Two weeks later, Troian was officially back in tip-top shape and back to work on set and everything was back to normal.
The brunette was in her dressing room, running lines by herself when Tyler stopped in quickly.
"Hey! How's it going?" He asked, shutting the door behind him.
"Good. How are you?"
"I'm fine. So, you getting nervous?" He asked as she raised an eyebrow at him.
"About what?"
"We're nearing the end of that month now. You're proposing soon, aren't you?" He asked with a grin on his face as the brunette ducked her head and nodded.
"Tomorrow, actually." She said as Tyler got even more excited.
"Are you serious? Troian, that's incredible!"
"Yeah, it'll be good." She said slowly.
"You are nervous, aren't you?" He asked, getting to the point.
"Of course I am! A little bit, at least." Troian answered as she set her script down and took off her glasses.
"Please, you have nothing to worry about. It's you and Shay. You're perfect together."
"What if she says no, though?"
"Okay, I know that everyone who proposes goes through a period where they think the person will say no, but she won't. Deep down, you know that. Otherwise you wouldn't be asking."
"You're right. I think." She said, sufficiently out of her 'Spencer' mind frame and into her own.
"I am. You have nothing to worry about. Are you not on the schedule tomorrow?"
"No, I don't have any scenes tomorrow, but she does. So I'm doing it at dinner, when she comes home."
"I don't know, Ash. She's just been really weird lately."
"It's Troian, she's always a bit weird. That's what being a genius does to you." Ashley answered as Shay just stared at her.
"She just hasn't been acting normally for the past few days, she's been a lot flightier than normal. I don't know what's wrong." Shay admitted to the blonde as they sat in Ashley's dressing room in between scenes.
"I'm sure there's a reason for it, or she'll snap out of it soon, alright?"
"I hope so. It's starting to freak me out. She's been pretty distant the past few days."
"Shannon, don't worry about it, okay? I'm sure she's just going through like a phase or something. Give her a few days." Ashley said with a soft smile.
"You're right. You are right. I'm probably just reading into this too much."
"Exactly. You guys still see each other all the time, right?"
"Yeah. Not tonight though, I've got plans with Michaela. But tomorrow, I'm going to her place after work."
"See, things are fine!" Ashley said, trying to reassure her best friend.
The next afternoon, Troian was running around her house frantically, trying to make sure that everything was ready for that night.
She was just about to put the finishing touches on dinner when she heard a key slide into the lock of her front door.
"T, I'm home!" Shay said, causing Troian to smile since she referred to wherever Troian was as 'home.'
"Hey, you're home early!" She yelled back with a smile.
"Yeah, we finished earlier than I thought we would! What are you up to?" The raven-haired girl asked as she took her shoes off by the front door.
"Making dinner, don't come in here!" She shouted frantically since she knew that would be Shay's next stop.
"Why? Did you break something?" She asked with a smirk, knowing that her girlfriend was always very careful and quite the perfectionist in the kitchen.
"No, it's just a surprise! It'll be ready in like 10 minutes though."
"Well can I at least collect a kiss then?" She asked after not having seen her girlfriend since the day before.
"Of course, just a second. I can do you one better!" Troian said as she poured a glass of wine for her girlfriend, "Hey gorgeous, I missed you today."
"Same here, I'm happy for you when you have days off, but at the same time I'm sad because I don't get to see you as much." Shay said truthfully as she stood up from the couch, engulfing her girlfriend in a hug, giving her a kiss along the way.
They kissed sweetly for a few more seconds before Shay pulled back with a smirk, taking the wine from Troian's hand.
"Now get that cute butt back in the kitchen, I'll be here." She winked as Troian smiled and headed back to the kitchen.
"Top chef is on, babe!" Shay yelled from the couch, knowing her girlfriend's love of the show.
"Oh, great! Can you tape it and we'll watch it later?" Troian asked kindly as Shay hit record.
"Done!"
"Thanks, babe. Okay, dinner is ready Miss Mitchell. We're in the dining room tonight."
"Fancy tonight, aren't we?" She asked with a smile as she grabbed Troian's outstretched hand and was helped up off the couch.
"I just thought it'd be nice to do something nice and romantic for a change."
"Well I definitely approve. This looks great." Shay said, looking at the empty table setting in front of her.
