Chapter 3
Later in the day around lunchtime, Amanda and Declan go to lunch at a pizza place and they take baby Jesse with them. Bella Carisi is sitting at a table with her daughter, Aimee. She is excited when she sees Amanda walk in. Bella gets up from the table and hugs Amanda.
"Hi! Oh, my God! I'm so excited!" Bella says as she hugs Amanda.
"Hello." Amanda says.
"I'm so happy. Let me see." Bella says.
Amanda shows Bella her engagement ring. Declan is holding the car seat. Jesse is in the car seat. The girls are excited about the engagement.
"Oh, my God. That's beautiful." Bella says.
"This is my fiancé, Lt. Declan Murphy." Amanda tells Bella.
Bella is glad that she will get to meet the man that her best friend is going to marry. She says hello to baby Jesse.
"This is my best friend, Bella Carisi." Amanda tells Declan.
Amanda has just introduced her best friend to her fiancé. Amanda says hello to baby Aimee. Declan prepares to shake Bella's hand.
"Give me a hug. You're going to marry my best friend. Congratulations." Bella says.
Bella walks up to Declan and she hugs him. She's happy for them. Bella, Declan and Amanda sit down at the table so that they can order lunch. The waiter comes to the table and the gang orders iced tea to drink.
"Sorry my husband couldn't come. He had to go to work." Bella says.
"How is your husband, Bella?" Amanda asks.
"He's good, Amanda." Bella responds.
The waiter comes back to the table with iced tea and he takes the gang's order. They order a pizza pie with pineapples and ham.
"I want to walk around and show off my ring." Amanda says.
"Oh, my God. Did you have any idea?" Bella asks.
"No." Amanda replies.
Declan and Amanda tell Bella about their engagement. They are happy that they're engaged. Amanda wants to start planning her wedding soon.
"I was nervous." Declan says.
"You were nervous." Amanda responds.
Amanda and Declan get ready to tell Bella about the proposal. Amanda is excited about her new ring. She tells Bella that they had a christening for Jesse and that they had a party for her after. Amanda mentions that she and Declan went to Olivia's apartment because the party was there. She also tells Bella that she thought that Declan was going to take her to dinner.
"We went to Liv's house and everyone yelled surprise. There was a banner with pictures of me, Declan and Jesse. There was balloons. It was amazing." Amanda says.
"Amazing." Bella says.
The gang talks about the party and how everybody had a great time. Amanda is happy that she will be getting married. She wants to ask Bella to be her bridesmaid.
"We got food catered from her father's restaurant and it was good." Declan says.
"We were about to eat and Declan gave a speech about our relationship and then he got down on one knee and he asked me to marry him and then I said yes." Amanda says.
A few minutes later, the waiter comes to the table with a fresh, hot and golden brown pizza pie. They eat the pizza and they're enjoying it. Baby Aimee and baby Jesse are eating their baby food.
"What kind of wedding do you want?" Bella says.
"I want an outdoor wedding." Amanda replies.
"Summertime is a good time to get married." Declan responds.
A few minutes later, Bella, Amanda and Declan are done with their lunch. The waiter comes to the table and he cleans up the plates that the gang used for their pizza. A few seconds later, he comes with the bill and they pay the bill.
"Bella, will you be my bridesmaid?" Amanda asks.
"Of course, I will." Bella replies.
Bella, Amanda and Declan prepare to leave the pizza place with baby Aimee and baby Jesse. Amanda and Bella say goodbye to one another hoping to see each other again soon. Bella goes to her car and she puts Aimee in the car and they drive home. Amanda and Declan walk to their car holding hands. They put Jesse in the car and they drive home.