Top of the Tower
As soon as they reached top of the tower and walked over to the viewing platform, Lee's body language changed.
"Lee, are you okay? I thought heights didn't bother you".
"They don't".
"Oh, it's just you seem really on edge".
"I am a bit".
"Why?"
Lee took Lucy's hands in his.
"There's another reason I brought you up here, the main reason actually...it wasn't just to show you the view. I thought up here was the right setting to do this. There's something I want to say to you...to ask you. I'm nervous so I might babble, sorry. I know that this isn't exactly the Eiffel Tower, and Blackpool isn't as romantic as Paris, and I know we've only been together for a couple of months but...I...you're...the best thing that's ever happened to me, being with you has already changed my life in the best possible way. I've loved you since the first day we met, I love you more than I ever thought it was possible to love someone, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I want us to settle down, make a life together, have children. I want us to be one of those couples we saw in the ballroom. I want to bring you back here when we're in our eighties and dance a foxtrot..."
Lee sunk down on one knee then, and Lucy watched, open mouthed, as he reached into his pocket and took at a small box, opening it to reveal a stunning ring with an arrangement of tiny diamonds surrounding a single larger, gleaming diamond in the centre. It was simple, understated and elegant, just what Lucy would have chosen for herself.
"Lucy...will you marry me?"
She let out a little squeal, and tried to fight back tears, nodding as she tried to find her voice. She tried to steady her breathing, fearing she might be about to hyperventilate.
"Yes!".
She bent down to meet Lee as he got back up, kissing him firmly and passionately on the lips. When they parted, Lee spoke, his voice a little shaky,
"You did just say yes didn't you? I did hear you right?"
"Of course I said yes. I love you so, so much. Let me see the ring again!"
Lee took it out of the box and showed Lucy. She held out her finger and he slid the ring onto it.
"Do you like it Luce?"
"I love it, it's absolutely beautiful. You chose well".
"Actually I didn't really choose it, it's a family heirloom. It was my nans, she gave it to me before she died, she always told me that one day I'd find someone special...the one, and when I found that person she wanted this to be their engagement ring. You're the one, Lucy, I've always known it".
Lucy felt a tear rolling down her cheek then, despite her efforts to stop herself from crying.
"Lee...thank you, this is so special. It's amazing, your nan must have had exactly the same size fingers as me. It fits, it's perfect".
"Actually, I confess I borrowed one of your rings and took it to a jewellers, had this one cleaned and adjusted".
"You're so sneaky, I never noticed. So, is this why you kept putting your hands in your pocket earlier? You really were checking your family jewels, literally this time?".
"Yes, I was paranoid the box was going to fall out of my pocket and I'd lose it or you'd see it, spoil the surprise. I had to keep checking it was still in there. Was it a surprise then? Did you have any idea I was going to propose?"
"No, not until the moment you said you had something to ask me and went all nervous, and even then I hardly dared hope. I can't tell you how happy I am right now".
"And you, Luce...my love...have made me the happiest man on earth. I'm not sure I'll ever be able to stop smiling. Come here".
Lee brought Lucy into his arms then and they hugged, holding each other tightly, not wanting to let each other go. After a while, Lucy let her hands begin to move over Lee's back, and he reciprocated, caressing her, dipping his head to kiss her neck. She gasped, her breathing becoming unsteady as he continued.
"Right...L..lee...it's about time...you and...me went back to...our hotel...I made you a promise earlier remember".
"Oh yes, I remember, and I'm holding you to it...", Lee whispered, mumbling against her skin as he continued to tease her with his lips.
"You'd better...s..top..that then...before this...gets out of hand...and we...get arrested for...indecency".
Lee stopped what he was doing then, and met Lucy's gaze. Her eyes were dark with desire, mirroring his own.
"Come on, let's get in the lift", Lee said, sounding a little breathless.
They almost raced to the door and pressed the button to call the lift. They stood and waited, and it seemed to take forever to reach them.
