My mother's parents hated me and I never knew why, but whenever I would visit them in Oregon, they would beat the hell out of me for no reason. My grandfather said I was just inherently bad and beating was the only way to "cure" me. In actuality, they were insane and should have been committed to an asylum, but they weren't my problem anymore; I didn't want to have anything to do with them. I would go home from summer vacation with bruises all over my body and Billy was furious, but no matter what he said, they didn't stop. I hadn't been to see them since I turned wolf because if they laid another hand on me, I might not be able to control myself and god help us all if they blow up at Nessie. My father's parents were thankfully dead so I didn't have to worry about them. I had only met Billy's father once and he was a complete drunk that wanted nothing to do with me, so I left him alone until he died.
I guess it would only make since that Nessie would want to know more about my family since she was going to join that family in little over a year, but I didn't really want to go into it. Maybe it was embarrassment or maybe it was all the bad blood that ran through my family, but whatever it was, I didn't want to have to deal with any of them. But through all my wanting to keep Nessie away from them, there was one person of the family she wouldn't budge on. I don't know what it was, but Nessie wanted to know everything about my mother. I didn't remember her that well, but I had pictures and some of her journals, which I read to Nessie sometimes. I always wanted to know more about my mother, but never had the courage to dive deeper until Nessie. She was intrigued by my mother's past with Billy and it felt good to find out more about her. I would have loved my mother to meet Nessie because I knew she would take to her right away; who wouldn't? Nessie just had this spirit about her that made everyone gravitate towards her and only a few people could resist it.
I let my mind wander farther into the future and didn't even notice the plane touch down until I felt Nessie's warm hand on my shoulder trying to push me awake.
"Jacob, come on. Time to go." She whispered.
I smiled and opened my eyes to see her staring at me only inches from my face. I leaned in closer and took her lips in mine, which she gladly accepted. We continued moving our lips together until I felt someone's cold hand pull me out of my seat by my collar. I looked behind my shoulder and saw Edward pushing me out of the plane with Nessie smiling from behind him. He let go of me once we reached the terminal and went to go join Bella without a word. The family got our luggage from the baggage claim and made sure everyone had what they needed. Nessie took my hand and we walked to the front of the airport where our cars were waiting.
I helped Nessie into the car and we headed towards the Waldorf Astoria, which had become our normal hotel whenever we were in New York. Once we reached the front of the hotel, ten robotic bellhops retrieved the bags and took them up to our normal room. It amazed me at how the Cullens were treated and we didn't even have to check in. Doc just nodded his head at the manager situated at the front desk and we were ushered up to the Presidential suite.
As we went in the room, I could tell Nessie was itching to get out and shop.
"I can't wait to go to the new Jimmy Choo store. They say its even bigger than the one in D.C. You remember that one Jacob?" She asked happily.
"I remember the two thousand dollars I spent there." I replied with a smile.
"Whatever Jacob. I offered to pay, but you wouldn't let me."
"I don't remember you offering to pay for anything missy."
"The shoe haze was clouding my judgment."
She giggled and went to Alice's room where I could hear them talking about fashion. I went into the main sitting area where Esme was sitting with Carlisle.
"Jacob, would you mind if I came with you and Carlisle on your little outing." Esme whispered.
"Of course not. I need a woman's eye to make sure its perfect." I smiled.
"I'm sure it will be fine."
After we spent an hour getting situated in the room, Nessie, Rosalie, and Alice glided out of the door without a second glance back. Doc, Esme, and I called for the car and made our way to Tiffany&CO. I was extremely nervous to finally see the ring. I had called two weeks ago to make sure they held it for me and I only saw pictures of it online and it was stunning, so I'm sure it will be spectacular in person.
We walked into the private viewing area and were given champagne while the assistants went to retrieve the ring. They came back with Nessie's ring and it was more beautiful than I could have imagined (description to come in later chapter).
"Oh my god Jacob. Its gorgeous." Esme said in awe.
" I hope she likes it." I said timidly.
I always got nervous when I gave Nessie gifts because I knew she could buy much better herself. I just hoped she approved.
Esme began to cry and I had no idea why, but I was more concerned about getting back to the hotel before Nessie did and asked too many questions. I guess she was just happy that her granddaughter was getting married and I knew the rest of the family would react the same way.
We made our way to the cashier and I handed Doc my card so that he could pay.
"Will that be all for you sir?" The assistant asked.
"Yes mam." He replied smoothly.
"Oh my, this is beautiful. Who's it for?" She smiled while placing the ring in the signature light blue box.
"My granddaughter. This lucky man right here is going to propose." Carlisle pointed to me and I smiled.
"Well congratulations."
"Thank You." I said.
" Ok, your total today is going to be $54,902." She smiled.
I tired not to show an form of disdain when she read off the price, but I knew Doc could hear my heart flutter. The only other thing I had bought that came close to that amount was Nessie's Hummer and that was a good twenty thousand dollars less than this ring, but I calmed myself down before I went into hysterics.
