As he walked her into the room, he was surprised how good it looked. It wasn't like he doubted himself, but with the lit candles, it was even more perfect. He slowly maneuvered Quinn around so she wasn't touching anything. He moved the curtain and opened the door to the patio. The candles glowing and beautiful flowers just added to the already beautiful scene painted by the ocean and night sky. It was the moment he'd been preparing for. He put Quinn out on the patio, making sure she was placing both hands on the railing. He stepped back from Quinn.
"Okay Quinn, on the count of three I want you to take off your blindfold and look down, okay?" he asked, trying to hide his obvious nerves.
"Okay" she said, sounding equally as nervous.
"1…..2….." he paused, "3"
Quinn took off the blindfold and looked down. On the sand, dug out were the words "Marry Me". She pulled her hands up, grasping them together at her chest; her heart was beating fast. She turned around slowly only to see Puck, down on one knee, holding a velvet box open, displaying with a stunning shining ring.
Her hands moved up, now covering her mouth. A single tear flowed down her cheek.
"Quinn Fabray. I have loved you since the first day of kindergarten when you sat next to me on the school bus. The moment you asked me to be your friend and shared your Rice Krispie treat with me, when no one else would even talk to me, made me realize you were the best girl in the world. I knew, some day, you'd be my girl. I know we've had our ups and downs and we may not always get along. And it's not always going to be easy and there are going to be times when you can't stand me; but there are going to be so many more moments where I promise you will be the happiest woman in the world. So, Quinn Fabray, will you please make my dreams come true and marry me?" he looked up at Quinn.
The tears were now flowing but she didn't speak. Puck was feeling nervous; he couldn't read her expression.
"Quinn. I'm…." he closed his eyes, "Is it the ring? I can get a new one? If you think it's too soon, we don't have to we can forget about this.. just…please…Quinn…. say something" he was staring at the ground.
Quinn sniffled and wiped her eyes, "Yes"
Puck looked up at her, not sure what question she was answering, so he waited.
A few seconds later, she spoke again; "Yes Puck, I'll marry you!" a big smile appeared on her face. He slid the ring on her finger, stood up, and kissed her like he'd never kissed anyone else before. She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him in closer.
"Puck, I love you so much" she said and kissed him once more before pulling away to stare at the new addition to her hand.
"I love you too Quinn, so fucking much" he said as he stood next to her.
"This ring is so beautiful Puck, it's absolutely perfect" she touched the ring and looked up at Puck with a smile.
"I'm glad you like it. My Nana gave it to me a couple months ago. She said my grandfather gave it to her and she told me to keep it until I found someone who I love as much as he loved her." He smiled back.
Quinn's eyes were filled with tears again, "Puck" she was able to breathe out as she put her arms around him hugging and kissing him!
They stood in that exact spot in the room for nearly an hour, not moving or recognizing anything else around them; they were immersed in each other.
Finally, Puck pulled away, placing a final kiss on Quinn's forehead before kissing the ring on her hand.
"How'd you do all this Puck?" she asked, "How'd you have the time to do it all?" there was a permanent smile plastered on her face.
"I have my ways" he nudged her. "I kind of had it planned in my head but Finn and Rachel helped me out."
"They knew?" she was surprised.
"Yeah, they both helped me do all the shopping for everything. Then earlier Finn set up the party while I set up here when you and Rachel were getting dressed." He smiled at her, "Then during the party, when Rachel brought Ben upstairs, she lit all the candles for me. Plus, earlier Finn helped me dig the holes. Haha, you didn't think I'd be able to do all of this without some help!"
"I almost forgot!" she ran to her bag to pick up her camera and walked out to the patio.
"What're you doing?" he asked as he wrapped his arms around her.
"Taking a picture. This is the most romantic thing I've ever seen and I want to have a visual to remember it." She came back in the room to put her camera away and took notice of all the other work he'd put into the room.
"Puck, this is amazing!" she ran to him and kissed him.
"You're amazing baby" he said pulling her in close.
"The candles are perfect and the rope lights look so nice against the curtains" she didn't miss a detail.
"Yeah, I figured the darker curtains would keep the light out so we could sleep in tomorrow."
"And the satin sheets?" she rubbed a finger over them,
"To set the mood…" he smiled.
"Puck, the mood was set as soon as I saw the 'marry me' in the sand" she smiled back.
"Well, there's more" he said taking her hand and leading her to the bathroom door.
"More?" she asked walking with him.
"I figured we'd do something romantic" he pushed open the bathroom door and let Quinn walk in first.
She was in awe of the lights he set up. The candles surrounding the tub were lid and surrounded by rose petals. There were trays of chocolate covered strawberries, champagne being chilled, and tons of treats for them to use.
"So, should we start the bath?" she asked.
"Whatever you want baby" he moved close to her, wrapping his arm around her.
Before anyone said another word, the bath was turned on. She turned to Puck and started removing his clothing. She then removed hers and moved close to Puck, whispering in his ear, "Thank you for the best birthday ever!" she kissed him on his neck.
"Anything for my beautiful fiancé" he said removing her hair from the bun in was in, allowing her to shake out the curls.
"That sounds amazing! Say it again!" she begged.
"Fiance" he whispered into her ear.
A huge smile came on her face as she seductively walked away from Puck. She put her feet into the tub and picked up a strawberry, seductively eating it as she stared into Puck's eyes.
"What're you doing baby" he started inching closer.
"Waiting for my fiancé to join me" she accentuated the word fiancé.
Puck was by her in seconds, whisking her up and settling into the bathtub with her.
They spent their entire night, nuzzled into each other's arms, without any signs of them coming apart.
author's note: this chapter was short; but I didn't want to keep you waiting! enjoy and thank you for reading ! =)
