May 23

6:45am

I collected the two White Chocolate Mochas one with extra caramel and one without as I regretted getting such an early flight. As tired as I was, I was both excited and nervous for this trip. I couldn't believe that I was planning on proposing to Gabriella after being together for almost 3 years. I never thought that I would be the type of person that wanted to get married but Gabriella changed all of that. She makes me want to be a better person and I don't even think she realizes it. I had the entire trip planned out including the proposal. Our anniversary was in tomorrow which mean I needed to calm my nerves until tomorrow. I'm praying that everything goes right because she deserved the perfect proposal. I looked up and smiled as I got closer to her. She was sitting by our bags as we waited for our flight. I took the time to look at her as even though we had been up since 4am she still looked beautiful.

"Here you go baby." She turned her head up at my voice and smiled at me as I handed her the drink.

"Thank you." I gave her a kiss and sat down next to her as we waited to board the plane.

"Troy I still can't believe you got my boss to give me an entire week off." I shrugged my shoulders with a smirk as I kissed her temple.

"You deserve it baby. You've been working like crazy." That was true because she had been working 16 hour shifts for the last 3 weeks.

"But what about the office? Isn't this the biggest time for you all?"

"Brie baby the company will be fine. Dad agreed that we both deserved the time off and what better way than to celebrate our anniversary on a beach sipping drinks." She squealed making me laugh as I pulled her closer to me.

"I haven't been to Hawaii since I was 16, I can't wait to get there and relax. Ohhh can we do a couple massage, please, please pleaseeee."

"Anything you want baby girl. I'm going to make sure that you remember this trip." I kissed her soundly as I prayed that this was really was a trip to remember.

May 24

9am

I sat on the balcony as I sipped my coffee and listened to the waves. I had got us the best hotel on the island. We were a walk away from the beach and we were able to see the beach from our balcony. Once we landed last night, we mostly walked around the island before going to dinner and then coming back to the hotel where we made love. I smirked as that is more than likely the reason why she is still asleep. We had finally gone to sleep at around 3am. I'm surprised that I'm up but then again all I can think about is this proposal. I was so beyond nervous about doing this, but I knew she was ready. I remember how her eyes lit up every time she would help her sister with her wedding. I remember coming home to see she had a place marker in one of those wedding magazines. It was beautiful and I could defiantly see her in it. I still don't think she knew that I saw it. I mean we've talked about marriage before but that was months ago. I pray she still fills the way she felt before. I smiled as I thought about the way that she looked when we went back to Chicago for her parents 30th wedding anniversary.

I smiled as I watched my brown-haired beauty dancing with her sisters from across the room. Her eyes shinned as it had been a while since she had been around her family. We were back in Chicago to celebrate her parents wedding anniversary. Her family was amazing as I had a close relationship with them. Her sisters and parents loved me and the same came be said for her with my family. My smile grew as even though the music was blasting, I was still able to hear her beautiful laugh over the music.

"Beautiful, isn't she?" I looked up to see her dad, Eric Montez, sitting next to me. He was a neurosurgeon at one of the top hospitals in Chicago and Gabriella's biggest role model. She has always looked up to her dad and I couldn't blame her.

"Yea she is. She's been missing you guys." Eric smiled over at his 3 daughters as he nodded his head.

"We've missed her too. Her and Alex. I'm surprised Sam didn't follow the two of them to New York but between me and you, Christina and I are happy that at least one of them stayed home." I laughed as I probably would be the same especially if I had 3 daughters.

"Congratulations again on the 30years of marriage. What's your secret?"

"Your wife is always right." We laughed as I nodded my head. "But no really, lots of communication. I have a demanding job and 3 kids. We had Alex when I was in my 3 year of medical school so Christina defiantly did a lot of the raising but the one thing that we learned when days got hard was communication is key. Now here we are, just as happy as we were when we first got married. I can't see myself without her."