"Oh what a joker you are, Miss Mitchell. I'll be right back with your food. I specially designed it for you. It took me a while to figure out." Troian said sincerely.
"Really?" The tanned girl asked skeptically.
"I wouldn't lie to you!" Troian responded as she leaned over and placed a kiss on the now sitting Shay's forehead.
Troian walked back into the kitchen, taking a deep breath before she grabbed the custom made pizza and walked back into the dining room, setting it in front of Shay.
"Troian?" Shay asked shakily as soon as she saw the pizza, which had 'Marry Me?' strategically written out in pepperoni, peppers, and mushrooms.
Shay slid back, angling her chair so she was facing Troian who was now kneeling in front of her, holding a closed jewelry box.
"I know this is cheesy, pun kind of intended, but I couldn't think of a better way to do this than the two of us having a nice night in with pizza and wine. I even made a chocolate cake for you, but that's not the point. I love you so much, Shay; more than I ever thought possible. I'm so grateful every day that you decided to audition for PLL and that we both got these roles. I like to believe we would've found each other anyways, but this definitely helped speed up the process. I've never felt the need to rely on anyone, or share everything with someone until I met you. You've made me the happiest I've ever been, and I hope that I've returned the favor somewhat. I don't know what I'd do without you now, and I never want to find out. I want to have a life together, full of kids and a Belgian Malinois if that's what you want. I just want you. Will you please do me the immense honor of becoming my wife?"
By the time she was done, Shay had tears streaming down her face, but that didn't matter to Troian, because all she noticed was the breathtaking smile that was taking over her girlfriend's face.
"Yes, of course, yes." She breathed out, allowing Troian to open the ring box and slip it on her finger quickly before she launched herself into a still kneeling Troian's arms.
The brunette pulled them both up so they were standing, still hugging each other tightly.
Troian pulled back to wipe the tears off of her now fiancée's cheeks. The brunette had happy tears in her eyes, but was managing to hold them back for now.
Once she wiped the tears off of Shay's cheeks, she leaned forward, connecting their lips slowly. After a few minutes of passionate, love filled kissing, they both pulled back with huge smiles on their faces.
"I hope you approve of this proposal, but if you don't, I can redo it." The brunette said, somewhat seriously.
"Don't you dare, it's perfect. I can't believe how lucky I am. I love you so incredibly much, Troian." Shay said, hugging Troian one more time.
"I love you too, fiancée."
"I don't think I'll ever get tired of hearing that. Until you call me your wife, that will be a great day, a lot like this one."
"Are you ready for dinner now?"Troian asked with a smile.
"I don't want to eat this; it's so beautiful!" She said, referring to her pizza that was sitting in front of her.
"I took a bunch of pictures already, babe. Oh, and I videotaped this." She said, quickly remembering that fact as she walked over to turn off the video camera that was somewhat hidden.
"You're perfect. Just, everything is so perfect." Shay said, even happier now that she knew that their special moment was caught on tape.
"I'm glad you think so." The brunette said sincerely, walking over and placing a kiss on Shay's waiting lips.
"Yeah, I can't wait to tell everyone! Ash and Luce are going to flip; so is Michaela!" She said happily, glancing down at her ring.
Troian had ended up picking out a gorgeous platinum, 2 carat Princess cut ring that had diamonds encrusted all around the band. Michaela had ended up approving the ring choice as soon as Troian showed it to her.
"Do you like it?" Troian asked nervously as she watched Shay gaze at the ring on her finger.
"Of course! Troian, this is so beautiful, and it's perfect."
"Michaela approved the ring." Troian said with a smile.
"What? She kept this a secret from me?" Shay asked, wondering how hard it was for her best friend to keep something that big a secret.
"She did, for about 2 weeks." Troian added.
"Oh, I should call my parents after dinner!" The girl said excitedly.
"All you need to say to them is that I finally did it."
"They already know?" She asked with a smirk forming on her face.
"Well I asked your parents for their blessing about a month ago and they gave it." The brunette said happily.
"Look at you, my little organizer." Shay said sweetly, pulling Troian onto her lap so she could give her another kiss.
"I love you." The brunette whispered against Shay's lips.
"I love you too, T." She said, going in for another kiss, smiling the whole time.
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