The assistant swiped my card and handed me the bag. Doc signed and gave me back my card. We walked out of Tiffany's and it felt good to have Nessie's engagement ring in hand. I sat in the car on the way back to the hotel and couldn't contain my smile. Finally, I was going to make this thing official and I knew Nessie would love it. I still had to figure out how to propose, but I would worry about that later. I hid the ring in my pocket and as soon as we were in the hotel room, I went to give it to Bella for safekeeping. There was no use hiding it in my stuff because Nessie would go through everything a surely find it. Bella also began to cry and I had to pull her into a hug to try and calm her down. Once she was back to normal, she hid the ring in her stuff and I went to sit on the couch to watch The Godfather with Jasper and Emmett. Nessie came home later that night and we had dinner before Alice made us go to bed so that we would be well rested for tomorrow.
I woke up to the sound of Alice yelling at someone, but I sure as hell wasn't getting up to see who. I stayed in bed for another hour before she finally came in to get me up.
"Jacob, come on. Let's move." She said.
"What time is it?"
"One, the banquet is at seven."
"So why the hell am I getting up six hours early?"
"You have lots to do and Nessie wants you to get a hair cut before we go." She smiled.
'Is she up?" I asked while getting out of bed.
"Yup, she's getting her hair done. You're the only slow one."
"Fine. Calm down."
I spent the next couple of hours letting Alice mold me like a piece of clay. After I got my haircut, I was shipped off to the shower and Alice made me use a new body wash that wasn't my natural scent, but was ok. She assured me it was something really expensive and she wouldn't let me use anything else.
As six rolled around, I was sitting in the family room with the rest of the men as we waited. I could hear Nessie complaining about her hair in the other room, but I knew she would look beautiful no matter what, so I didn't pay any attention to it. I knew she was worried about her speech and she wouldn't let anyone hear it, not even me, so I was hoping that everything would be ok.
I heard the door open and lifted my head out of my hands to see everyone dressed in fancy clothes, but of course, my bias made it impossible to see anyone but Nessie. She had on the purple dress that matched my tie perfectly and her hair was flowing down her back in their natural curls and she had on subtle make up that made her look even more beautiful than normal. I saw my bracelet on her wrist and smiled when it caught the light. I thought I was seeing an angle and only came back to reality when Bella cleared her throat to get me attention.
"Are you coming Jacob?" She asked and I noticed that everyone had filled out of the room expect Nessie and I.
"Uh…yeah." I smiled and made my way to Nessie, "You look beautiful." I whispered and took her hand before leading her out of the door.
The family walked to the cars and all the humans looked at us like we were gods, which of course wasn't anything new, but it still made me a little uncomfortable. I opened the door for Nessie and she climbed into the back seat with me following. As we made our way to the ball room at some swanky hotel, I couldn't stop looking at her.
"What?" She asked when she caught me.
"Nothing." I smiled, "Do you have your speech down?"
"Yup and I think Grandpa's going to really like it. Its all about how he's given me some of my best traits and things like that. I wanted to present him as more of a family man since everyone already knows he's a brilliant doctor. Do you think he'll like it?"
"How could he not. It sounds perfect." My words seemed to put her in a calmer mood and she took deep breaths to keep her heart rate at a normal pace. As we pulled up to the Plaza Hotel, I could tell she was getting more and more nervous so I put my arm around her. When we got out of the car, I led her to Emmett because he was usually the one who could make a joke and she would go back to normal. It worked perfectly and we were all laughing as we made our way into the giant ballroom.
I could tell that this group was the cream of the crop by the way they carried themselves how they talked. I tried not to feel inferior, but there wasn't any way to stop it from creeping up on me. As we made our way to the table, everyone in the hall congratulated Carlisle who was the guest of honor. He and Esme sat at the head table while the rest of the family sat at another table close to the front of the room. The program began and some doctors made some incredibly boring speeches and it took all I had not to fall asleep; if the family wasn't pushing me their portions of food every five minutes, I probably would have.
The head of the banquet got up to speak next and according to the program, he was supposed to introduce Nessie.
"So as well all know, this is Doctor Cullen's night. He has been a huge help to the entire medical community and I don't know how we would survive without him. Tonight, he will receive our highest honor. To introduce him, we have his youngest daughter Renesemee who would like to make a few words about her father."
Everyone clapped and Nessie stood to make her way to the podium. Nessie's speech was perfect; it was the ideal mix between heart felt and humorous. In my opinion, she even did a better job than some of the professional speakers who went earlier in the night. You could tell from her words how much she loved her grandfather (father to the humans) and by the end, I could see several people actually crying. She spoke with such eloquence and grace; I wondered why she wasn't in entertainment or something. She would most defiantly be loved by the entire world.
She finished her speech and gave her grandfather a light peck on the cheek before coming back to the table.
"That was wonderful." I whispered into her hair.
"Thank You." She smiled.
The rest of the night went perfectly and I couldn't take my eyes off of Nessie the entire. I didn't know when the perfect moment to propose was, but I knew it was coming soon. I couldn't stop thinking about what it would mean to have my ring on her finger and I knew she would feel the same way.
As the night came to a close and we drove back to the hotel as I contemplated about the perfect proposal and to be perfectly honest…I was scared shitless.
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