Chapter 22
Forty minutes later Dwayne was walking back through the airport with the little black velvet box in his jacket pocket. Every now and then he'd check it was still there and smile to discover it was. He walks back to the departure lounge where Steph is still waiting, he checks one more time before meeting up with her. A few minutes later they are on the plane and in the air flying back to Miami.
"I'm really tired" Stephanie says resting her head on his shoulder; he pulls the blanket up over her.
"Well we did have a late night last night..Thanks for coming and finding me" Dwayne says, he pushes the armrest up out of the way and lets Steph lay in his arms.
"Well I missed you too much, I wasn't just going to let you run off and leave me" Stephanie says, he kisses her before she falls asleep. It's not long before he is asleep too.
Dwayne wakes up, a flight attendant shaking him trying to wake him up. He is told that they are about to land so they have to put their seat belts on and their seats in the upright position. Dwayne wakes Steph up as they get ready to land. Once down on the ground they get off of the plane and leave the airport in a cab back to their home. The cab pulls up outside, Dwayne hands Stephanie the money to pay the driver while he carries the bags up to the house. Dwayne digs into his pocket looking for his house keys but cant find them anywhere. Stephanie walks over to him and uses hers to let them in, Dwayne drops the bags on the front step and picks Stephanie up and carries her inside.
"Woah D, put me down!" Stephanie shrieks as he spins her round and finally puts her down in the lounge.
"I'm just practicing, got to make sure I'm good at it" Dwayne says grinning at her, he takes off his jacket and throws it over the banisters before he goes and gets the bags and takes them upstairs leaving a puzzled Steph downstairs. She goes upstairs after him and into the bedroom.
"What do you mean you're practicing, practicing for what?" She asks, she goes and sits down on the bed and watches him as he starts unpacking. He looks at her and smiles.
"Oh nothing, don't worry" Dwayne says, he throws his bag into the cupboard and jumps onto the bed making Stephanie bounce into the air. He starts jumping on the bed.
"You're going to trample on me in a minute you idiot" She says, grabbing his hands and pulling him down next to her. He lays down on the bed and puts his arms behind his head; she cuddles up close to him and rests her head on his chest. "Was that your way of proposing to me?" Stephanie says as she looks up at him.
"Maybe it is" Dwayne said smiling to himself, was that a sign that she wanted him to ask her? He had planned to ask her after the ext PPV but that wasn't for a while yet, and from what he could see she was expecting him to do it right then and there. He had no reason not to, he had the ring. Ok it wasn't the romantic setting he had hoped for with moonlight and a bottle of wine but this was good enough. Dwayne felt in his pocket, the ring was still in his jacket on the banisters.
"I'll be right back, hold that exact thought" Dwayne says, he jumps off of the bed and runs down the stairs. He grabs his jacket and searches frantically for the ring, he feels the velvet box in his hand and sighs and sigh of relief. He walks back up stairs to the bedroom.
He walks back in the room, holding the box tightly in his hand. He pats the bed beckoning Steph to sit on the edge of it, she moves over and sits looking at him. He takes her hand and kneels down in front of her.
"You have no idea how stupid I am feeling right now" Dwayne says as he looks up at her "I know this isn't like the most romantic place in the world, and it's not exactly the setting I had in mind but you're here and that's all that matters." Dwayne says, he holds out the ring to Stephanie, she takes it from him and opens the box. "I.I err was wondering. well. umm..Will you marry me?" Dwayne chokes, finding it hard to get the words out when he is shaking so much. Stephanie looks down at him and goes to speak.
Forty minutes later Dwayne was walking back through the airport with the little black velvet box in his jacket pocket. Every now and then he'd check it was still there and smile to discover it was. He walks back to the departure lounge where Steph is still waiting, he checks one more time before meeting up with her. A few minutes later they are on the plane and in the air flying back to Miami.
"I'm really tired" Stephanie says resting her head on his shoulder; he pulls the blanket up over her.
"Well we did have a late night last night..Thanks for coming and finding me" Dwayne says, he pushes the armrest up out of the way and lets Steph lay in his arms.
"Well I missed you too much, I wasn't just going to let you run off and leave me" Stephanie says, he kisses her before she falls asleep. It's not long before he is asleep too.
Dwayne wakes up, a flight attendant shaking him trying to wake him up. He is told that they are about to land so they have to put their seat belts on and their seats in the upright position. Dwayne wakes Steph up as they get ready to land. Once down on the ground they get off of the plane and leave the airport in a cab back to their home. The cab pulls up outside, Dwayne hands Stephanie the money to pay the driver while he carries the bags up to the house. Dwayne digs into his pocket looking for his house keys but cant find them anywhere. Stephanie walks over to him and uses hers to let them in, Dwayne drops the bags on the front step and picks Stephanie up and carries her inside.
"Woah D, put me down!" Stephanie shrieks as he spins her round and finally puts her down in the lounge.
"I'm just practicing, got to make sure I'm good at it" Dwayne says grinning at her, he takes off his jacket and throws it over the banisters before he goes and gets the bags and takes them upstairs leaving a puzzled Steph downstairs. She goes upstairs after him and into the bedroom.
"What do you mean you're practicing, practicing for what?" She asks, she goes and sits down on the bed and watches him as he starts unpacking. He looks at her and smiles.
"Oh nothing, don't worry" Dwayne says, he throws his bag into the cupboard and jumps onto the bed making Stephanie bounce into the air. He starts jumping on the bed.
"You're going to trample on me in a minute you idiot" She says, grabbing his hands and pulling him down next to her. He lays down on the bed and puts his arms behind his head; she cuddles up close to him and rests her head on his chest. "Was that your way of proposing to me?" Stephanie says as she looks up at him.
"Maybe it is" Dwayne said smiling to himself, was that a sign that she wanted him to ask her? He had planned to ask her after the ext PPV but that wasn't for a while yet, and from what he could see she was expecting him to do it right then and there. He had no reason not to, he had the ring. Ok it wasn't the romantic setting he had hoped for with moonlight and a bottle of wine but this was good enough. Dwayne felt in his pocket, the ring was still in his jacket on the banisters.
"I'll be right back, hold that exact thought" Dwayne says, he jumps off of the bed and runs down the stairs. He grabs his jacket and searches frantically for the ring, he feels the velvet box in his hand and sighs and sigh of relief. He walks back up stairs to the bedroom.
He walks back in the room, holding the box tightly in his hand. He pats the bed beckoning Steph to sit on the edge of it, she moves over and sits looking at him. He takes her hand and kneels down in front of her.
"You have no idea how stupid I am feeling right now" Dwayne says as he looks up at her "I know this isn't like the most romantic place in the world, and it's not exactly the setting I had in mind but you're here and that's all that matters." Dwayne says, he holds out the ring to Stephanie, she takes it from him and opens the box. "I.I err was wondering. well. umm..Will you marry me?" Dwayne chokes, finding it hard to get the words out when he is shaking so much. Stephanie looks down at him and goes to speak.
