Love at First Touch Chapter 29 - The One

The paperwork was done and the sale was complete. Shawn handed Cynthia the keys to the Brady home.

"Enjoy the house." Shawn said as he waved goodbye to Cynthia and walked out the door.

He took one final look at the house. "Goodbye home." His head dropped down as he began walking to his truck.

Shawn let out a large sigh and hopped in his truck. He opened the center console to grab his cellular phone.

"Hello?" said a tender voice on the other end.

"Hi, it's me. The sale is done. Can I go see you? I really need you." Shawn replied.

"Ok, where do you want to meet?"

"Meet me at the park in 2 hours." Shawn said.

"Wow, you need me but in 2 hours? That's a long time!" Belle said, as it sounded very suspicious.

"Trust me." Shawn ended the conversation and hung up.

"That was weird." Belle said aloud in her bedroom.

She suddenly heard a slight tapping on the door.

"Come in."

"Hey Belle, was wondering if you wanted to hang out for a little bit while your brother sleeps." Mimi said.

"Sure, I have about an hour and a half before I leave the house anyways. I've been meaning to ask you, what's going on between you and my brother?"

"You know what's going on, silly!" Mimi giggled.

"Yeah, but I mean, how serious are you two?" Belle asked.

"We're in loooooooooove." Mimi said and fell back on the bed. Her eyes were sparkling with romance and happiness. "I'm so happy for you two. Who knows! Maybe we'll have a double wedding one day!" Belle and Mimi laughed.

"I'll take this one." Shawn said as he pointed to a certain special gift he was planning on giving Belle.

"That's a perfect choice, young man. It radiates with beauty and will undeniably express the radiance of your love for her." The salesman said.

"I hope so."

The salesman rang up the purchase and packaged the gift in a lovely box. He handed it to Shawn and said, "Good luck, sir."

"Thank you."

"Hey Meems, you want to come with me to meet Shawn and the park? He really needs all of our support now during these rough times. I don't think he'd mind."

"Sure, it'll help a lot if I leave your house. I keep wanting to kiss your brother every chance I get and how will he ever get any rest if I keep waking him up?" Mimi chuckled.

"Too much information."

The girls grabbed their coats and headed for the door.

Shawn sat on the bench in the center of the park surrounded by rose bushes that gave the air the most pleasurable fragrance.

He was looking down at his gift for Belle and kept fiddling with the box. He was noticeably nervous.

"Hey Shawn." Belle said as she walked up to Shawn.

Shawn looked up at Belle with a glowing smile and said, "Hey sweetheart."

Mimi stepped out from behind Belle, "Hey handsome."

Shawn was caught off guard. "Hey Meems, what are you doing here?"

"Belle asked me to tag along. Said you needed some friends and I wanted to give you my support! Let you know I'm here for you." She ran up to Shawn and gave him an encouraging hug. Shawn gave Belle a look that told her that he wanted to be alone with her. Belle mouthed the words "I'm sorry".

"Thanks Mimi, it means a lot to me." Shawn let go of Mimi and gave her a smile.

"Awww shucks, you know we're all here for each other." Mimi said as she gave Shawn a nudge.

"What have you got there?" Belle asked as she pointed to the gift box Shawn was holding.

Shawn quickly put the gift box behind him. "Oh, nothing." He said with a panicky tone.

"Oh come on, spill it!" Belle said as her and Mimi began teasing him and trying to grab the box from him with no use.

"You know what? I give up! Here!" He said as he handed Belle the gift.

"Is it really for me?"

"Yes."

Belle was excited; she quickly untied the ribbon on the box and opened the top to find a smaller jewelry box inside. Her heart stopped briefly and her breathing grew faster. She had a feeling she knew what was about to happen.

She slowly opened the jewelry box and gasps. Mimi witnessing this falls back on the bench and nearly faints.

"Belle, from the moment I laid eyes on you, I knew you would be the one. From the moment you turned and looked at me, I knew. Your angelic smile, your warm and caring heart, your intelligence and your beauty, all made me realize that you are the one that would bring me happiness and love for the rest of my life. Isabella Black, will you spend the rest of your life with me as my wife?" Shawn asked as he took the ring out of the jewelry box Belle was holding and knelt down on one knee.

"Oh my God." Mimi said softly.

Tears began forming in Belle's eyes, but they were clearly tears of joy. She dropped down to the ground to reach Shawn's level and embraced him. "Yes, I will, Shawn. I'll be your wife and will love you always and forever."

Mimi jumped up from the bench and joined them for a group hug. "I'm so happy for you two!" Shawn and Belle looked at Mimi who decided to invite herself into their embrace and laughed.