CHAPTER 4: A Surprise Announcement of the Engagement Kind
((Everyone, meaning Amy, Eric and his girlfriend Grace, Topanga, Corey, Francesca, Sean, Morgan and her husband Tom and baby Ireland, and Joshua are at the dinner table, carrying on several different conversations. They are all drinking some kind of coffee, tea, etc., and Joshua is eating a humongous piece of chocolate cake.))
Corey has his arm around Francesca, and is looking more and more nervous. Finally, he brings his arm down and clinks his spoon to his glass.
"Everyone? Everyone, please listen up!" He exclaims, his voice shaking.
The entire table turns to him and quiets down, waiting in anticipation.
"Let me tell you a little about the light of my life, Francesca Lebough. She was born in France, and lived there until she moved here, to Philly, and I met her in Physics at Pennbrook. I didn't think much of her then.," He pauses to look admiringly at Francesca, "but when we met again at Lubbock's, I was so taken aback with her immense beauty, charm, and elegance. It wasn't till we had been dating for about 3 months that I realized I couldn't live without her, and I decided to think seriously about a way to propose."
The whole table gasps, and suddenly knows what's going to happen next. They soon quiet down though, because Corey opens his mouth to speak again.
"So, in front of the people who I have..known all of my life, loved and been friends with all of my life, I would like to formally ask Francesca if she would do me the honor of becoming my wife."
Francesca is crying now, her makeup streaking down her face, as she slowly shakes her head. Corey is now down on one knee, pulling out a medium-sized emerald green ring, with a white-gold band. He slips it onto her finger, and stands up, giving her a protective hug.
"
((Everyone, meaning Amy, Eric and his girlfriend Grace, Topanga, Corey, Francesca, Sean, Morgan and her husband Tom and baby Ireland, and Joshua are at the dinner table, carrying on several different conversations. They are all drinking some kind of coffee, tea, etc., and Joshua is eating a humongous piece of chocolate cake.))
Corey has his arm around Francesca, and is looking more and more nervous. Finally, he brings his arm down and clinks his spoon to his glass.
"Everyone? Everyone, please listen up!" He exclaims, his voice shaking.
The entire table turns to him and quiets down, waiting in anticipation.
"Let me tell you a little about the light of my life, Francesca Lebough. She was born in France, and lived there until she moved here, to Philly, and I met her in Physics at Pennbrook. I didn't think much of her then.," He pauses to look admiringly at Francesca, "but when we met again at Lubbock's, I was so taken aback with her immense beauty, charm, and elegance. It wasn't till we had been dating for about 3 months that I realized I couldn't live without her, and I decided to think seriously about a way to propose."
The whole table gasps, and suddenly knows what's going to happen next. They soon quiet down though, because Corey opens his mouth to speak again.
"So, in front of the people who I have..known all of my life, loved and been friends with all of my life, I would like to formally ask Francesca if she would do me the honor of becoming my wife."
Francesca is crying now, her makeup streaking down her face, as she slowly shakes her head. Corey is now down on one knee, pulling out a medium-sized emerald green ring, with a white-gold band. He slips it onto her finger, and stands up, giving her a protective hug.
"
