Disclaimer: Same as before!!!
A/N: Okay you guys...last chapter! I think that you'll like this. I decided that I couldn't just leave it hanging where I did, so I think that this is fitting. Thank you to all of my AWESOME reviewers! You guys made it so much easier to write! Anywho, I bet you're tired of hearing me ramble, so on with the story!
Unexpected Suprises: Epilogue
"It's so beautiful out here," Lindsey said to Nigel as she rubbed her arms trying to keep warm. The December wind in England was quite bitter.
"Here, love. Take my jacket." Nigel said, sweeping off his long, black overcoat and placing it gently on Lindsey's shoulders. He put his arm around her waist and she snuggled deeper into him. They sat down on a bench that had been cleared of snow, and looked at the snow covered park. They sat in silence, both reflecting on the events of the past year and four months. Nigel thought of how Lindsey came into his life. "Apex." She said. "Your crossword clue? The answer is apex." Something in her voice made him fall in love with her instantly. Then the terrible ordeal with Declan that she faced...twice... He didn't see how she was as strong as she is now. Nigel was reluctant to bring her to England, even though it had been almost a year since Declan attacked her for the second time. He still worried about her quite a bit. If she's late coming home, he has to call her to make sure that she's okay. He remembers the night that she moved in with him in the apartment next to the one she and her cousin shared. She fell asleep in his arms as she had countless nights before. They still haven't made love. He wants to wait because she wants to wait. He loves her so, he would wait a lifetime for her. She still has horrible flashbacks from time to time in her sleep, but they're becoming less frequent. She wanted to come to England so badly for Christmas the first part of Christmas Holidays. So, finally he consented to us going. Preston had wanted to meet her anyway. "If she's done this much good for you, I've got to meet this girl and thank her!" Preston joked with him. He looked over at her to find her staring at him with her bright, hazel eyes glittering in the sunset light.
"What are you thinking about?" Lindsey asked him.
"How much I love you," Nigel answered.
"I was just thinking the same thing," Lindsey answered.
"What? How much you love yourself?" Nigel asked, jokingly.
"No, silly how much I love YOU!" she grinned. She playfully swatted him on the chest, but he caught her hand with his free one. He looked down at her. She was so beautiful. He leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on her lips. After a second, he broke away.
"I have a suprise for you." Nigel said. "Remember the formal dress I told you to pack?"
"Yeah, but I thought..." Lindsey didn't get to finish.
"This is why." he said, and handed her a single white envelope. She looked at him with wonderment in her eyes, and slowly opened the envelope and removed it's contents. Her eyes quickly filled with tears, and she gasped in astonishment. It was just what she had wanted ever since she was a young girl. Tickets to see Macbeth performed at the Globe Theatre. She looked up at him, wiping tears from her eyes.
"NIGEL! She practically screamed and threw herself at him, kissing him and hugging him. "I've wanted these forever! How did you get them? They've been sold out for weeks!" Lindsey looked at astonishedly.
"I ordered them weeks ago. I have a friend that works there. He can get me tickets to whatever I want." Nigel grinned at her. He knew that she would be exicited, but the suprises weren't over yet. "They're for tonight. Let's go home so we can get ready, go to dinner, and go to the play." Nigel looked at her and gave her one more kiss. He had intended for it to be a short, sweet kiss, but Lindsey put her arms around his neck, and deepened the kiss. They kissed passionately for several minutes. When Lindsey realized that she suddenly needed oxygen, she broke the kiss.
"Nigel, I love you." She said simply.
"I love you too, Lindsey." he replied. They got up and went back to Preston's house to get ready.
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"Wasn't it lovely?" asked Lindsey, her eyes aglow with enchantment. She was very pleased.
"Well, 'lovely' isn't exactly a word I would use to describe Macbeth, but it was a very good play." Nigel smiled. Lindsey tried...and failed...to glare daggers at him. Nigel laughed. "I'm glad you enjoyed yourself." Nigel replied. He was growing more nervous by the second. "Would you like to walk around the grounds?" Nigel asked her.
