Chapter 13: True Love
The next day Nick went to work and Lydia went to the local Wal-Mart just to wonder.
She returned after two-and-a-half hours of looking - and no buying - to find Nick's car in the driveway. She opened the front door to reveal rose petals on the floor. Lydia smiled and followed the soft pink petals to the bathroom door. She opened the door to find three candles lit and a bag. She opened the bag to find a cute little number from Victoria's secret and a note.
"Put this on and wait for me. Love, Nick."
Lydia slipped the lingerie on and heard a knock on the door. She didn't want to answer it. She courageously opened the door to reveal another rose petal trail to the bedroom.
She self-consciously followed the trail and peeked in the door to see Nick lighting more candles. She walked into the room. Nick turned and saw her.
"Hi, Lydia. You're early."
"Sorry. It's beautiful, but what's the occasion?"
"Come sit," he said, pointing to the rose petal-covered bed. Lydia obeyed and Nick disappeared. Nick came back and knelt down in front of Lydia. "I have a lot to say so people listen."
Lydia smiled and Nick continued.
"I have been thinking a lot lately about us. And -" He grabbed her hands. "- I never really knew what love was. That is, until I met you."
Lydia's eyes began to water.
"I love you more than I could even say or write but I truly believe that we have true love and that is why, Ms. Lydia Bennett . . . ." He smiled and reached in his pocket. "I want you to be my wife." He opened the black velvet box to expose a beautiful diamond ring.
"Will you marry me?"
Lydia was crying and choked out a 'yes' in between her tears.
Nick slipped the ring on her finger and kissed her.
The ring was beautiful. It was platinum with a pear shaped diamond and marquis side stones.
"You didn't have to get me a ring," Lydia said.
"I wanted to," he answered with a smile.
"It is beautiful and I love it," she replied.
"Thank Lindsey. Catherine, and Sara said no side stones and Lindsey said 'yes.'"
Lydia smiled.
"I love you," he said.
"I love you, too," she said.
"This is definitely true love. I am so glad I can share it with you," he smiled and they kissed among the bed full of roses.
The next day Nick went to work and Lydia went to the local Wal-Mart just to wonder.
She returned after two-and-a-half hours of looking - and no buying - to find Nick's car in the driveway. She opened the front door to reveal rose petals on the floor. Lydia smiled and followed the soft pink petals to the bathroom door. She opened the door to find three candles lit and a bag. She opened the bag to find a cute little number from Victoria's secret and a note.
"Put this on and wait for me. Love, Nick."
Lydia slipped the lingerie on and heard a knock on the door. She didn't want to answer it. She courageously opened the door to reveal another rose petal trail to the bedroom.
She self-consciously followed the trail and peeked in the door to see Nick lighting more candles. She walked into the room. Nick turned and saw her.
"Hi, Lydia. You're early."
"Sorry. It's beautiful, but what's the occasion?"
"Come sit," he said, pointing to the rose petal-covered bed. Lydia obeyed and Nick disappeared. Nick came back and knelt down in front of Lydia. "I have a lot to say so people listen."
Lydia smiled and Nick continued.
"I have been thinking a lot lately about us. And -" He grabbed her hands. "- I never really knew what love was. That is, until I met you."
Lydia's eyes began to water.
"I love you more than I could even say or write but I truly believe that we have true love and that is why, Ms. Lydia Bennett . . . ." He smiled and reached in his pocket. "I want you to be my wife." He opened the black velvet box to expose a beautiful diamond ring.
"Will you marry me?"
Lydia was crying and choked out a 'yes' in between her tears.
Nick slipped the ring on her finger and kissed her.
The ring was beautiful. It was platinum with a pear shaped diamond and marquis side stones.
"You didn't have to get me a ring," Lydia said.
"I wanted to," he answered with a smile.
"It is beautiful and I love it," she replied.
"Thank Lindsey. Catherine, and Sara said no side stones and Lindsey said 'yes.'"
Lydia smiled.
"I love you," he said.
"I love you, too," she said.
"This is definitely true love. I am so glad I can share it with you," he smiled and they kissed among the bed full of roses.