I think its time for a Mia and Luke POV
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Mia's POV
Alas, it's the weekend. This weekend is supposed to be quite eventful for me and Luke.
At the beginning of the week, Luke and I have decided that it's time for me to meet his mom. After a quick ring to his mom, Luke said that she will be delighted to have us over for the weekend.
I'm actually very excited, but also nervous for this. I'm excited because I really like to meet new people. Meeting Luke's mom, of course, is a big deal for me, and thus I am nervous about it. What if she doesn't like me? What if she believes what the tabloids say about me?
"Darlin, why that face?" I hear Luke say. I am now out of my thoughts, and I turn my head to see my love, Luke standing at the doorway of the bathroom. He is running his hand through his hair, wearing nothing, but another black towel around his lower half.
"What are you talking about?" I ask. I sit up in bed, still in my pjs.
"You looked like you were thinking about something. In fact, you seemed as though you were in very deep thought."
"Oh nothing." I say. And Luke did not buy that at all.
"Mia, what is it?" Luke asks, in a concerned manner.
"Im just thinking about our plans for the weekend." I say to him. "And meeting your mom for the first time." I say that with a sigh.
Luke walks over and sits on the edge of the bed.
"You have nothing to worry about. My mom is a very sweet woman and I know for certain that she will like you." Luke says. "Besides, what isn't there to like? Smart, funny, and beautiful? That's perfection, if you were to ask me."
I giggled and blushed at his response. Luke always knew what to say to make me laugh.
"Quite the charmer there, Luke." I say. He kisses my forehead. "The reason why I am slightly nervous is because I am meeting your mother for the first time. The mother of my love. It is quite a special moment for me. I just hope everything goes well."
"It will go well, I promise." He says. He gives me another forehead kiss. "Now get out of bed so we can get this day started."
I don't budge. Luke narrows his eyes and I giggle once again. "What?!" I ask in a playful tone.
Within seconds and without warning, Luke scoops me out of bed, bridal style, and puts me down in the bathroom, and then playfully swats my butt.
I stand up my toes and give him a kiss on the lips before closing the door behind me.
I look in the mirror and see that smile on my face. The one that is always around when Im with Luke. To be honest, I have never been happier. My relationship with Luke has been amazing. We do have our little arguments, as any couple does, but other than that, our relationship is seemingly perfect. And the fact that Christian and Elliot approve, gives me a huge sigh of relief.
A very huge sigh of relief for that matter!
After Im done in the bathroom, I whip up some buttermilk pancakes with a side of bacon and sausage, which is gone in a matter of seconds. Luke loves breakfast. Once the dishes are washed and put away, we get dressed and get on the road, to Luke's momma's house.
We have been driving for a few hours. And now we are in the countryside. Its so beautiful out here. Its definitely more peaceful here than it is back in the city.
Soon we pull up to a nice looking home. Its painted in a pretty light blue with a red door. White gardenias are near the door.
Luke parks the car in the driveway. I take the red daises from the back seat. We stopped by a flower shop on the way here. Red daises are her favorite flower, according to Luke.
We get out of the car and walk to the door, hand in hand.
"Don't worry, Mia." Luke tells me, reassuringly. "She will love you, I promise."
I smile.
Yes, Mia. You have nothing to worry about. You love meeting new people. She's just like any other person except she happens to be your boyfriend's mother who's opinion actually matters. And if she doesn't like you, there goes your chance of marriage or whatever.
I quickly snap out of my thoughts once the door opens. There stands a woman who reminds me of my own mother. She has Luke's hair and pretty blue eyes. She smiles when she sees her son.
"Lukey, its been so long." She says giving her son a bear hug and a kiss.
"Yes momma, it has been." Luke says.
Unfortunately, Luke doesn't see his mother as often as he would like, with work and everything that he has in the city. I can tell that he misses her dearly sometimes; and that is what actually lead me to bringing up visiting her, quite recently.
"Momma, I would like you to meet a woman who is very dear to my heart." Luke says, "This is my girlfriend Mia."
Her eyes land on me and she gives me a polite, yet warm smile. And then she envelopes me in a hug.
"Oh my! It's so good to finally meet you." She exclaims. "Luke has told me so much about you."
I smile. "And Luke has told me so much about you too, Mrs. Sawyer." I tell her. "Im so glad I finally get to meet you."
"Oh sweetie, please call me Ellen." She says. "Come on in."
We step into the home, which although is small, is actually quite nice inside.
I hand her the flowers which makes her even happier than she already is.
"Im gonna go put these flowers into a vase. "She says. "Make yourselves at home."
She disappears into the kitchen.
Luke and I sit on the sofa. He puts his arm around me and gives me a chaste kiss on the lips.
