There was Robbie standing at the door with a bouquet of wild flowers. He
had on a suit and was obviously here to impress Mary. He looked into the
apartment and his cheeks flushed with embarrassment when he saw Ben.
"Oh, um… Hi Mary…. I'm sorry; I didn't know that you had company. I'll go now."
"Wait, Robbie, please come in. I think that the 3 of us need to talk about something."
Robbie gulped and timidly stepped through the doorframe. He walked over to the couch and sat down opposite of Ben. Mary sighed and walked over to a chair, facing them both, and sat down.
"Um…Do you guys want anything to drink?"
Ben looked at Mary with a look that said "why is the heck is he here?" He shook his head as if to say no.
"Ok, look. You know that I have strong feelings for both of you. Ben, I love you now, you are the man of my dreams. You asked me to marry you yesterday afternoon and I said yes. But last night Robbie asked me too. This is why I fainted. I was so shocked, I didn't know how to handle it."
Mary looked over at Ben and saw that his face had paled and he looked like he was going to be sick. Mary felt genuinely sorry for him and Robbie both.
"But now I have to go through the agony of choosing between the two of you. You guys are going to have to be patient with me while I decide. Please don't try to sway me one way or the other. I have to follow my heart. Now, Robbie, Ben and I have a date tonight, but tomorrow I will go out with you. This might help me in making my decision. But it will all come down to who I want to spend the rest of my life with."
With that Mary, almost in tears, rose and ran to her bedroom and shut the door. Robbie decided that it was time for him to go and he left. Ben walked to her door and knocked gently and walked in. Mary was sitting on the window seat staring out the window.
Gosh, she is so beautiful. Ben thought to himself while he watched the sun streaking her brown hair.
"Hi, baby." Ben said while pulling her into a comforting embrace.
Mary hugged him back and rested her head on his shoulder. She loved the way that her head fit perfectly into the crook of his neck. She was pretty sure that she would pick Ben, he was so sweet, he always knew exactly what to say or do to make her feel better. She sighed deeply and was lulled into a comforting sleep by the beat of Ben's heart against her cheek.
HOURS LATER
Mary woke up and realized that she was still in her clothes, but lying in her bed. She looked over and the illuminated alarm clock and saw that it was 3:07 in the morning. She remembered falling asleep in Ben's arms, but she must have been really out. Her stomach growled and she realized that she had not had anything to eat since that afternoon. She crawled out of bed and padded to her kitchenette.
She flipped on the light and opened the refrigerator door to find something to eat. She found something and stepped over to pop it in the microwave for a minute. As she was waiting for the beep of the food, she looked over and saw Ben sleeping on her couch, still in his khakis and polo shirt.
Awww…how sweet!! He stayed with me!! Gosh, he really looks cute while he is sleeping. That is something that I could wake up to every morning! Mary thought to herself with a giggle.
Her noises finally woke up Ben and he sat up and sleepily rubbed his eyes. He looked around dazed, as if he was trying to remember where he was.
"Sweetheart, over here!" Mary called from the kitchen to let Ben know that she was awake.
Ben got up and slowly shuffled over to where she was standing. He looked pretty rough, his shirt was untucked and his pants were wrinkled. His hair was sticking out in crazy directions and he only had one sock on. Mary couldn't help but laugh.
"What are you laughing at?" Ben asked playfully
"oh, nothing, you just look pretty rugged!"
"Well, you don't look so great yourself," Ben replied while in one movement stepped over and began to sweetly kiss her.
"Oh…" Mary groaned, " that feels nice," as Ben started nibbling on her neck. Finally, they broke the kiss and stood there looking at each other.
"Well, honey, you'd better go. Or, I suppose you could just crash on the couch for the rest of the night. But I'd really better go and get some rest, I have a ton of things to do tomorrow."
"Ok, well, I think that I will just go on home; sorry that our date didn't really work out for tonight."
"Yeah, but lets plan on the night after next, cause tomorrow Robbie is taking me out."
Ben rolled his eyes but reluctantly gave in to a smile.
"just don't let him take your heart, because I've already taken it."
