Authors note: I know i know, it's been ages since i updated but i've been really really busy :( however i've had a spare bit of time lately so, hey presto! a new chapter! :D i know it's short but i'll be updating another chapter soon with some more love scenes :)
A lot of people have been asking me about where 'Envy' has gone.. unfortunately i recieved an email from the main site administrators saying that i was breaching copyright and so they removed it from the site and if i try to repost it they'll ban me from the site.. so that story's gone up in smoke i'm afraid :(
Anyways.. happy reading! :) xxx

Rose woke up disgruntled and frustrated as her phone was ringing loudly beside her on the table, she slowly reached out to it and looked at the caller ID and groaned quietly when she saw it was Alex "Good morning sunshine!" Alex said cheerfully before Rose could even speak. "Morning" she managed to mumble before stifling a yawn, "You're still in bed?"

"Alex it's early"

"No it's not, it's just after 10"

"What?" Rose replied as she checked her watch and saw it was indeed past 10 in the morning, she'd slept that long? That was definitely a first!

"Yeah, so come on! Rise and shine"

"What the hell for?"

"We're going out for the day"

"Doing what exactly?"

"Shopping and hanging out, just us girls"

"Is Mila coming?"

"As always"

"Where are we going exactly?"

"We can do anything you want, it's a beautiful day so we can hire a car and cruise around, go for drinks, anything you like" Rose couldn't help but smile at that, they could travel across LA and get up to all kinds of mischief, "Okay Alex I'm certainly up for that"

"Awesome! Now get your ass moving out of bed and get ready, me and Mila are heading over to your place in a bit to pick you up"

"Okay I'm gonna get ready now"

"Good, we'll see you in about 10 minutes"

"10 minutes?!"

"Yes"

"That's not enough time for me to get ready"

"Get your ass moving then you little bitch" Alex replied as Lois making Rose laugh hard and say "Okay okay I'm moving, jeez"

"Times running out"

"Okay! I'm hanging up now" Rose replied and laughed as she ended the call and threw her phone back down on the table, she smiled up at the ceiling as she stretched her arms and then her legs, now she felt better. But she still couldn't believe that she'd slept past 10, she'd never done that before, partly due to the fact that Seth never let her as he always woke her up in different ways. That thought made Rose look around the room, where was Seth? His side of the bed had been made making her smirk, he was such a weirdo! She didn't worry herself too much though, Seth always had a habit of sneaking off to do his own thing, it was something she'd got used to as he was a man that liked his space.
So she shrugged as she got up out of bed to quickly hop in the shower and wash her hair, she had no idea what to wear really but she didn't have time to think. Alex was a bitch for keeping time so she knew that she'd be turning up with Mila and they'd invite themselves inside, they were pretty much like roommates they were here that often! So Rose washed herself quickly and was out of the shower in about 4 minutes, definitely a new record for her. She ran into her closet and pulled out her denim cut offs and a blue vest and her converse, then she plaited her hair so it was out the way and then threw on her clothes so she was ready and good to go. She was just tying her laces when she heard the clatter of the front door opening, it was such a wide open space and Seth put laminate flooring down so every noise echoed and travelled upstairs. In a way it was good so they could keep an eye on who was entering the house, but when somebody dropped something it frightened the life out of you!

"Rosie?!" Mila called loudly making Rose grin as she opened the bedroom door wider and stepped out, she leaned over the railings and said "Up here"

"Get your ass down here now, we've got a table booked for breakfast at the diner you love" Alex replied making Rose grin even more as she quickly gathered up everything she needed and ran down the stairs like an excited child. "Just a sec" she said as she ran into the laundry room to deposit her dirty washing for Amelia to handle. Rose wasn't keen on the idea of Seth having a housekeeper but Amelia was a sweet lady who kept everything neat and tidy and always respected her boundaries whenever she was in the house with Seth and Rose.

Rose re-emerged from the laundry room and then gathered her bag up, checked she had her phone and everything she needed before staring at Alex and Mila implying she was ready to go. "I don't think I've ever seen you move so fast" Mila said and laughed at the scowl she received off Rose, "Hey you wanted me ready in 10 minutes so I had to work quick"

"We've got a table booked for 10:45 so move it or lose it" Alex said waving her hand towards the door making Rose walk forward with Mila not far behind her. They stood outside and Rose was glad she'd chosen to dress lightly, it was early but the heat was already reaching unbearable temperatures, "I hope today includes going somewhere where we can cool off" Rose said as she put her shades on and stared at the other two, "We've got the whole day to ourselves, we can go to a spa if you want?"