"See? I told you that she will love you." He says. I rest my head on his shoulder.
Yah, I guess I was worried for no reason.
We spent the next few hours getting settled in. Luke gave me a tour of the house. The first stop was his childhood bedroom.
According to him everything is like he remembers it being, the last time he was in the room. There were trophies that he earned from the little league up to high school when he played varsity baseball.
"They put me in varsity as a freshman because I was really good at baseball. It was such a big deal because I was the only freshman, surrounded by upperclassman. It was quite an interesting experience." Luke says, looking at the trophies. "I was offered a scholarship to play for any college I wanted as long as I played baseball during my time there, but I didn't accept it. I chose to sign up for the military."
"Do you ever think about how your life would have been if you decided to take the scholarship?" I ask him.
"Yeah, I do on occasion, but I think that the decision I made was the best one." He says looking directly into my eyes. " I don't have any regrets."
I gesture to the bed. " Have any girls been in this room other than me?" I ask raising an eyebrow and smirking.
Luke says. "Yes, there was one. But I walked in on her fucking some guy weeks later."
His answer reminded me of what happened with me and Ethan, except I found out much later that he was a lying, cheating bastard.
"Its in the past." He says and takes my hands into his. "Im happy with what I have now. In fact, I am over the moon with what I have now."
He leans in and kisses me. "I love you."
"Love you too."
For dinner, Ellen went all out. She prepared oven roasted chicken, with mashed potatoes and sautéed asparagus in wine sauce.
Over the course of dinner, she asked us questions.
"You are a beautiful woman, Mia. And not to mention a very rich woman too." She asks. "So why did you choose Luke when you can have any other man who is just as rich as you?"
"Well, I do come from money, but when it comes to love, money goes obsolete." I answer. " I fell in love with Luke because he's a great guy. He's a gentleman who always strives to keep me happy. He always put a smile on my face. He's just perfect in my eyes. And I wouldn't want anyone else, but him."
"So how did you two meet?" Ellen asks us.
"Well, I started working for Mia's brother and he wanted me to meet everyone in the family. That was how I was introduced to Mia. I thought Mia was an attractive woman at the time, but I couldn't do anything else because she was in a relationship then. It was only until the guy she was in had cheated on her, that I actually realized that I could have a shot with her. Turns out she had feelings for me too, and we went on a date, and realized that something can grow out of this and it has." Luke says. "I can say with great happiness that Im head over heels in love with Mia Grey.
Ellen dabbed her eyes with a napkin.
"Those words bring such joy to me, son." She says. " I am happy that you finally have a wonderful woman in your life. " She turns to me. " I'm sorry that you had to go through infidelity; its horrible, but in the end, you met the man of your dreams, so it worked out for you."
Yes, everything worked out for me. And I am very blessed with all of it.
Luke's POV
I helped my mom with the dishes, after dinner was over. It was like old times, I hand washed the dishes and she wiped them dry.
"She is quite a special girl." Mom says, as I hand her a plate.
"Very special, mom." I say.
"All of this reminds me of your father and I." She says. "We were both so elated with one another." She says with a sigh.
My father and I did not have the best of relationships. He was gone most of the time because he was in the military. I vowed not to do that ever, but when I ended up in his shoes, I realized that it was tough to always be there for your family when you are in the military.
When I was done with the military, my father's health deuterated. I remember my mother being by his side the whole time, holding his hand, bringing him food, etc. She did that up to the day he passed away.
Now that was love and even when I look into my mother's eyes now when she talks about my father, I can still see that same love in her eye. And that is what I want.
"Mom, I always wanted what you and Dad had." I say to her.
"It looked like it was a piece of cake, but it wasn't easy." She says. "Especially when he was off on deployment so many times. I had to endure loneliness and lots of worry, but I loved him. That's what got me through it. There will be tough times, but as long as you two love each other, you will get through them."
She takes another plate out of my hands and wipes it dry.
"Gosh, I sound like you two are engaged and off to be married." She says, chuckling.
"Actually mom, I have been meaning to ask: do you happen to have grandma's engagement ring by any chance?"
"Yes, I have it in my jewelry box, although I don't wear it, every now and then I look at it." She says. And then it hits her.
"Oh my God. Are you thinking what I think you are thinking?" She asks, covering her mouth with her hands.
"Yes, mom." I tell her.
"When?" She asks.
"Well, I've had it on my mind for a long time and now that we have moved in together, it has been in my head constantly. I want to ask her to marry me." I tell her. " Im not sure when. I brought her here so she can finally meet you. And of course I wanted you to meet her and tell me what you think before I do anything."
"Luke, she is a wonderful girl. I have no complaints about her whatsoever. I certainly love her. So if you end up asking her to marry you tomorrow, I would have nothing against it." She tells me.