"I would love to." she replied. Nigel took her hand and led outdoors and around to the rose garden. It was amazing how the roses could be so resillant even in mid-December. But not for the light snow on their blossoms, one could never tell it was almost Christmas. They walked and talked for an hour, and Nigel finally stopped them in front of a beautiful fountain, beautifully lit with soft lights. The brisk December air was scented nicely with the smell of the roses.
"Isn't it beautiful?" Lindsey asked Nigel.
"Not as beautiful as you are." He turned to face her, and took both of her hands into his.
"Lindsey, I love you. I love you so, very, very much. I love you more than life itself. You are my life, my love...my everything." With this he got down on one knee, and pulled a velvet black box out of his pocket and opened it. "I've never loved anyone as intensely as I love you. I want to raise a family, grow old, and spend the rest of my life...with you. No one else but you." The ring was absolutely beautiful. Lindsey could feel the tears welling up inside of her eyes for the second time that day. "Lindsey Nicole Pierce, will you marry me?"
Lindsey was shocked. Her head began to spin with the words that Nigel had spoken and the intoxicating beauty and scent of roses that surrounded her. 'Yes! Yes!' she was screaming, but realized that no sound was coming out. She started shaking her head profusely. "Yes, I'll marry you, Nigel." She said through tears. They had started freely falling down her face....and his. He got up from his kneel, and put the ring on her finger. He kissed her and held her like he was afraid she would vanish at a moments notice. He picked her up and spun her around, elated with her answer.
"How's that for a Christmas present?" Nigel asked her playfully.
"Amazing" Lindsey answered wiping the tears from his face and kissing him again. Nigel loved her and she loved him. "Nigel..." Lindsey thought as she kissed him. "I love him so much. I love him for his kindness, thoughtfullness, compassion...and his unexpected suprises.
A/N: Okay you guys! I'm done! Whoo hoo!! Thank you guys so much for sticking with me until the end! I may write a sequal, but I don't know yet. We'll have to see! Well, I guess it's TTFN: Ta Ta For Now (I love tigger!!)
A/N: Okay you guys...last chapter! I think that you'll like this. I decided that I couldn't just leave it hanging where I did, so I think that this is fitting. Thank you to all of my AWESOME reviewers! You guys made it so much easier to write! Anywho, I bet you're tired of hearing me ramble, so on with the story!
Unexpected Suprises: Epilogue
"It's so beautiful out here," Lindsey said to Nigel as she rubbed her arms trying to keep warm. The December wind in England was quite bitter.
"Here, love. Take my jacket." Nigel said, sweeping off his long, black overcoat and placing it gently on Lindsey's shoulders. He put his arm around her waist and she snuggled deeper into him. They sat down on a bench that had been cleared of snow, and looked at the snow covered park. They sat in silence, both reflecting on the events of the past year and four months. Nigel thought of how Lindsey came into his life. "Apex." She said. "Your crossword clue? The answer is apex." Something in her voice made him fall in love with her instantly. Then the terrible ordeal with Declan that she faced...twice... He didn't see how she was as strong as she is now. Nigel was reluctant to bring her to England, even though it had been almost a year since Declan attacked her for the second time. He still worried about her quite a bit. If she's late coming home, he has to call her to make sure that she's okay. He remembers the night that she moved in with him in the apartment next to the one she and her cousin shared. She fell asleep in his arms as she had countless nights before. They still haven't made love. He wants to wait because she wants to wait. He loves her so, he would wait a lifetime for her. She still has horrible flashbacks from time to time in her sleep, but they're becoming less frequent. She wanted to come to England so badly for Christmas the first part of Christmas Holidays. So, finally he consented to us going. Preston had wanted to meet her anyway. "If she's done this much good for you, I've got to meet this girl and thank her!" Preston joked with him. He looked over at her to find her staring at him with her bright, hazel eyes glittering in the sunset light.
"What are you thinking about?" Lindsey asked him.
"How much I love you," Nigel answered.
"I was just thinking the same thing," Lindsey answered.
"What? How much you love yourself?" Nigel asked, jokingly.