I watched him smile as we looked to see Christina had joined their daughters on the dance floor. I felt myself get nervous as I thought about what had been on my mind the last month. Now was the perfect time to bring this up, I just hoped I got the answer I wanted.

"Hey um Eric, could I ask you a question?" I rubbed the back of my neck as Eric looked at me with his eyebrow raised. I took a deep breath as I just went for it.

"This has been on my mind for the past couple of months. I love Gabriella with every once of my body. She makes me a better person. Just being around her makes me happy. When I have to go away for work trips or her for medical conferences, I can't stop missing her. All I can think about is her and how to keep that beautiful smile on her face. I've been thinking about our future a lot and what I want. I know she is the one for me. She is the one that I want to spend the rest of my life with. I want to give her the best life possible. I want to make her the happiest woman Earth. I don't know when, I don't have a plan yet, and I don't have a ring yet but, you mean everything to her and I need to make sure I got your okay before I make any other plans. So, well, can I get your blessing to marry Gabriella." I felt my heart beating fast as I looked at Eric. His face was blank, and I wish I could read his face to put my mind at ease. He turned to look back over at his family as he just nodded his head.

"I knew this time was coming sooner than later. I remember when she called us and told us that she was bringing a friend home for the holidays. Of course, Chris knew it was you, but I think she didn't want to tell me just yet. Being a father of 3 girls, I've seen boys break my girls' heart and every time they bring a new one home, I'm a little apprehensive but when you showed up, I knew it would be different. Her smile was a little brighter with you around. She had this glow about her. I watched how you treated her that week that you guys were here, and I couldn't be happier." He turned to look at me and I cursed under my breathe as I still couldn't read his mind. Was he going to say yes?

"You respect her Troy. You love her. When I call her to check up on her she always tells me about the two of you and I can hear the happiness in her voice. As a father all I can ask is that my daughters marry a man who will always think of them first and I have no doubt about you doing that Troy. With that being said…yes you can marry my daughter." I let out a huge breathe as I smiled and shook Eric's hand. The hardest part was over now I just needed to plan out everything else.

I took another sip of my coffee as I thought back to the months after that. It was all about finding the perfect ring, the perfect location, the perfect plan. Now I just have to get through today and hopefully by this time tomorrow, I will be waking up next to my fiancée. I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand up as I felt her arms around my neck.

"Care to explain why I woke up alone this morning?" I chuckled as I kissed her arm and brought her around to sit her in my lap.

"Sorry baby girl. I couldn't sleep and I didn't want to wake you. Figured you could use the sleep." I smirked as she slapped my chest.

"Its your fault anyway." I rolled my eyes I nodded my head.

"That third round was defiantly your fault." Gabriella gigged before placing her hands around my next and kissing me soundly.

"Good Morning handsome. Happy Anniversary"

"Mmmh Morning Beautiful. Happy Anniversary. 3 years with the most amazing woman." She blushed and put her face in my should as I laughed and kissed her temple. We were both quiet as we watched the waves crash on the beach and listened to the sound of the ocean.

"So, I may have a surprise for you." Gabriella looked at me as she raised her eyebrow. I leaned over and grabbed a pamphlet and handed it to her. She looked it over before she gasped and looked at me with wide eyes.

"No way!" I laughed before nodding my head.

"Yes we are going to swim with the dolphins at 2pm right after our couples massage."

"You are the best boyfriend ever" I smiled as I pulled her closer to me and kissed her square on her mouth.

"I try. Now come on lets go grab some breakfast before our massage."

4pm

Gabriella and I walked hand in hand back to our hotel after an amazing afternoon. We had amazing massages on the beach which included drinks much to both of our happiness. Gabriella's eyes had lit up the moment we went to swim with the dolphins. We were sharing the experience with another couple who happened to be on their honeymoon. While both our girls were taking their turns in the water, I had opened up to the other guy about my plains for tonight. He gave me some advice before wishing me luck with the plains.