"I haven't asked for her father's blessing yet so I can't do it tomorrow. But before that I will have to ask the blessing from both of her brothers because they are very overprotective of their sister." I tell my mom.
My mom gave me a puzzled look.
"Since Mia is their only sister they are very much overprotective of her." I explain to her.
"Oh okay, that makes a lot more sense then." She says. "Usually siblings don't really care that much. But that's really nice that they care about her. And it makes you not want to mess up or else you will get your ass kicked."
And I will get fired also….
"The Greys are wonderful people." I say. "They are involved in charity work, and are always looking into ways to give back to the community and to people in need."
"That's amazing." Mom says. "I would love to meet them one day."
I do too Mom.
That night, I couldn't sleep. My mom's words echoed in my head.
"Luke, she is a wonderful girl. I have no complaints about her whatsoever. I certainly love her. So if you end up asking her to marry you tomorrow, I would have nothing against it."
Why exactly was putting this off? I am madly in love with Mia and I know she feels the same.
If I propose to her, that doesn't mean we will have to get married right away. People are engaged for a long time before they end up getting married.
Not that I want that or anything…
I looked at the clock next to the bed and debated if I should make the call. It's almost ten o'clock. Mr. Grey is probably busy with Ana. Wouldn't want to disturb that.
So I tried going back to sleep. But all I did was toss and turn.
"Baby, are you alright?" Mia asks, her voice groggy, her eyes barely open. But she still manages to look beautiful…. how do you do that, babe?
"I can't sleep." I tell her, in a whisper
"I can tell." Mia says giggling, in a whisper. "You have woken me up with your tossing and turning."
"Sorry." I say.
She moves to my side of the bed and puts her head on my chest and stretches out her left arm across my chest. I put my arms around her, and kiss her head, inhaling the smell of her signature shampoo, mmm jasmine.
And by some sort of magic, I was out like a light in a matter of seconds.
Luke's POV (The Next Day)
I woke up the next day determined and refreshed.
Mia had volunteered to help my mom out in her garden that she has in the backyard, which gave me time to execute what I wanted to.
First off was calling Mia's father.
Christian had given me his number a while ago, so that I can have it in case of an emergency or in my case, for a moment like this.
Luckily, he answered the phone.
"Hello Mr. Grey." I say. "Its Luke Sawyer calling."
"Well hello Luke." Carrick Grey says. "Its nice to hear from you. How are you and Mia doing at your mom's house?"
"We are having a great time. Mia is actually helping my mom in her garden." I say. "Listen, Mr. Grey, I have something I would like to ask."
"Sure, ask away." He says.
And here it goes…
"I would like to ask for your daughter's hand in marriage." I say.
There was a brief pause.
"Luke, I will give you my daughter's hand in marriage, but only on one condition." He says. "Mia is my only daughter and as her father I treasure her. Don't get me wrong, I treasure all of my children, but Mia has always been a daddy's girl. And I hate to see it when she is upset. I know you won't ever do this, seeing that you do such a great job of putting a smile on her face, but just so you know, if you do ever hurt my baby girl, you will pay for it. Consider it as a warning."
"Understood, sir." I tell him.
"Very well." He says. "When do you plan on proposing to her?"
"I gave it some thought last night. My original plan was to wait a month and then propose but after I had talked to my mom yesterday, I think it would be fitting if I would propose to her here." I say.
" Well if you believe that the time is right now, then you should go ahead and do it." Carrick says. "I know that Mia will wait as long as it takes for you to ask her to marry you, but if its soon then let it be soon."
"Thank you, Mr. Grey. I appreciate your blessing. I promise to love and cherish your daughter until my last breath." I say.
"It would be great to have you as part of the family, Luke." He says. "Although I feel as though you were part of the family from the moment you started working for Christian."
It feels great to hear that from him. I end the call soon after.
And now for Mr. Grey….
I take a deep breath and call him.
He picks up the phone in a matter of minutes.
"Grey." He says.
"Hello Mr. Grey, its Sawyer." I say.
"Hello Sawyer." He says. "How is everything?"
"Everything is good, sir." I tell him. " I do have something I would like to ask."
"Yes, what is it?" He asks.
"As you know, Mia and I have been dating for a while now. Everything has been perfect. Im head over heels in love with her and she feels the exact same way about me. After a conversation with my mother yesterday, I have come to a conclusion. But I need your blessing first…." I say, and then he cuts me off.
"So you want to propose to my sister and you want my blessing?" He clarifies.
"Yes, sir that is correct." I say.
There is a slight pause.
"Sawyer, of course, you get my blessing." He says. " But I think the best person to call here would be my father."
"I already have, but seeing how you and your brother are very overprotective of your sister, I saw it fitting to call you." I say in response.
