A Proposal
Alex felt strangely sexy as she steps off the elevator. Dressed to the nines in a sexy black gown, diamond earrings and necklace, black gloves and stilettos, she felt somewhat detached from her normal self. Then again, she never had to dress like this on a regular basis. It was a nice change from her ADA wardrobe. She smiled as she looked around and saw herself in a mirror. She didn't even look like her normal self. Sure, the long, straight blonde hair and the bangs were there and so was her face… only she had put makeup on, but she looked like a completely different person. The only thing that seemed out of place was her glasses, which she just happened to be wearing, but they really didn't matter. She looked sexy and special and there was no reason why she shouldn't. After all, it wasn't every day that John, her boyfriend, managed to get reservations at an exclusive bistro that overlooked the river. She was all excited about it and she had to wonder what was the special occasion.
When she got to the room, John was already there… and he was wearing all black, which really didn't surprise her, but he was still wearing his tinted glasses.
"Ah, amour." He said with a charming smile (or what could pass as charming by his standards, anyway) as he got up to help her into her chair. "You made it."
"Yes, John, although I had to wonder what this is all about." She said. "Why did you invite me to have dinner with you? Is there some special occasion I don't know about?"
"Alexandra, darling, count your blessings. Cragen may page me at any given second and you may have to eat alone… and I know how much you hate doing that."
Smiling charmingly at him, and nearly blinding him with the beauty of the smile, she took a seat across from him and they had dinner.
When it came time for dessert, John took Alex's hands in his and looked into her eyes. "Alex?"
"What is it, John?" she asked.
"Alexandra Cabot, in the span of a year, you have made me the happiest man in all of New York."
"State or city?"
"State. Alex, you are the most wonderful woman in the whole world and the best thing that ever happened to me. And it wasn't until a week ago that I came to realize how much you mean to me. And I realized how much I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
"What are you saying, John?" Her eyes filled with tears.
He pulled something out of his pocket and said, "Alexandra Cabot, mon cheri, tu veux m'epouser?"
Alex smiled. She knew exactly what he was asking her. He was asking her to marry him. "Oui!" she cried, crying. "Oui!" She then dove over the table and kissed him…hard.