"This has been the best anniversary every baby." Gabriella smiled up at me as I wrapped my arm around her shoulder and kissed the top of her head.

"I'm glad you are enjoying yourself. I do however have one last surprise up my sleeve." Gabriella looked at me with her eyes squinted as I laughed.

"You always have something up your sleeves."

"One of the many reasons why you love me." Gabriella laughed as I opened the door to the hotel for her to enter.

"That I do baby. Are you going to tell me what it is?" She raised her eyebrow at me mostly because she already knew the answer to that question.

"Come on now, since when have I ever told you anything that I've had up my sleeve." Gabriella sighed as she laughed and nodded her head.

"You are right about that."

Once we got to our hotel room, I told her she needed to be ready by six for dinner and what style she needed to wear. She asked me to join her for a shower and as badly as I wanted to, I couldn't. That would start something that we didn't need right now. As tempting as she was and trust me she was very tempting, I stood my ground. If things went as planned, we would be doing a lot of that tonight. Once she went into the bathroom and started up her shower, I called to make sure everything was in place for tonight. Everything had to go perfect. I was counting on this night. After my call, I went over to my suitcase and pulled out the ring. I smiled as I couldn't wait to see how it looked on her hand. I remember thinking that I would never find the perfect ring, but this one defiantly jumped out at me.

My eyes scanned all of the different rings as I didn't even know where to start. Do I get oval or princess cut? Should I get a big ring or a small ring? Gold, silver or white? Ah God why does it have to be so fucking hard. I was knocked out of my thinking when I felt my brother slap me on my back.

"Dude are you even breathing? Its going to be okay"

"Leave him alone Nick. If I remember correctly, you were in the same place two years ago." I looked over as I saw my dad come and stand next to me. He placed his hand on my shoulder as he looked at the rings.

"Any jumping out at you?" I sighed as I rubbed my face before rubbing the back of my neck.

"No, I just….i don't know dad. How will I know which one is the right one? I mean how will I even know if she will like it."

"Are you serious dude. Gabriella is crazy about you any ring that you pick she'll love. Do you remember when you came with me to pick a ring? We were here for what felt like hours. I finally picked a ring and even then I didn't think that Amy was going to like it but she loved it and so will Gabriella."

I looked over at my brother Nick as I knew he was right. He was scared shitless when he was looking for a ring. I remember thinking I would never be like that and yet I'm about to pull my hair out of my head.

"Dad how will I know?" I looked over at my dad as he smiled at me. My dad has helped me in every aspect of my life and I knew without a doubt I was going to need his help with this.

"Son you are Gabriella have been together for almost 3 years. You know her from inside and out. You know what she likes and what she doesn't like. You know what will look good on her. No matter what you pick, she will love it. Trust me, I know how terrifying this can be, but it will all be worth it once she says yes." I took a deep breath as I shook my head. I can do this. I just had to remember everything that Gabriella liked and what she didn't like. I looked at all the rings as I nodded my head.

"Okay, lets do this."

I defiantly made the right choice. I just prayed that Gabriella would love this.

6:30pm

"Are you going to tell me where we are going?" I smirked as we were walking along the beach towards the boat that would take us out to sea. I was nervous since the moment we left the hotel but I was trying to play it cool.

"We are almost there, I promise." We walked for about 5 more minutes before we reached the boat. Gabriella looked at me confused as I just smiled and pulled her closer to the boat. Once we got towards the edge of the water, our captain came to meet us.

"Hola, Troy."

"Hola, Captain Mark. Baby this is our captain for the night. One of the best in Hawaii."

We shook hands as he escorted us on to the boat. I led Gabriella over towards the area where we would be eating dinner and I smiled as she gasped. We were at the front of the boat with her favorite dinner and wine. There were rose petals all over the area along with red roses on the table.

"Omg baby. How did you even do all of this?" I smiled as I brought her into my arms and pushed some of her hair behind her ear.

