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On Bended Knee by Boys II Men
(Continuation of Keep You)
After almost 3 days Eric was about to go crazy. He still had no idea where Calleigh was. Not a single person in Miami heard from her, or at least that's what they've told him.
And for another night he went to sleep without her by his side. Luckily while he slept his mind was giving up secrets, and he soon jolted upward. He looked around and quickly got of the bed and began packing. He knew where she was, well he hoped he knew.
He jumped onto the next outgoing flight that was headed towards her supposed location. His flight landed 2 hours and later, and he rented a car from the airports car rental area. He put his luggage in the car, and sat behind the wheel and typed the address into the GPS system. He strategically followed the directions until he reached a driveway.
Eric parked the car, and got out. He walked up to the stairs and walked onto the porch. Before he could even ring the doorbell, it opened.
"Eric," the person said.
"Caroline," and there was silence between them. "Is she here?" he asked quietly.
'Yes, she's in the back…under her favorite tree."
"Can I talk to her?"
"I guess, but if she doesn't want to talk then…"
"Then I'll leave," he said walking behind her through the house to the back screened door.
And there he saw her, after what seemed like an eternity she was right there in the flesh. She was swinging softly on her beloved tree swing that graced a magnolia tree.
He slowly approached her and whispered, "I've missed you."
Calleigh stopped all movement on the swing, but didn't respond verbally. Eric took that as a queue and continued speaking.
"Calleigh, I don't know how we lost our way. I don't know if we really did, but I just need one more chance to prove my love for you," he said as he thought about the 2 letters she left for him.
"The letters you left for me where a wakeup call to say the least. It showed me that you thought that I didn't care, and I'm so sorry that I put you through that."
Eric saw Calleigh duck her head a little, but she was still silent.
"I know that our love is still strong, we've come too far for this to get between us. I know that were perfect for each other, people have known for years…even before we did," he said chuckling.
Eric slowly walked in front of her, "so many nights I've dreamed of you, and when we weren't together I would wake up and face reality, that you weren't next to me. And now since I have you, I can't wake up without you next to me…these past few days have been torturous and I would've found you earlier if you would've used your credit card."
Calleigh smiled at him, she knew that would've been the first thing he checked.
"I'm sorry, please forgive me…I can't imagine living my life without you. But I know I want a new life with you, so can we go back to the way things were? Can we go back home and live a life we're supposed to?"
He slowly got down on one knee, and instinctively she raised her right hand and covered her mouth. Eric reached for her left hand and said, "first and foremost, I want you to know that I love you…and I would be honored if you made my dreams come true and became my wife. Will you marry me?"
By now Calleigh had tears attempting to spill out her eyes, "yes," she answered.
He reached into his back pocket and pulled out a blue colored box, and placed the ring on her finger. He gently kissed her finger and moved upward towards her mouth for a kiss to seal the deal.
After the kiss, Eric whipped away the tears that escaped down her cheeks.
"Hey…no crying," he said with a grin.
Calleigh looked at her engagement ring, "it's beautiful, it looks like the ring we saw…" she had no words.
"The one we saw in the jewelry store window, the one you said called your name, right?"
"You remembered," she said in awe.
"Yes," he said as he sat Indian style in front of her. "And this has been the root of our problem, well kind of," he said referring to the ring.
"This is why you where distant? This is why I thought that I lost you?"
"No exactly, I've been so busy trying to plan the perfect engagement…I kind of had a one track mind lately. But everything is out in the open now. Which means I have some reservations to cance?"
"Oh no you don't, you keep all reservation," she said plainly. "I deserve that much, don't you think?"
"You deserve that and much more…I um, have a hotel room. Why don't we leave for a bit?"
"Alright, but I at least heave to tell momma about the engagement."
"I think she already knows," he said looking at the screen door.
Calleigh turned her head and saw her Momma looking at them, smiling and with tears in her eyes.
"Come on lets go," Eric said as he got off the ground and reached for her hand. The two walked up to the house and through the screen door.
"Eric," Caroline said.
"Caroline I'm sorry, I would've asked you first for her hand in marriage but Calleigh left me no choice."
Caroline laughed, "welcome to the family, now go…oh, and call me Mom please," she stated.
"Yes ma'am," he said before he saw Caroline's eyebrow rise and realized that's where Calleigh inherited that facial expression from. "Yes mom."
"Please come and see me before you leave," she said.
"We will," they said in unison as they left the house and headed towards the hotel to celebrate their engagement.
Hope you liked it, I'm working on more...but my other stories need my attention. Please leave a review, and leave me a little inspiration lol :)
