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Two Years Later

Lex

I waited at the mansion, nervously wringing my hands. I went back to the room I had specially prepared for this occasion. The wallpaper was dark red, it had a fireplace, and shelves everywhere, in various scattered places on the walls. On each shelf was one candle and two vases with one red rose in each. The floor was covered with rose petals, red and white.

In the middle of the room was a table covered with a red table cloth to match the walls. The centerpiece was a candle and two vases with one red rose in each. Crystal glasses filled with red wine for each of us, the food would be brought in later. Hidden speakers filled the room with low playing music, Rascal Flatts singing Melt and Josh Gracin singing Stay With Me.

The best part of the whole room was the chandelier. I hung from the ceiling just above the table, I had had it custom made just for this. It held fifty candles and red glass reflected the candlelight everywhere in the room.

Then I heard the doorbell, I raced to answer it.

"Chloe," I said.

"Hi Lex." She wore a red shawl that covered most of her dress. I offered her my arm and she smiled. "Well aren't you just the perfect gentleman?"

"Aren't I always?" She took my arm and laughed.

"Well I don't know, last night on the couch..." I just laughed and led her to the room. She walked in and stopped, both hands went to her mouth.

"Oh my God Lex..." I slipped off her shawl, and it was my turn to be speechless. I hung it over her chair as she walked into the room. Her dress was pure white, floor length and it flowed around her ankles as she walked. Thin straps went over her shoulders to hold the dress up. One would think a dress that plain would not be anything special. But Chloe looked like an angel, her hair was up with one white rose in it. I pulled out her chair and as she sat down, I whispered softly in her ear.

"You look like an angel Chloe..." I went and sat down. She smiled and the light from the chandelier lit up her face. And I couldn't wait.

"Chloe..." I said softly, reaching into my pocket.

"Yeah?"

"I had meant to wait until after dinner, but..." I took a deep breath. "Chloe you know I love you, and I want to be with you forever." I knelt down in front of her. "Will you marry me?" I opened up the case, revealing the diamond engagement ring I had bought her.

"Lex! Of course I'll marry you!" She flung her arms around me, and then pulled back. Happy tears filled her eyes as I slipped the ring on her finger. I kissed her lips and then hugged her again. Chloe would say this was cliche, but this was the happiest moment of my life.

Chloe

A limo came to pick me up at my house and I smiled. That was so Lex, he asks me over for dinner and sends a limo to pick me up. But it was sweet, the driver opened my door and I got in. All the way to Lex's house I fiddled, with my necklace, my earings, my dress, my shawl. I knew something was up. And as soon as we got to Lex's I knew something was going on.

The driver opened the door and helped me out. I thanked him and then walked to the door. Underneath my feet were white rose petals on top of a red carpet. On the sides of the carpet were candles, lighting my way in the dark.

All around me was a lattice canopy, covered with white roses and vines. It surrounded me like a tunnel, and I had to smile. Lex was the most romantic man I had ever met. I reached the door and rang the doorbell.

"Chloe," answered Lex. Wow, he looked great, dressed up in a full suit with, for once, not a lavender shirt. This shirt was red and he had a black tie to go with it.

"Hi Lex." I walked in and he offered me his arm, I smiled. "Well aren't you just the perfect gentleman?"

"Aren't I always?" Taking his arm, I laughed, that wasn't true. Last night on the couch when he was kissing me doesn't exactly count as being gentleman-like.

"Well I don't know, last night on the couch..." He laughed as he opened the door to a room I had never been in before. My hands flew up to cover my mouth as I gasped.

"Oh my God Lex..." I trailed off not knowing what to say. Everything was red, there were roses and rose petals everywhere, candles filled the room. There was a table in the center of the room and I could hear music softly playing, Rascal Flatts singing Melt and Josh Gracin singing Stay With Me. But what floored me was the chandelier, at least forty candles hung from the ceiling and red glass reflected their light everywhere. Lex slipped my shawl off, his fingertips brushing my skin as he did so, I shivered. He pulled out my chair and I sat down.

"You look like an angel Chloe..." he whispered, his breath tickled my ear and my heart started pounding in my ears, I couldn't believe he still affected me like this.

"Chloe..." he said.

"Yeah?"

"I had meant to wait until after dinner, but...Chloe you know I love you, and I want to be with you forever." He knelt down in front of me and my first thought was Oh my God he's gonna propose! "Will you marry me?" He opened the jewelry case and there was the ring! I had never seen anything so beautiful, but he could have gotten me anything and I would have said yes.

"Lex! Of course I'll marry you!" I flung my arms around him and then as he pulled back and slipped the ring on my finger, I felt hot tears fill my eyes. He kissed me and then pulled me to him. This might sound cliche, but this was the happiest moment of my life.

Fin