Ch8 - Lunch Date

We made our way to the Mailbox Grille, we made light conversation as we walked to our destination; it's not very often that we have such a light work day, it's only happened a few times.

I had a lot on my mind, Alex could be going to jail or she could be doing community service. Then there was Oliver's absence this morning, and the letters that fell didn't help that situation.

This morning has probably affected my blood pressure, I mean that panic attack really has drained me emotionally, I guess Oliver was trying to make up for this mornings events with lunch.

We were shown to a table, it was in the back; very secluded. It was perfect. Oliver looked at me and he smiled. My goodness that smile, it should be considered illegal.

It's like a heart racing smile, once you see it your heart races. I had to try and calm down my heart rate. I placed my hand on my chest.

I knew he was about to ask if I was alright, so I smiled reassuringly at him and nodded.

The waitress came over and took our order, we both ordered the chicken salad, I then ordered a sparkling water and Oliver ordered a yoo hoo.

I smiled softly, he is so set in his ways and I wouldn't have him any other way. I love him for who he is, and I know that he loves me too.

Once we placed our order, we thanked the waitress we thought it would be the perfect time to talk about wedding dates; we decided that we should figure out if we want to get married at Christmas or do we get married during the summer.

The waitress brought over our drinks, we thanked her and she let us know that our salads wouldn't be much longer. I took a sip of my water, I noticed that Oliver was looking at me.

I blushed slightly at the attention. He then asked a serious question.

"My love, which season would you prefer to get married in? Summer or Winter?"

I could feel hurt and anguish as my heart sank, and then it dawned on me; the reason he's letting me make all of the decisions is because when Holly proposed to him he had no say.

I placed my hand over his, I smiled at him; I wanted to make sure that he understood what I was about to say.

Our food arrived, we thanked our waitress; we ate our salads as we continued our conversation.

"Oliver, this is your wedding too; we will make the decisions together, I promise that you'll never be shut out, and I'll never make a decision without you, and I certainly won't be dragging you to city hall. We are going to have the wedding that we choose together, and we will have an amazing marriage because we made all of these decisions together"

He looked at me and he nodded, I could tell that he was still unsure; I wish I could turn back time because he is obviously still quite hurt.

I also wish that Holly didn't treat him the way she did, she mustn't have loved him; because you don't hurt the ones you love.

I spoke again, hopefully conveying the truth in my tone of voice.

"My dear sweet Oliver, I promise that we will talk every little decision and every little wedding detail through together; I will listen to everything you say, I'll make a point of asking you what you want in the wedding"

He smiled at me. He then spoke.

"Shane, thank you; I appreciate everything you just said, and we will work everything out together. You have made my life better, and I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life with you"

I could feel tears build up in my eyes, he's being extra sweet this afternoon. I guess my panic attack must have really worried him.

I laughed softly, I then spoke.

"Oliver, do you want to make me cry?"

He looked alarmed. He went to say something, I stopped him.

"Shane..."

"It's ok, these aren't sad tears; I'm crying because no one has ever treated or cared for me like this before"

He looked relieved.

"Well my love, be prepared to be treated like this for the rest of your life; you're the love of my life Shane, yes I know that I have been married before, and I suppose I did care for Holly, however..."

I then looked away from his gaze, I wasn't expecting that. He spoke again, after he noticed the look on my face.

"However, my Shane please understand that I care deeply for you and only you; you are going to be my wife and we will be happy for all eternity"

I smiled softly. I know that it's irrational to feel the way I just did, and I know that he had to have cared about her; although finding out that he cares more about me than he did her, well that helps soothe the sting coming from that little tidbit.

We finished our food, we paid for everything and then we headed back to the DLO.

TBC