Author's Note
This takes place roughly three years after the last chapter in late November 2021.
Phil's POV
I woke up thanks to the banging that was coming in through the wall. We moved for this specific reason. To get away from the suspicious noises through the walls and construction that was somehow always going, even at night, for three years.
I figured that the couple next door was fighting over something again. I check my phone and see that it's 3:35 AM, so naturally, with Dan asleep next to me, I got out of bed and headed to the kitchen for a midnight snack.
Tiptoeing over the cupboard, I almost slipped on my sock and fell on my face, but luckily, I didn't. I opened the cupboard as slowly as I could, almost screaming when I heard a small creek behind me, which was probably just the pipes or something.
I stared into the cupboard, looking for something to eat, but nothing was there except for a half-empty wrapper of Hob-Nobs and the end pieces of a loaf of bread that were stale and hard. Then I saw it - Dan's cereal.
I shouldn't, but I was so hungry and not in the mood for stale bread or hob-nobs, so naturally, I grabbed the box and stuck my hand in it, when I felt something hit my hand beside the cereal. This thing was circular and hard, and kind of heavy for its size. I pulled it out, put it in my palm, and stared at it. It was a ring in my size. Then, the realization hits me like a truck - this must be a prize item, like how I got my first camera. I look at the outside of the box, but nothing says that there is a prize inside.
I examine the ring further, considering the possibilities that it is some magical object that will take me on some mystical adventure when I realize that its an engagement ring. I drop the box and turn around. Dan is on one knee, tears streaming down his face.
"Yes," I almost scream, my eyes are now blurry with tears as I practically throw myself at him and studdered out what little words I can manage. "I love you! How did you…"
He knew what I was saying or trying to say at the least. "I'll tell you later." He kissed me and I kissed him.