Christian chuckles. "I do appreciate the thought, Sawyer." He says. "I have never seen my sister so happy. You two are a perfect match."
"Thank you, sir." I say.
"Do you need any help in regards to the ring?" He asks. "I can call up Cartier and have one sent over?"
"That won't be necessary, sir." I say. "I will be giving her my grandmother's ring."
"Oh alright." He says. "Well let me know if you need anything."
"Will do, sir." I tell him. "Thank you."
"You are very welcome, Sawyer." He says. " I will be honored to call you my brother in law."
"As will I." I say.
We end the call in a matter of seconds.
My mom had placed the box with grandma's ring on my desk.
After making the calls, I let her know that I have decided to propose to Mia. Mom started to cry tears of joy.
"I knew you weren't going to wait." She says, wiping the tears of her face.
Then Mia walks into the room.
"Why are you crying, Ellen?" She asks, resting her hand on my mom's shoulder.
Ellen looks up. "I had something in my eye, but it's gone now." Well look at you, Mom, making up a white lie on your feet.
"I picked the tomatoes and put them into the basket that you gave me." Mia told my mom. "Do you want me to help you wash them?"
"No, I can take it from there." My mom says. "I really appreciate your help, Mia, but you are here to have a relaxing weekend with Luke, and not help me with my garden."
Mia smiles. " Well I like to help out, especially when it comes to food."
"Of course." Ellen says. "Now go on you two, do something fun."
Mom leaves the room. I slip the box containing the ring into my pocket.
"Why don't we take a walk?" I ask Mia. "Its nice out."
"Indeed it is." Mia says. "Perfect for a walk."
We leave the house shortly after.
" I think having a garden is great." Mia says. "It's a lot healthier that way."
She talks about the garden that my mom has, while I listen as that's the only thing that I can really do at the moment. Im a bundle of nerves as we continue to walk. We are walking up a trail, heading to the most picturesque part of the area in which my mom lives.
Thoughts are rushing in and out of my head. What if she says no? What if she thinks its too soon? I mean, don't you remember when you asked her to move in with you, she wasn't okay with that idea..she thought it was too soon.
"Luke, do you think your mom likes me?" Mia asks. This breaks me out of my thoughts.
"Of course, she does." I answer her. "Why wouldn't she?"
"Well, I don't know. It seems like she does, but that could also be because she is such a gracious host." Mia says to me.
"If my mom didn't like you, it would have been evident." I tell her.
We are already getting closer to that perfect spot where I will propose to Mia.
"Besides, when I was helping her with the dishes the other night, she told me that she thinks you are a very special girl and that you are smart and beautiful." I tell Mia.
"Really?" Mia asks. "She said all that?"
"Yes, Mia." I tell her. "She adores you."
Mia smiles. We link hands as we continue walking up.
Mia gasps when she sees the view. We are on a steep hill overlooking the countryside. In the distance, cows roam the fields and there is only the sound of birds chirping.
It was the perfect place to perform a proposal.
"It's so beautiful up here." Mia says.
"It sure is." I say. "But it can't compare to you."
Mia laughs and blushes. "Oh Luke, such a charmer."
"No, really, I mean it." I say. " Im such a lucky man that sometimes I wake up wondering if all of this is a dream."
"Well if it is a dream, I don't want to wake up from it." Mia says.
"I don't either." I say. "In fact, I want to live in it for an eternity."
Mia looks into my eyes. "An eternity?" She asks.
"Yes, my love." I say. "Mia, from day one I thought you were the most beautiful woman, I have ever laid eyes on. I watched with envy as you dated Ethan, hoping that the idiot treats you the way you should be treated. When I saw what he did, I wanted to tear him up with my own hands. But at the same time, I saw it as an opportunity to be with you. And it was the best decision I have ever made in my life."
Mia is looking at me, tears are streaming down her face.
"Mia Lauren Grey, I am madly in love with you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you." I get down on one knee. "So would you make me the happiest man in the world, and marry me?"
Mia is in shock. And then she squeals. "Oh my God!"
"So what do you say?" I ask, with a smile.
"Yes." She says. "I will marry you."
And on that note, I take the ring that once belonged to my grandmother. The one that my grandfather had given her, when he proposed to her.
It had a gold band with small diamonds inside, and in the center a relatively big diamond inside. It wasn't the nicest ring ever, and it did not compare to the one that Ana had, but it was sentimental. And it fit perfectly on Mia's slender ring finger.
Once the ring was one her finger, Mia looked into my eyes and kissed me.
At that very moment, I did feel like the happiest man in the world. I had everything in my life that one would want, a good job, a mother that I love, a very nice apartment, and a beautiful fiancée.
What else does a guy need in life?