A Love of Dancing

Chapter 7-: The Proposal

8 Years Later...

Jimmy and Cindy had been dating on and off for the past eight years well on and off and right now they were 'off'. They had just had their biggest brake up in their relationship and it didn't look good at all. It looked more like the end. Cindy had gotten the idea of Jimmy cheating on her...(but I won't tell you how right now)

Jimmy was walking down his home street looking at the ground. He felt someone bump his shoulder but just kept walking.

"Excuse you..." He herd a familiar voice say "Jimmy? Jimmy Neutron is that you?"

"Betty? Betty Quinlinn?" He looked up and turned around to find himself standing face to face with his second crush from school. "Wow how are you? I haven't seen you in years?" He said

"I'm doin' pretty good. Well you must be married by now." She said flipping her hair a little to show off her beauty. Thenm Jimmy looked away..

"Well no not really. I mean Cindy and I were getting really close to that area but we just broke up a few days ago..." He started drifting off.

"Ohhh you poor baby. Why don't I take you out to lunch? My treat." Betty said putting her hand on his shoulder. Jimmy shook his head "Oh c'mon it'll be like a high school reunion but not. You know you want to."

"Well...I guess it wouldn't hurt. Ok Let's go."

When they got to the restraunt Jimmy didn't order much. He was still a little depresed. He was starting to tune Betty out. He kept thinking about CIndy and about how it couldn't be over.

"Jimmy? Jimmy are you okay?" He shook himself back into reality. "You don't seem to be paying attention to anything I say."

"I'm sorry Betty. It's just that I miss Cindy." Jimmy said. "I just can't believe it's over between us I mean she's just so perfect."

"Jimmy..." She said moving closer to him. (they were in a booth) She put her hand on his shoulder and slowly started rubbing it. "Why don't you just forget her. She's obviously not the one for you. She really sounds the same as she was back in school. She's still a real bit...."

"Hey!" Jimmy stood up nad cut Betty off from saying something that wasn't true and was really unappropreite. (sry for spelling) "She is not now or has she ever been one of those. If you think that I can just forget about the one woman I've always loved and you have the nerve to call her that, you need a reality check! You don't know her nor have you ever known her like I have!"

"Maybe that's a good thing. She's turned you into a mean, bitter man. Now if you'll excuse me I think I better be going." Betty grabbed her coat, got oout of the booth and walked out the door.

Jimmy sat back down and rubbed his head. He didn't know what to do. Then it hit him like a ton of bricks. He grabbed a napkin and a pen aand started writing a note.

Cindy was feeling so bad that she had spent the entire day at the gym punching and fightning a punching bag. When she finaly left at around ten P.M. she looked awaful. She was sweaty, had her tangled hair down hanging over her shoulders and almost every part of her body ached but she didn't care. She was crying and could barley see the lock to put the key in for her hotel room.

She threw the keys on the counter and went to throw herself on her bed for a good hard cry. When the back of her head hit the pillow, she felt something paper like. She turned over to find a note from Jimmy on a napkin.

Dear Cindy,

I need to talk to you...Please...I'll be outside your hotel at about 8 tomarrow night. If you deside to come out, dress formaly.

Love,

Jimmy

Cindy covered her mouth and just continued to cry. Ever sense she saw Jimmy hugging and kissing that woman in the jewelry store she couldn't even look at him. She had however desided to go. She didn't know why though. Something in her heart told her to go. Maybe it was the fact that she still loved him deep down.

The next night she put on a black seqin dress with high heels and a silver necklace around her neck. She looked beautiful. She took one look in the mirror and said "Here we go girl..."

She walked out of the hotel and saw Jimmy standing there in a suit. He was standing by a carrige and by the look on his face told her that he was nervious. The second he saw Cindy, a flash of hope flew across his face. She didn't smile but just walked up to him.

He started to say her name but she stopped him. "Jimmy I know I shouldn't be here with you. But I'm going to give you one shot to tell me what the hell you were doing kissing that woman from the jewelery store!"

"What! Oh my god Cindy." Jimmy started to kinda laugh. "Cindy...oh Cindy. You now every peice of jewelery I buy for you comes from that store right?" She nodded and he took her hands. "Cindy that's Julia. She's the one who helps me find everything there. That was more like a family or friendly kiss. That was a thank you for what she helped find there the last time!"

"Really? Wait...you haven't given me anything sense you saw her! What did you buy from her to thank her for?"

"I'm going to show you tonight. C'mon get in." He led her into the carrige and sat down. "Do you trust me?"

"Yeah Jimmy, I trust you." He smiled and put a blind fold on her.

"Can you see anything?"

"Okay did you loose your genuis or something? I'm blind folded so No I can't see!" They both laughed a little

"Ok. Well this is a suprise so I don't want you to know where we're going..."

After a little bit of a carrige ride and holding hands, the ride came to a stop. Jimmy left the blind flod on Cindy and led her up a set of stairs. She felt like she had been where she was before but just couldn't figure out where here was. She felt him guide her up a few more stairs and all of a sudden it was dead quiet. Then she heard the music, the kind for ballroom dancing.

Jimmy started to lead Cindy around the floor dancing. She simply followed him and danced with him like she was in heaven. The feeling she got felt fmiliar but couldn't quite figure it out. Finaly the song ended and he slipped the blind fold off.

Cindy looked at him with a smile on her face. She wasn't even looking at the enviroment that sorounded her. All she could see was his face.

"Cindy...We've had our ups and downs but there is no other woman like you. We had those tough bumps but I always knew we'd get through them because I was with you. I have never been in love with anyone but you and I don't want to. Not once was I tempted to go off with some other girl just to see what it would be like. These things don't just happen. I knew from the moment I saw you that I wanted to date you and I knew from the first dance that you were the one I wanted to spend my life with you. So Cindy, I ask you right now." Right there Jimmy got down on one knee and pulled a dimond ring out of his pocket. "Cindy Vortex, will you marry me?" Cindy started crying a little and smiled.

"If this is a joke I will kill you." She said turning a little serious.

"No. This is no joke. I want you to be my wife...If you're not in my life then I can't live and I don't have a life." Cindy smiled as more tears rolled down her cheeks and she nodded.

"Yes...Yes! Yes!" Jimmy grinned from ear to ear as he slid the ring onto her finger and then picked her up and hugged her. But what Cindy really didn't expect was the clapping and cheering coming from behind her.

Cindy slowly turned around to find herself on the school stage with her friends, family, and everyone else that was there for their dance that one night standing behind her to witness their proposion. Cindy's mouth dropped open in a happy suprised look. She felt Jimmy take her hand. Cindy turned and kissed her fiance. There was nothing in the world that could make them more happy than they already were.

"I love you..."

"I love you to."