"I have my way. I wanted to make sure you really enjoyed this anniversary." She had tears in her eyes as I wiped them away. She placed her arms around my neck as I wrapped mines around her waist.

"This is to much. First a trip to Hawaii and now this. I.."

"Shhhh you deserve this baby." I kissed her forehead before connecting our foreheads together.

"You spoil me enough already Troy." I chucked and rubbed my hands down her bare arms of her white dress.

"And I will keep spoiling it, because you deserve this and so much more. Now come on lets eat before our food gets cold."

I walked us over towards the table and pulled her chair out earning a kiss on the lips. I smiled before going over to my chair and pouring us some wine. We enjoyed a nice dinner filled with lots of laughs and love. The nerves started to leave my body but the closer we got to sunset, the nerves started to come back. I wanted to do this before I lost all my nerves. I felt my pocket to make sure that the ring was still there and I took a deep breathe.

"Hey Ella, would you say that you have been happy the past 3 years?" I rubbed the back of my neck as Gabriella looked at me shocked. She came over and sat in my lap. She moved some of my hair out of my face.

"Of course, I have baby. These past 3 years together have been amazing. I was so focused on work before I met you. I wasn't even worried about a boyfriend but then you walked into my life and I couldn't be more grateful. I will forever be happy that you sat in that Starbucks for 3 hours waiting for me." I blushed as I but my head down and laughed.

"It wasn't 3 hours, it was 2 hours."

"You still waited a long time for a girl you only saw once." I looked at her and rubbed her back as that was one of the best days of my life.

"I would wait a lifetime if it meant that I could have you." I kissed her soundly as I knew I needed to do this now.

I needed to make her my wife. I stood up and gently grabbed her hand as I led her to the edge of the boat. I stood behind her as I placed my around her waist and pulled her closer to me. I smelled her hair as her natural smell was amazing. I wish I could bottle it up and keep it forever. We stood and watched the sunset and when the sun got to the right spot, I started mt speech. I turned her around and held her in my arms.

"3 years ago, I never envisioned myself in this position. I never saw myself in a serious relationship but then I accidently tried to grab the wrong drink and I saw the most beautiful girl God every created. You changed me for the better. Like you, I was only focused on work and trying to make the business better. When we became official, it was like firework went off in my body. It wasn't just about me anymore, it was about us. Everything I do is about us and what I can do to make our lives better. When I see my future, all I can see is you. I want to spend the rest of my life making sure that you understand how important you are to me. I want to forever have you by my side and start a family with you. I never thought that I would find my someone that I cared for besides work, but I found her and I promised myself that I would never do anything to lose her." I pulled the ring out of my pocket and got down on one knee. I heard Gabriella gasp as I looked up at her with tears in my eyes. I saw the tears in her eyes as I took a deep breath and tried to not to make my voice sound so shaky.

"I can't see my life without you baby. I want to be your husband. I want to be the father of your children. I want to be sitting next to you on our porch at 65. I want to be with you and only you. Gabriella Isabella Montez, will you marry me…." By the end of my speech, Gabriella had tears running down her face. I felt my heart beat fast as it felt as though time was moving slowly.

"Yes, yes I will marry you Troy!" It took longer for my mind to process what that she had said yes, but when it finally did my head snapped up. She had a teary smile on her face which made my smile only get bigger. I placed the ring on her finger before she jumped into my open airs. We kissed passionately as I spun her around.

"Oh My God Troy! Is this real, this isn't a dream is it?" I laughed as I moved her hair behind her ear as I pulled her closer to me.

"Yes, baby it's as real as can be. I will soon be your husband and you will soon be my wife." She squealed before hugging me again as I laughed and spun her around again.

Surprise! I reread this story and so many people asked me about a sequel so I said why not! So here you guys go! I'm thinking about doing another chapter about their wedding but I'm not sure yet. Leave a review and let me know what you think!