Ben bent down to kiss her goodnight and walked out the front door.
Dang! She thought I know who I'm picking!
"Oh, um… Hi Mary…. I'm sorry; I didn't know that you had company. I'll go now."
"Wait, Robbie, please come in. I think that the 3 of us need to talk about something."
Robbie gulped and timidly stepped through the doorframe. He walked over to the couch and sat down opposite of Ben. Mary sighed and walked over to a chair, facing them both, and sat down.
"Um…Do you guys want anything to drink?"
Ben looked at Mary with a look that said "why is the heck is he here?" He shook his head as if to say no.
"Ok, look. You know that I have strong feelings for both of you. Ben, I love you now, you are the man of my dreams. You asked me to marry you yesterday afternoon and I said yes. But last night Robbie asked me too. This is why I fainted. I was so shocked, I didn't know how to handle it."
Mary looked over at Ben and saw that his face had paled and he looked like he was going to be sick. Mary felt genuinely sorry for him and Robbie both.
"But now I have to go through the agony of choosing between the two of you. You guys are going to have to be patient with me while I decide. Please don't try to sway me one way or the other. I have to follow my heart. Now, Robbie, Ben and I have a date tonight, but tomorrow I will go out with you. This might help me in making my decision. But it will all come down to who I want to spend the rest of my life with."
With that Mary, almost in tears, rose and ran to her bedroom and shut the door. Robbie decided that it was time for him to go and he left. Ben walked to her door and knocked gently and walked in. Mary was sitting on the window seat staring out the window.
Gosh, she is so beautiful. Ben thought to himself while he watched the sun streaking her brown hair.
"Hi, baby." Ben said while pulling her into a comforting embrace.
Mary hugged him back and rested her head on his shoulder. She loved the way that her head fit perfectly into the crook of his neck. She was pretty sure that she would pick Ben, he was so sweet, he always knew exactly what to say or do to make her feel better. She sighed deeply and was lulled into a comforting sleep by the beat of Ben's heart against her cheek.
HOURS LATER
Mary woke up and realized that she was still in her clothes, but lying in her bed. She looked over and the illuminated alarm clock and saw that it was 3:07 in the morning. She remembered falling asleep in Ben's arms, but she must have been really out. Her stomach growled and she realized that she had not had anything to eat since that afternoon. She crawled out of bed and padded to her kitchenette.
She flipped on the light and opened the refrigerator door to find something to eat. She found something and stepped over to pop it in the microwave for a minute. As she was waiting for the beep of the food, she looked over and saw Ben sleeping on her couch, still in his khakis and polo shirt.
Awww…how sweet!! He stayed with me!! Gosh, he really looks cute while he is sleeping. That is something that I could wake up to every morning! Mary thought to herself with a giggle.
Her noises finally woke up Ben and he sat up and sleepily rubbed his eyes. He looked around dazed, as if he was trying to remember where he was.
"Sweetheart, over here!" Mary called from the kitchen to let Ben know that she was awake.
Ben got up and slowly shuffled over to where she was standing. He looked pretty rough, his shirt was untucked and his pants were wrinkled. His hair was sticking out in crazy directions and he only had one sock on. Mary couldn't help but laugh.
"What are you laughing at?" Ben asked playfully
"oh, nothing, you just look pretty rugged!"
"Well, you don't look so great yourself," Ben replied while in one movement stepped over and began to sweetly kiss her.
"Oh…" Mary groaned, " that feels nice," as Ben started nibbling on her neck. Finally, they broke the kiss and stood there looking at each other.
"Well, honey, you'd better go. Or, I suppose you could just crash on the couch for the rest of the night. But I'd really better go and get some rest, I have a ton of things to do tomorrow."
"Ok, well, I think that I will just go on home; sorry that our date didn't really work out for tonight."
"Yeah, but lets plan on the night after next, cause tomorrow Robbie is taking me out."
Ben rolled his eyes but reluctantly gave in to a smile.
"just don't let him take your heart, because I've already taken it."
Ben bent down to kiss her goodnight and walked out the front door.
Dang! She thought I know who I'm picking!