Nick just stared at Sara. He didn't want the moment to end. He had just
told Sara that he was in love with her, that he had been falling in love
with her since he first met her. He had watched her and admired her, had
gotten to know her, become her friend, and he loved her. He thoroughly
enjoyed the transformation her face underwent as she absorbed his
confession. He knew he loved her, but wasn't completely sure how she felt
about him. They just sat there looking at each other, Sara tracing the
features of Nick's face with her fingers. She stopped momentarily and a
serious expression crossed her face. The words that came out of her mouth
would change his life.
Her eyes locked with his, "Nick, I love you too."
A smile broke over Nick's face. He let her words wash over him. This woman that he thought was unattainable, had just confessed that she loved him. The woman he loved, loved him.
So they just took each other in with their eyes, caressing each others features with their glances.
Sara spoke again, "I think I've been falling for you ever since I saw you throwing dummies off that building. I just never thought I'd be your kind of girl. Who would have thought that the science nerd and the quarterback would fall in love."
Nick chuckled, "Sara, you're the only girl for me. And for the record, I'm a science nerd too."
Sara laughed and then tried to paint a serious expression on her face as she pretended to see him for the first time, "I guess you're right, you are kind of nerdy."
Nick's eyebrows shot up.
Sara laughed, "Did I mention that I think you're gorgeous?"
Nick smiled, "I think I may have heard you say that once or twice. But I think you are in a class of gorgeous all by yourself, Sara Sidle."
Sara blushed. Nick put his arms around Sara as they sat on the couch and just held her. Sara rested her head on Nick's chest and listened to his heart beat. They sat that way for a long time.
Nick let out a deep sigh. Sara looked up at him and noted the serious expression on his face, "Nick, what is it?"
"I just don't want this moment to end, Sara." Nick smiled at her.
Sara leaned up and kiss him gently. It was a sweet tender kiss and as she broke it she said gently, "Nick, I love you. I'm not going anywhere."
Nick brushed a stray hair off her forehead and gazed down at her smiling, "Sara, I love you so much. My life wouldn't be the same without you in it." He looked away from her for a moment as he measured his words, " I know this might sound a little crazy, ok, so maybe it sounds a lot crazy."
As he spoke Sara raised a curious eyebrow trying to follow what he was saying. The meaning became abundantly clear when Nick met her gaze again and asked, "Sara Sidle, would you marry me?"
Her eyes locked with his, "Nick, I love you too."
A smile broke over Nick's face. He let her words wash over him. This woman that he thought was unattainable, had just confessed that she loved him. The woman he loved, loved him.
So they just took each other in with their eyes, caressing each others features with their glances.
Sara spoke again, "I think I've been falling for you ever since I saw you throwing dummies off that building. I just never thought I'd be your kind of girl. Who would have thought that the science nerd and the quarterback would fall in love."
Nick chuckled, "Sara, you're the only girl for me. And for the record, I'm a science nerd too."
Sara laughed and then tried to paint a serious expression on her face as she pretended to see him for the first time, "I guess you're right, you are kind of nerdy."
Nick's eyebrows shot up.
Sara laughed, "Did I mention that I think you're gorgeous?"
Nick smiled, "I think I may have heard you say that once or twice. But I think you are in a class of gorgeous all by yourself, Sara Sidle."
Sara blushed. Nick put his arms around Sara as they sat on the couch and just held her. Sara rested her head on Nick's chest and listened to his heart beat. They sat that way for a long time.
Nick let out a deep sigh. Sara looked up at him and noted the serious expression on his face, "Nick, what is it?"
"I just don't want this moment to end, Sara." Nick smiled at her.
Sara leaned up and kiss him gently. It was a sweet tender kiss and as she broke it she said gently, "Nick, I love you. I'm not going anywhere."
Nick brushed a stray hair off her forehead and gazed down at her smiling, "Sara, I love you so much. My life wouldn't be the same without you in it." He looked away from her for a moment as he measured his words, " I know this might sound a little crazy, ok, so maybe it sounds a lot crazy."
As he spoke Sara raised a curious eyebrow trying to follow what he was saying. The meaning became abundantly clear when Nick met her gaze again and asked, "Sara Sidle, would you marry me?"
