A/N: I don't even know what this is, but I was finally able to string more than three words together.
*ting-ting-ting * "Ahem. I've been told that at this wedding that the Best Man is not expected to give a speech. But how could I pass up the opportunity to say a few words about my favorite little sister. Ow." To his right, Gail gave him a sharp elbow and was seen muttering to herself. The always stunning brunette flashed Steve a quick smile and whispered a few words in the blonde's ear, while her hand gently caressed her upper arm.
Gail's annoyance seemed to dissipate at once and she waved a hand to signal her brother to continue with his speech.
"Okay, where was I? Ah yes, when Gail first came to me with her proposal plan, I thought it was absolutely insane. Insanely romantic, but insane none-the-less. I have no idea how she pulled it off, but she did and we have the video evidence to prove it."
-Last year-
"Hey Steve, you got a minute?" Gail called to Steve from across the parking lot.
"For you, baby sister, I always have a minute. Just give me 5 seconds to get ready." He made show of fiddling with his watch and with his thumb and forefinger gripping it he looked at Gail and said with a smile, "Okay. Now go." And a beep was heard.
"You know what Steven. Nevermind." The blonde turned to walk away and from the looks of it, her mind was working on something serious. Steve took his cue and jogged the few paces towards her.
"Hey, hey. I got some time now. Traci doesn't get off for a couple of hours, come on. The Penny? I'll pay." He knew it was serious when she didn't look directly at him, but just past his ears and chewed her bottom lip. "No? We can go back to my place, it's quieter." Her eyes briefly met his for a second and she nodded in the affirmative.
"Okay, but you're driving us there." And she abruptly turned around, walked to his car, opened the door and got in. There was the usual banter and questions about each other's day but nothing too serious in the short ride back to Steve's apartment. As soon as they were in, he pulled two beers out of the fridge and started warming up some leftovers he had. Steve hadn't seen this look too often on his sister and knew better than to beat around the bush.
"What's on your mind?" He knew she was stalling and she knew she was stalling but he had patience for his little sister.
After Gail's long sip of beer she looked right in his eyes and stated, "I'm going to propose to Holly." He figured it was only a matter of time before she and Holly tied the knot, but was surprised that Gail came to him with her intentions first.
"Hey, that's great. What's your plan?" He was genuinely happy for them. It had been far too long since he had seen his baby sister so happy and whenever he was around the two together it was difficult not to notice how in love and how much the two women fit together. He could tell by the small widening of his sister's eyes that she wasn't expecting such a non-reaction. But she recovered quickly and reached into her pocket to pull out a diamond ring.
"Well, I got this. And my plan is to ask her next weekend."
"Next weekend? While you guys are on vacation?" Steve knew his sister was really a romantic, but didn't know she was this good.
"Yes, Steven. While we're on vacation, watching a game at the last Major League Baseball stadium that Holly has yet to visit. At least this way I kind of have something to look forward to as well." She fiddled with the ring for a few seconds before putting it back into the box and looked up for Steve's reaction. "Well? You've been quiet for far too long. It's really cheesy isn't it?" Her hands came up to cover to her face and she was about to say something when he finally spoke.
"I think that's a great idea. It's a special event, do you know when during the game you'll ask the question?"
"That's what I'm waiting for. I actually called, then emailed, then called, and called, and called to find the right person to talk to and to talk them into this."
"Wow, you must have quite the plan. You're setting the bar pretty high right now and making me look bad." A smile spread across his face as he playfully pushed his sister in the shoulder. His proposal to Traci didn't exactly go as planned nor was it the most romantic. "So, what is it? The plan?" Gail sighed dramatically and took her time drinking some more beer, but finally set it down and told him.
"I heard that sometimes stadiums will do special things for someone if it's the last stadium for the to visit. Since they said no to my original plan I talked them into doing this during the seventh inning stretch. Yes, I know what that is." The blonde rolled her eyes at her brother's look of surprise. "I've been to plenty of games at this point. They have a kiss cam and I gave them our seat numbers and that's when I'm going to ask. They'll put it up on the screen."
"You really thought this out. I like it. Just one question though."
"What is it, Steven?"
"Why are you telling me all this? I'm honored that you would tell me, but why?"
"Because, brother, I need your help with something." He tilted his head to the side in question. "Can you record it for me? It's going to be a game that's aired and I want some video evidence other than looking it up on YouTube."
"Of course I'll record it for you. You are, after all, my favorite sister." He brought his hand up to ruffle her hair, much like he did when they were younger and he still had some height on his little sister but she was older now and dodged it, getting up and grabbing another beer for each of them.
-Present-
"Well, I'm not going to say she pulled it off without any issues because they actually flashed the proposal before the kiss cam so my dear sister had to -improvise, but it was the same end result. We are all here, celebrating the marriage of two of the best people I know. I'm honored to be your best man and I wish the two of you many happy years together." With that he raised his glass in toast and after taking a sip of his champagne, leaned over to give his sister a kiss.
