Becky. . . who was now crying. And at that moment, when he saw the tears flow down
her rosy cheek. . . he knew the tears were because of him. He knew that what he had said
to Hagrid had upset her. He didn't know why. . . he just knew. It was the only thing he
could think of that would upset her so. The song gave him proof that it was something
that he had done. He needed to quit being like the typical man and ask her to marry him
before he went crazy. Having her wait so long is making her depressed. He decided it was
time to show her that he was there, and that he had heard her song. And that he loved her
with all his heart and soul. It was time.
"Becky," he murmured from the door and saw her head perk up quickly.
She wiped her face with her sleeve, to help rid of the wet tears clung to her face as
Severus walked over to her. She then turned around and smiled at the handsome man that
was now standing above her.
"Hi," she said meekly. "I was just. . . um. . . playing the piano."
"I noticed," he replied with a smirk as he sat down next to her. "Why didn't you
tell me?"
Becky gasped and looked up at him and said quickly, "Tell you what?"
"That you played the piano so well!" he exclaimed. "That song that you were
playing was beautiful."
Becky smiled at this and Severus added more seriously, "But not nearly as
beautiful as you."
Becky laughed at his blunt compliment, and then remembered that he had HEARD
the song she was playing. Therefore, he must have heard her singing too.
"You said you heard me playing," she stated and Severus nodded, "but did you
here me singing, as well?"
She swore her heart stopped when he nodded.
"Becky, you are the only woman I will ever want to be with, and I can't imagine
living my life without you. Your sense of humor brings back memories of when I was only
an innocent child. Your beauty is incomparable to any other woman I have ever seen. And
your compassionate heart . . . well lets just say you changed me with your warmth and
kindness. I'm not the same man I was before you came into my life. Yet, I am regretful to
say that I will still always carry my past with me. It will always be a memory, and a
memory it will forever remain. I doubt that I even have the power to rid of it. Now I am
going to ask you this for the last time. . . does my past bother you?"
Excited with his speech, sure that he will now ask her the big question, she
immediately answered "No". And it was the truth. His past did not bother her one bit.
Severus nodded and continued, "And I know for sure that I will never lose my
harshness and sarcasm." Becky nodded.
Severus laughed at this and nodded once more. Severus seemed satisfied enough.
He then turned Becky around on the bench so that her back was facing toward the piano,
and he kneeled down in front of her. Becky felt like she was going to swoon.
"Now that I have clarified all of that, then I suppose it's time," Severus took
Becky's hand. "You're the only woman I could ever love, and the only woman I could
ever want. I guarantee. . . that we will have great times and bad times. . . I guarantee that
at sometime, both of us will want to get out. But I know that. . . if I cannot have you as
mine. . . I will regret it for the rest of my life."
Becky was now crying as Severus let go of her hand and reached into his robe
pocket. He pulled out a little, black box and opened it. Inside was a ring with a gorgeous,
brilliant opal with tiny, sparkling, white diamonds surrounding it. It was the most
gorgeous ring she had ever seen.
"Rebecca Marie Sapphire, will you marry me?" he asked with emotion and nothing
but pure love glinting in his black eyes.
Becky let out a little laugh and more tears poured down her face as she shouted,
"Yes!" in glee and she threw herself at Severus. She hugged and kissed the daylights out
of him.
When they were finished showing their affection for one another, Severus held out
his hand and Becky placed her hand in his. He pulled the ring out of it's velvet, black
cushion and slid it easily on her left, ring finger. She held her hand up and waved her hand
around to see the magnificent stones glitter frantically.
She knew that this was the happiest moment of her life.
Severus also felt extremely overjoyed and ecstatic, although he didn't show it as
much as she did.
He was suddenly serious again and he grabbed Becky's left hand and kissed it, "I
love you."
"I love you," Becky breathed, and they both shared one of the most passionate
kisses ever fulfilled.