"Mila as long as it involves a swimming pool I'm not bothered"

"Okay bossy Rose" Rose grinned at that as they headed towards the limo which surprised Rose, "A limo? Really?"

"Yeah what's wrong with that?" Alex asked quizzically

"Nothing I just thought we were driving a rental today"

"We're heading there after breakfast to rent an awesome convertible for the day"

"Ohh man I thought we could rent a campervan" Rose pouted

"A Volkswagen Campervan?"

"Yeah"

"I didn't know you liked them?"

"Yeah I love them, I always wanted one when I was younger but obviously couldn't afford one. They're just awesome vehicles"

"Well we can see what the rental place has and then rent it or even buy it if you want it" Rose just gaped at Alex, was she serious? Buying a campervan? Rose couldn't even drive yet!

"Let's just see what they have before we make any decisions" Rose said slowly making Alex smile and say "Okie dokie, now let's move! I'm starving" Rose laughed at that as they all piled into the limo to head out onto the streets of LA.

Seth was pacing back and forth nervously in the Family Guy studios; it was the only place he could think of to hide away from Rose while Alex came to get her. He wanted tonight to be perfect and he'd planned it all with Alex and Mila in the middle of the night so he hoped everything would run smoothly. And so far it had, Alex had txt him letting him know that they'd left the house in positive spirits and were ready to have some fun. So now he could go back home to decorate the house and set it up to surprise Rose, he'd planned it out in his head and he couldn't help but grin when he thought about it. He hoped Rose would love it and that she'd say yes, she'd got no reason to say no!

Seth continued to smile as he walked past the storyboard room but stopped and poked his head inside to look around. Saturday was mostly everybody's day off, he wasn't that cruel to make people work 7 days a week but they were allowed to come into work if they so desired to get any work done. There was nobody in the room so Seth stepped inside and looked around at all of the small desks that were crammed in here, he frowned at that feeling bad for making them all work in such a small area. But he was making progress with his new plans for the room to be expanded with new equipment.

As much as the guys loved drawing every frame single handily they needed to get up to date equipment, so Seth and the FOX executives spent a fortune on the latest drawing equipment. It was a touch/draw screen where the artists could draw the frames and actually play them back to check whether they were in order and running smoothly before they were processed to the next stage. Seth knew it would be a successful upgrade and he hoped the board artists liked the new equipment. The upgrade and the new expansion were due to start sometime next week so he needed to tell the guys so suitable arrangements could be made for their new temporary work space. There was plenty of room to spare so they wouldn't have any problems completing work tasks that they were given.

Seth smiled widely as he spotted Rose's desk by the doorway, it was covered in drawings left to complete, scripts, photos of characters and scribbled notes and post-it notes with lists of jobs to complete. It reminded him of how his desk used to look when Family Guy first started, organised to him, disorganised to everybody else.

"You're incredible Rosie" Seth murmured as he leaned in to look at the photos that were pinned up on her note board, there were plenty of different ones from the family guy musical to ones of him and Rose at home, to the guys at work. They all put a smile on Seth's face and he realised he was an extremely lucky man to have so many people around him who loved him. He couldn't wait for tonight, the excitement was building through him as he exited the room to head down the corridor to leave to go home. But he saw Karl stocking up the candy stop and smiled when he saw what he was stacking.

"Oh hey Seth" Karl said when he noticed Seth wandering by, "Your little lady not with you?"

"No she's out shopping with the girls"

"You let the trio out on the town?"

Seth laughed at that and said "I'm sure they'll be fine"

"Be sure to look out for news reports" Seth laughed again and then looked down at the counter and spotted the gummy bears that Rose loved so much, then he thought of something that made him grin, "Karl… can I have all of those gummy bears?

"I don't think we should be drinking this early" Rose said as another cosmopolitan was placed in front of her, "Why not? You're only young once" Mila replied as she started sipping on her own cocktail causing Rose to smile, shrug and sip her drink with a smile on her face.

"See that's the spirit" Alex said as she sipped her lemonade.

"Well why aren't you drinking?" Mila asked

"Because somebody's gotta drive you two idiots home"

"Well we can get somebody to pick us up"

"What will we do about the rental?"