"No, silly how much I love YOU!" she grinned. She playfully swatted him on the chest, but he caught her hand with his free one. He looked down at her. She was so beautiful. He leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on her lips. After a second, he broke away.
"I have a suprise for you." Nigel said. "Remember the formal dress I told you to pack?"
"Yeah, but I thought..." Lindsey didn't get to finish.
"This is why." he said, and handed her a single white envelope. She looked at him with wonderment in her eyes, and slowly opened the envelope and removed it's contents. Her eyes quickly filled with tears, and she gasped in astonishment. It was just what she had wanted ever since she was a young girl. Tickets to see Macbeth performed at the Globe Theatre. She looked up at him, wiping tears from her eyes.
"NIGEL! She practically screamed and threw herself at him, kissing him and hugging him. "I've wanted these forever! How did you get them? They've been sold out for weeks!" Lindsey looked at astonishedly.
"I ordered them weeks ago. I have a friend that works there. He can get me tickets to whatever I want." Nigel grinned at her. He knew that she would be exicited, but the suprises weren't over yet. "They're for tonight. Let's go home so we can get ready, go to dinner, and go to the play." Nigel looked at her and gave her one more kiss. He had intended for it to be a short, sweet kiss, but Lindsey put her arms around his neck, and deepened the kiss. They kissed passionately for several minutes. When Lindsey realized that she suddenly needed oxygen, she broke the kiss.
"Nigel, I love you." She said simply.
"I love you too, Lindsey." he replied. They got up and went back to Preston's house to get ready.
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"Wasn't it lovely?" asked Lindsey, her eyes aglow with enchantment. She was very pleased.
"Well, 'lovely' isn't exactly a word I would use to describe Macbeth, but it was a very good play." Nigel smiled. Lindsey tried...and failed...to glare daggers at him. Nigel laughed. "I'm glad you enjoyed yourself." Nigel replied. He was growing more nervous by the second. "Would you like to walk around the grounds?" Nigel asked her.
"I would love to." she replied. Nigel took her hand and led outdoors and around to the rose garden. It was amazing how the roses could be so resillant even in mid-December. But not for the light snow on their blossoms, one could never tell it was almost Christmas. They walked and talked for an hour, and Nigel finally stopped them in front of a beautiful fountain, beautifully lit with soft lights. The brisk December air was scented nicely with the smell of the roses.
"Isn't it beautiful?" Lindsey asked Nigel.
"Not as beautiful as you are." He turned to face her, and took both of her hands into his.
"Lindsey, I love you. I love you so, very, very much. I love you more than life itself. You are my life, my love...my everything." With this he got down on one knee, and pulled a velvet black box out of his pocket and opened it. "I've never loved anyone as intensely as I love you. I want to raise a family, grow old, and spend the rest of my life...with you. No one else but you." The ring was absolutely beautiful. Lindsey could feel the tears welling up inside of her eyes for the second time that day. "Lindsey Nicole Pierce, will you marry me?"
Lindsey was shocked. Her head began to spin with the words that Nigel had spoken and the intoxicating beauty and scent of roses that surrounded her. 'Yes! Yes!' she was screaming, but realized that no sound was coming out. She started shaking her head profusely. "Yes, I'll marry you, Nigel." She said through tears. They had started freely falling down her face....and his. He got up from his kneel, and put the ring on her finger. He kissed her and held her like he was afraid she would vanish at a moments notice. He picked her up and spun her around, elated with her answer.
"How's that for a Christmas present?" Nigel asked her playfully.
"Amazing" Lindsey answered wiping the tears from his face and kissing him again. Nigel loved her and she loved him. "Nigel..." Lindsey thought as she kissed him. "I love him so much. I love him for his kindness, thoughtfullness, compassion...and his unexpected suprises.
A/N: Okay you guys! I'm done! Whoo hoo!! Thank you guys so much for sticking with me until the end! I may write a sequal, but I don't know yet. We'll have to see! Well, I guess it's TTFN: Ta Ta For Now (I love tigger!!)