"Hurry up!", Lee exclaimed, as though the lift would somehow hear him and speed up. He kept hitting the lift call button, clearly getting frustrated.
"I hope you're not going to be in this much of a rush when we get back to the hotel room. Given that we've been waiting all evening to...be alone together I was planning on the...actual event lasting for longer than thirty seconds...if that's alright with you".
"I'll try my best. So...your plans...what do they involve...exactly?".
"You want me to tell you what I had in mind...here?"
"Yes", Lee replied.
Lucy shivered as she met Lee's gaze. His eyes were alight and twinkling, full of mischief and lust.
"Well... for starters I was thinking we should get a bottle of Champagne on ice from the bar to take back to the room, seeing as tonight is a special occasion".
"Won't that be a bit expensive?"
"Alright, Prosecco then".
"Sounds good. So...what about the main course?"
"What?"
"If the Prosecco is for starters, what about the main course? What's on the menu?"
Lucy stayed silent for a few seconds, she was obviously thinking hard.
"Well...actually, can we not continue with the meal analogy because I can't think of any suitable euphemisms to come back with. Apart from referring to your 'meat and two veg" and that's not even remotely sexy".
"You don't think my meat and two veg are sexy?".
"I meant the phrase".
"Oh, I think that can be sexy too, depending on the rest of the sentence. I can't believe that's all you can think of either, I can think of loads of euphemisms".
Lucy rolled her eyes. Of course he could. Euphemisms, double entendres and innuendoes were Lee's areas of expertise, linguistically speaking.
"Go on then, enlighten me".
"Okay...well an obvious one is..."
Lee proceeded to reel off food and meal based euphemisms for every body part and sexual act he could think of, just as the doors to the lift finally opened and they stepped inside. He continued until they reached the ground floor and left the Tower to start walking back to the hotel.
"Impressive", Lucy said as Lee concluded his list, "but if you don't mind I'd rather not use any of them. I prefer to call a spade a spade. Well, up to a point anyway, I want to turn you on not give you a biology lesson".
"Luce, believe me...you don't actually need to speak at all to turn me on. You do that just by...being. Having said that, I believe you were going to tell me exactly what you had in mind for us tonight".
"Lee, there's people around, they might hear us".
"No they won't, they're all too busy having their own own conversations".
"Okay...you know the first thing you mentioned when you were running with the meal analogy a minute ago?"
"Yes...you want me to do that? Again? For the second time today?".
"If you don't mind".
Lucy was blushing profusely now.
"Such a naughty girl, and so brazen, asking me to do that more than once in a day. Of course I don't mind though. I'm always hungry for you, and you taste so, so good".
Lucy felt a delicious tightening and throbbing at her core. When Lee talked dirty it did unspeakable things to her.
"Lee...", Lucy choked, fearing she might just explode before they reached the hotel if he continued to talk like that".
He continued undeterred,
"I've got an idea too, to make it even more pleasurable for you".
"More pleasurable?, Lucy whispered. She couldn't imagine that was even possible. "What idea?"
"Wait and see. It involves the Prosecco, that's all I'm going to say".
"Oh?...Oh", Lucy gulped, as she guessed what Lee was thinking. It may have been chilly outside but Lucy felt her temperature rise, her skin flush. She took Lee's hand and began to jog, pulling him with her.
"Luce...Luce...why are we running?", Lee panted, sounding out of breath.
"Because if we don't get to the hotel in a minute there's a danger I might just pull you into an alleyway and let you take me there and then".
"Bloody hell Luce, don't tempt me. We'd better talk about something else for a minute".
"Why, you wouldn't really do that would you, outside?"
"Maybe not, but I think we ought to continue this conversation back in our room otherwise I'll be in danger of having to walk into the hotel reception with a massive hard on".
"Okay, but if it's alright with you when we get back to the hotel I'm thinking a little less conversation a little more action".
"Not gonna argue with that", Lee panted as the hotel finally came into view and they slowed down, their running becoming a fast walk...