"I'm sure Rose wouldn't mind taking it home" Alex said to Rose who grinned as she couldn't really deny it, they'd managed to hire out a sky blue Volkswagen campervan for the day and it was amazing! It had all of the original furniture plus added updates with a proper sound system and amazing tiled floors, it was perfect for Rose and she really wanted it for herself.

"Rose remember you can buy it, you have money now"

"Alex it's Seth's money not mine"

"But you're-" Alex stopped talking when she felt Mila kick her under the table, she almost told Rose about the proposal tonight.

"I'm what?" Rose asked confused as she stared at her two friends, what was up with them? They'd been acting peculiar all week but today they were just crazy.

"Nothing Rose don't mind me, I'm sure Seth wouldn't mind you buying the campervan if you really wanted it" Alex tried to steer the conversation back on track and thankfully it worked as Rose smiled and said "I'll talk to him about it later"

"He honestly wouldn't mind, although he'd think it's a bit strange as you can't drive yet"

"Yeah that's true but the one we've hired is so awesome I don't think I want to take it back"

"Maybe if you ask the guy at the rental place to keep it in back until you've spoken to Seth, maybe it'll be saved for you"

"I hope so, it really is awesome" Alex just smiled widely at Rose, happy that she was so happy and carefree today. Tonight would be perfect if she stayed in this mood!

"I say we finish these drinks and then head towards the spa to be pampered and waited on" Mila said as she downed the rest of her cocktail but pulled a face as she swallowed it, "Whoa too much vodka in that" Rose laughed as she finished her cocktail and said "I'm up for that, but maybe we can hit the beach first? In this weather it'll be perfect to just relax and have fun"

"Okay then, let's go!" Mila said excitedly as all 3 women exited the bar and headed back towards the campervan to set off to the beach.

Seth checked his phone to see if Rose had txt him and smiled when he saw a message off her:

I'm having fun with the girls, don't worry about me! I love you and I hope everything is okay, I'll see you soon! :) xxxxxxxxx

He smiled at that and then checked the time; it was after 5 so he needed to get a move on with his plans for the proposal. Danny and Alec had come round to help him decorate and set up everything that he needed, it wasn't much but he really did appreciate the help as he was too nervous to do anything. Alex had promised to have Rose back by 7pm so he really needed to get his act together and sort things out.

"Seth I think we're done" Danny said as he came in through the back double doors from the garden, he smiled at Seth who looked like a bag of nerves, "It's gonna be okay, you know that right? She'll say yes. Well, she better say yes after how hard we've worked out there"

Seth laughed a little and said "Thank you for doing that for me"

"You're welcome, roses her favourite flower?"

"Yes she adores them"

"And daisies? I've put enough out there" Alec said as he too came in through the doors to stand next to Seth, "You're really going all out on her aren't you?"

"I love her, she deserves all of this" Seth replied and smiled when he caught a site of the back garden, it looked perfect.

"What else is there to do?"

"I think that's everything guys, I can sort the rest"

"You sure?"

"Yes Danny I'm sure, I've got a few things in mind but I won't have to do them until last minute"

"Well just as long as everything is done we'll take off and leave you to it"

"Thanks again guys"

"No problem buddy, I hope all goes well and you'll be a happy engaged couple" Seth smiled at Danny's words and they shook hands but then hugged, "I love you man"

"Whoa Danny that's going a bit too far"

"Yeah you're right but I can't help it"

"Its too late man" Seth replied pretending to get emotional making Danny stare at him,

"No, no don't do this to me Seth"

"I've met someone Danny, you're just too late" Danny pretended to sob uncontrollably but soon started laughing when Seth cracked up and laughed as well.

"You guys are so gay" Alec said as he stared at the two men in front of him, "You're just jealous of the love that's between us" Danny replied as he motioned towards him and Seth making Alec raise an eyebrow and say "Yeah… I'm reallyyyy jealous" Seth laughed again but checked his watch and saw that it was getting late,

"I hate to break up this little gathering but its heading towards 6 and there are things I need to do so yeah… fuck off"

"Oh thanks Seth, some friend you are"

"Yeah with brilliant social skills and manners" Seth laughed at the both of them and followed them as they went through the house towards the front door to leave.

