"So this it. After weeks of training and practice hopefully you all are much more informed and knowledgeable about what goes on behind the scenes here. I hope that you all take away something from here."
I am sitting, along with all the other interns listening to our leader from the past few weeks at the YouTube offices. My heart is pounding away, knowing that there is a chance that i could get my dream job today.
"Anyway, on to the announcement, as you may have guessed we will be hiring two of you today based on how well you have developed here and what we think you will bring to our company. So, congratulations to Daniel and Clara!" Tears suddenly fill my eyes as shock sprints through my body. People around me clap my back and congratulate me as i try to compose myself.
I almost run home to Dan that afternoon, feeling on top of the world, like i have just won a gold medal. As soon as i appear at the top of the stairs in the flat, the boys are both waiting for me, their fingers crossed for my news.
"Well?" Dan says, after i leave them hanging for a few more seconds.
"I got it!" I scream and i jump into Dan's arms, the boys cheering loudly for me.
"Oh my God Clara! I told you that you'd get it!" Dan cheers, kissing me.
"Well done Clara, that's awesome!" Phil says, giving me a hug.
"Thanks guys, it feels great to have accomplished something this huge myself. I have my dream job!" I whoop, throwing my hands in the air.
"I guess that makes three of us then." Dan winks and we all have a group hug together. We then go into the kitchen where i pop a bottle champagne open and we all toast to success and happiness.
"Right, well i'd better be off then." Phil says, once we have all calmed down and finished off our glasses of bubbly.
"What? Aren't you going to celebrate with us?" I complain, as he puts on his jacket.
"Actually...we have plans of our own." Dan says slyly, grinning at Phil.
"We do?" I say, giving Dan a puzzled look.
"Yep, it's a surprise so you'll have to wait and see." He teases me as we say goodbye to Phil for the night.
"So, what's this surprise then?" I ask, snuggling into Dan's chest.
"Okay, first go into the bedroom and put on the clothes i have laid out for you and then meet me back here once you're ready."
I follow his instructions as i walk to our room and open the door to find a gorgeous floor length red dress, a pair of black heels and a red rose which upon inspection turns out to be a hair clip. I slip on the silky dress and put on the shoes, all the while wondering what we could be doing tonight. I touch up my makeup, and fix my hair up to a low messy bun, clipping the rose in next to it.
I walk out to the living room once i am done and find Dan dressed in a slim fitting jet black suit, his mouth nearly falls open when he sees me and we stand for a moment in silence as we take each other in.
"You look...stunning." He says as he lightly kisses me and takes my hand, "Are you ready?" I nod in answer and i follow him out of the flat and into a smart black car where a driver holds the door open for us. We drive into central London and i watch as the lights flash past us as the night sky sets in.
We arrive by the river and Dan helps me out of the car, "This is where we are having dinner tonight." He tells me with a twinkle in his eye. I look over his shoulder to a boat full of tables and lights.
"Really? That is so romantic, thank you honey." I kiss his cheek as we walk into the restaurant and i realise that the boat is empty except for us.
"I booked the whole thing for us." He says, answering the question i was thinking. We sit down by a window as the boat starts to slowly move and we sip on champagne as a man plays the piano for us in the background.
"This is so amazing Dan." I tell him, halfway through our main course, "I mean, this only happens in films, i could be dreaming right now."
"I wanted tonight to be special." He starts to explain and my mind immediately tells me that tonight could be the night. Is Dan going to propose? "I mean, you got your dream job today and also i felt as though we should celebrate us." I nod as i try to stay cool and not freak out about the fact that this could be the most important night of my life.
We get to pudding and i can't help but look around in my chocolate mousse for a ring, every time Dan spoke my heart would leap up to my throat. As the evening went on however, i doubted my thoughts more and more as time started to run out.
We get the car back to the flat once we finish the gorgeous food and i sit leaning on Dan, our hands intertwined as i tell myself not to cry and ruin this lovely evening. We pull back up outside of the flat, Dan opens the building door for me and i start heading up the stairs,however i start to notice that the further up i went there were more and more rose petals scattered on the stairs. Eventually, i get to our front door and find it slightly ajar.
I walk in to the flat and my breath is taken away instantly, my heart skips a beat as i take in my surroundings. The whole room is filled with candles, from hundreds of tiny tea lights to huge candles, covering every surface. On the floor are more scattered petals, shaped in a heart and i realise that i am standing in the middle. As i turn around i see Dan, kneeling before me with a small black box in his hands.
"Clara, it's safe to say that i am madly and truly in love with you. I've never felt like this before in my entire life and when i lost you i felt as though all the lights in the world had been turned off. I know that i can't spend a single day without you and i hope that i never have to because you are my world, you are my life, you are my light and you are everything to me. I want to wake up every morning to you, tell you i love you every single day, kiss you until my lips turn blue and cherish you for a thousands years. I want to grow old with you. So, will you do me the greatest honour of marrying me?"
Tears run down both of our faces as he opens the small black velvet box to reveal a beautiful ring that glints in the candlelight.
"Yes!" I say and he slides the ring onto my finger. I kneel down next to him as we take each other into our arms and kiss.