THE END
PS. There will be an epilogue, so don't stop reading just yet!
her rosy cheek. . . he knew the tears were because of him. He knew that what he had said
to Hagrid had upset her. He didn't know why. . . he just knew. It was the only thing he
could think of that would upset her so. The song gave him proof that it was something
that he had done. He needed to quit being like the typical man and ask her to marry him
before he went crazy. Having her wait so long is making her depressed. He decided it was
time to show her that he was there, and that he had heard her song. And that he loved her
with all his heart and soul. It was time.
"Becky," he murmured from the door and saw her head perk up quickly.
She wiped her face with her sleeve, to help rid of the wet tears clung to her face as
Severus walked over to her. She then turned around and smiled at the handsome man that
was now standing above her.
"Hi," she said meekly. "I was just. . . um. . . playing the piano."
"I noticed," he replied with a smirk as he sat down next to her. "Why didn't you
tell me?"
Becky gasped and looked up at him and said quickly, "Tell you what?"
"That you played the piano so well!" he exclaimed. "That song that you were
playing was beautiful."
Becky smiled at this and Severus added more seriously, "But not nearly as
beautiful as you."
Becky laughed at his blunt compliment, and then remembered that he had HEARD
the song she was playing. Therefore, he must have heard her singing too.
"You said you heard me playing," she stated and Severus nodded, "but did you
here me singing, as well?"
She swore her heart stopped when he nodded.
"Becky, you are the only woman I will ever want to be with, and I can't imagine
living my life without you. Your sense of humor brings back memories of when I was only
an innocent child. Your beauty is incomparable to any other woman I have ever seen. And
your compassionate heart . . . well lets just say you changed me with your warmth and
kindness. I'm not the same man I was before you came into my life. Yet, I am regretful to
say that I will still always carry my past with me. It will always be a memory, and a
memory it will forever remain. I doubt that I even have the power to rid of it. Now I am
going to ask you this for the last time. . . does my past bother you?"
Excited with his speech, sure that he will now ask her the big question, she
immediately answered "No". And it was the truth. His past did not bother her one bit.
Severus nodded and continued, "And I know for sure that I will never lose my
harshness and sarcasm." Becky nodded.
Severus laughed at this and nodded once more. Severus seemed satisfied enough.
He then turned Becky around on the bench so that her back was facing toward the piano,
and he kneeled down in front of her. Becky felt like she was going to swoon.
"Now that I have clarified all of that, then I suppose it's time," Severus took
Becky's hand. "You're the only woman I could ever love, and the only woman I could
ever want. I guarantee. . . that we will have great times and bad times. . . I guarantee that
at sometime, both of us will want to get out. But I know that. . . if I cannot have you as
mine. . . I will regret it for the rest of my life."
Becky was now crying as Severus let go of her hand and reached into his robe
pocket. He pulled out a little, black box and opened it. Inside was a ring with a gorgeous,
brilliant opal with tiny, sparkling, white diamonds surrounding it. It was the most
gorgeous ring she had ever seen.
"Rebecca Marie Sapphire, will you marry me?" he asked with emotion and nothing
but pure love glinting in his black eyes.
Becky let out a little laugh and more tears poured down her face as she shouted,
"Yes!" in glee and she threw herself at Severus. She hugged and kissed the daylights out
of him.
When they were finished showing their affection for one another, Severus held out
his hand and Becky placed her hand in his. He pulled the ring out of it's velvet, black
cushion and slid it easily on her left, ring finger. She held her hand up and waved her hand
around to see the magnificent stones glitter frantically.
She knew that this was the happiest moment of her life.
Severus also felt extremely overjoyed and ecstatic, although he didn't show it as
much as she did.
He was suddenly serious again and he grabbed Becky's left hand and kissed it, "I
love you."
"I love you," Becky breathed, and they both shared one of the most passionate
kisses ever fulfilled.
THE END
PS. There will be an epilogue, so don't stop reading just yet!