"I'll see you on Monday remember"

"Hopefully a happy engaged man" Danny said and smiled, "Good luck man"

"Yeah let's hope all goes well" Alec added in as he opened the car door and waved once more at Seth before getting in and driving slowly behind Danny. They both revved their engines and were soon racing each other down the driveway leaving Seth laughing at the pair of them. He smiled widely as he went back into the house to hunt for the bags of gummy bears he purchased of Karl. He had to start getting everything else ready before Rose came home.

"Are you sure you're gonna be able to walk up there?" Alex asked as she watched Rose struggle out of the campervan and stand on the edge of the driveway. She steadied herself and then grinned "Yeah I'm fine"

"I don't see why we couldn't just drive up there" Mila said as she stuck her head out of the window and then looked at Alex, "It'll be easier to drop you here and then pull off towards home instead of turning around Seth's stupidly long drive" she replied making both girls laugh.

"Thank you for today guys, it's been incredible fun" Rose said as she beamed at both of them and they smiled back, "No problem Rose, just be careful and drink plenty of water to sober up"

"I am sober… sort of" Rose replied innocently and then giggled as she turned on her heel to head towards the driveway "See you Monday!" Mila shouted and then Alex sped away in the campervan leaving Rose grinning like a fool. What had gotten into her today? She couldn't stop smiling!

"Time to see Seth" she said with a smile as she started up the driveway to head inside out of the heat, she was probably sunburnt and red as a lobster but right now she didn't care. She'd just had one of the best days of her life with 2 of her best friends and now she got to go home to see her other best friend, her soul mate, her everything.

Rose felt like skipping up the rest of the driveway but resisted the urge to as she knew she'd look ridiculous and Seth would hold it against her forever if he caught her skipping like a child. So she walked slowly whilst swinging her arms carefree and smiling like a fool, but she stopped when she trod on something sticky, "Oh man if that's what I think it is" she mumbled as she checked her shoe to see what it was, "Damn cat" she continued to mumble, she loved Chester she really did, but the fact that he kept pooping everywhere was not funny.

"What the-" Rose said when she looked down to see that it was a gummy bear stuck to her shoe, she then noticed a small piece of paper stuck to the ground so she slowly picked it up to see what it said,

Follow me :) xxx

"Okayyy" Rose said as she re-read the note smiling slightly, it was definitely Seth's handwriting but what kind of game was he playing? There was a path of gummy bears leading up to the front door with another note attached to it:

Keep following me :) xxx

Rose slowly opened the front door and peeked around inside, Seth wasn't anywhere to be seen or heard which confused her even more. Where the hell was he? And why was the house covered in gummy bears? Was he expecting her to follow them or eat them?

"I'm so confused!" Rose said loudly and then laughed as she noticed the gummy bears trailed all the way to the staircase, obviously meaning they wanted her to go upstairs. So she walked along the trail and upstairs to see where they were going, when she noticed they went into the bedroom she raised an eyebrow, was Seth gonna be in there naked and covered in gummy bears?

Hmmm that would prove to be interesting…

"Get your head out of the gutter Rose" she mumbled to herself as she walked closer to the bedroom to peep inside, there was nobody in there much to her disappointment but she couldn't help but smile as she noticed the gummy bears had finished by the walk-in closet and hanging on the door was a dress with a note attached to it:

Please wear me :) xxx

"Okay Mr Bossy" Rose took the dress off the hanger and examined it for a while, it was beautiful! It was a short black dress and the fabric felt heavenly against her hands as she gently stroked it. She put it down on the bed and then stripped herself of her clothes and then very carefully slipped the dress on and smiled when it hugged and clung to every curve on her body.

"Oh my" She whispered as she went to see how it looked in the mirror, it was shorted than any other dress she had but it made her feel sexy and it showed off her freshly waxed and tanned legs so she wasn't complaining. But the only problem she had was that it exposed her back more so than she would usually allow. But then she had to stop and think about it, Seth loved her the way she was so why be afraid? If they didn't bother him then why should they bother her so much? That thought made her smile as she twirled around and laughed as she couldn't believe how different she looked wearing the dress. The only problem was her hair, she still had it braided so she decided to take it out and let the waves cascade down her back, now she felt a lot better. All that was missing was the shoes, but when she looked around she couldn't help but smile as there was a trail of gummy bears leading to a box which obviously contained shoes:

Don't forget the shoes :D xxx

"You've really thought of everything" she mumbled as she slipped on the black strappy heels to match the dress. When she looked closer she noticed that the shoes were actually diamond encrusted… diamond encrusted shoes!

