The Box
Beneath the surface, he was a nervous wreck. On the outside he hoped he at least resembled something normal that didn't give him away for how he was truly feeling.
As was also normal though, Sam quirked an eyebrow at him and put a hand on his shoulder. "Are you okay, Cam?" she asked, reading him with no trouble at all.
He swallowed and glanced down at the box sitting under the Christmas tree. He knelt down to pick it up. He didn't stand when it was in his hand. Instead, he stared up at Sam, into the ocean blue depths of her eyes, and opened the box to reveal a silver ring encrusted with a diamond.
He took a deep breath. Exhaled. Took another steadying breath.
And then he was ready.
"Marry me?" he asked her, his voice soft.
A smile made its way on to her face. "Of course! Yes!"
He felt a rush of relief and renewed excitement flood through him as he slid the ring onto her finger and she threw her arms around him.
"I love you," he murmured, before claiming her lips with his own.
"I love you, too," Sam grinned against his mouth.
fin.
