Life in the Rookery
Ch.2 The Engagement
I began to get ready around 12 noon, the sun was beaming and bright. Today is the day that Skyler's promise is fulfilled... he finally got my fathers permission for our engagement to be made official. I did my hair all nice and put on my nicest clothes. I am so excited for today.
"Stella, don't be disappointed if it's not what you expect okay," was my mother, Danica Shardae's greeting to me as I got up from my seat at breakfast to go meet Skyler at the training ground.
"Good Morning, my beautiful wife to be." Skyler said as he saw me approaching him.
"Morning Sky. Am I able to wear the ring now?"
"Baby, there is more to an engagement then wearing a ring, we have to plan the wedding and tons of other stuff."
"Please Sky. I have been dieing for the ring."
He then looked at me with a look that I have never seen him give me before. He looked upset, almost sad. He never looked that way as long as I can remember. Not even when he lost the poker games we played.
"Sky? Love what's wrong? You look like something is bothering you." I had more concern in my voice then I would have liked.
"Stella, I had to give your engagement ring away in order to afford the wedding ring. I was a few dollars short and I was so excited about the ring for the wedding ceremony. Please forgive me..." he had tears running down his face. He knew how much I loved the ring.
"I love you Skyler. The ring doesn't matter. I'll go to the market and get a small ring till the wedding. Don't worry about it." I hold him close to me so as to calm him down and comfort him.
He looks at me and smiles. Tears still falling, he wraps me in a hug and mutters repeatedly, "I love you! I love you!"
"I love you too. Our engagement is not effected by the fact I don't have a ring. You are all I need." I sit there in his arms for a while before my dad comes out almost in a panic.
"Stella! What's wrong?" he rushes to my side. Almost tripping because of how fast he was running.
"It's nothing dad. Skyler was just worried. But everything is under control now I promise."
"Are you sure? Do I need to call a physician?"
"No dad that won't be necessary. Go back inside I can handle this." At that my dad left us alone.
As the weeks progressed, Skyler and I got busier and busier. Planning for a wedding was never easy. Our engagement announcements were sent out the third week after the announcement of us being engaged was made public. As time passed the big day crept up on us faster and faster.