"My word" Rose gasped as she inspected the shoes again, they were beautiful! And probably cost an absolute fortune, why was Seth doing this? Had he done something bad? That thought made Rose frown a little, but she didn't want to spoil her good mood so she let it go over her head. Seth said that he wanted to treat her and spend money on her, she didn't like it but of course she wasn't going to and couldn't actually stop him from doing it. He was a millionaire after all so he could afford it for sure.

Rose checked herself in the mirror one more time before deciding to leave the room to carry on following the trail of gummy bears. She found another note on the door as well:

Follow me downstairs :) xxx

Rose started to feel a little weird now following a trail of gummy bears, it reminded her of when James Woods was following pieces of candy in Family Guy, accept Rose didn't want to eat the gummy bears… she was just wondering what the hell was going on!

The trail went all the way down the stairs and headed towards the double doors to lead out onto the patio and poolside area. As Rose stepped closer she noticed that as well as gummy bears there were now rose petals sprinkled everywhere. She got closer to the doors and gently pushed them open and then gasped in surprise, there were roses and daises spread everywhere! All along the floor, on the tables, chairs and everywhere else… it was amazing! There were small lit candles floating in the pool and that too was sprinkled with rose petals and as the daylight was slowly fading the tiny candles were twinkling brightly and looking beautiful.

Rose scanned the area again in total surprise, but her eyes welled up and she put her hand to her mouth when she saw Seth standing beside the pool wearing black trousers and a short-sleeved crisp white shirt which was unbuttoned at the top revealing his gorgeous chest. He looked mouth-watering with that sexy boyish grin on his face as he slowly approached Rose who was too stunned to move, he feet were glued to the ground and had lost all communication with her legs… she was stuck. Seth noticed this and smiled as he stood in front of Rose and gently took her hand away from her face to reveal her completely astonished look. The tears trickled freely down her face and Seth wiped them away with his thumb and smiled again, "You look beautiful Rose" Rose slowly looked up at Seth but she still couldn't find any words to say, this was both shocking and magical all at the same time.

"I know that this has surprised you and that's exactly what I wanted"

"It's beautiful" Rose managed to squeak out making Seth smile once more and say "I did it all for you"

"The gummy bears" Rose replied and then laughed slightly as did Seth, "I know you love them but I was hoping you love me more"

"You know I do, more than anything" this made Seth smile as she was saying exactly what he hoped she'd say, so he decided to take the chance now and ask her. "Rose you mean everything to me, ever since I met you I knew you were the one for me, you're beautiful, kind and have a heart of gold which I adore. You're funny, sweet and amazing and I cannot imagine spending my life with anyone else. So, with that being said" Seth slowly sunk down to one knee making Rose gasp and then start to cry once more as she watched as Seth revealed a tiny box containing something very special, "Rose, will you do me the honour of being my wife, my soul mate, my everything forever… marry me?" Rose just stared at Seth in total astonishment as he opened the box to reveal a gorgeous diamond ring, it was so beautiful! It sparkled and the diamonds in it were huge! This certainly must have cost him an absolute fortune!

Rose realised she still needed to answer him so she took her hands away from her mouth and slowly squeaked out, "Yes" making Seth grin as he took the ring out of the box and placed it gently on her finger, it fitted perfectly. "You've made me the happiest man alive Rose" Seth said as he got up from the floor to pull Rose into a tight embrace, "I love you more than words can say" Rose replied as she wiped the stream of tears away from her face, but they just kept flowing…she was so happy!

"I love you more Rosie" Seth said and then kissed her passionately and then hugged her once more.

"How long did it take you to plan this?"

"A couple weeks"

"Who with?"

"Alex, Mila, Danny and Alec"

"Is that why they've been acting so weird lately?"

"Yeah pretty much" Seth replied and laughed as Rose laughed and then looked down at the floor and then back up at him, "It's been a perfect day"

"Hopefully they'll be many more of them to come"

"Everyday is perfect with you" Rose replied as she slowly caressed his face making him smile and then kiss the palm of her hand, "You're so incredible, all of this is perfect" Rose gestured to the garden making Seth smile and say "Anything for you"

"The gummy bears were a nice touch"

"I saw them this morning when I was talking to Karl and it just suddenly hit me"

"The little notes were cute too" Rose replied and then giggled as she pulled him into a hug. Right now everything was perfect, she didn't want this night to end!