Nikki stood up looking around at everyone smiling at them and then back at James with a grin on his face. Nikki put her jacket on.
"Nik?"
She then put £30 on the table, grabbed her bag and walked out the restaurant leaving James on one knee.
Nikki got into a taxi that was in the taxi rank outside and went straight home without even thinking.
James was gutted he got up and got his stuff together everyone around him staring at him and being quiet. He then went to the bar and paid the bill leaving swiftly after.
Nikki arrived home and went upstairs she got half way when her dad shouted.
"Nikki is that you?"
"Yeah"
"You okay?" He asked again
"Erm...I dunno" Nikki said running upstairs quickly
George looked at Christine
"I'll go" Christine said "Seriously shes like a teenager"
George Chuckled as Christine left the room and went upstairs and knocked briefly onto Nikki's door and went in.
"Whats up, I thought James was taking you out tonight"
"He did and it was lovely"
"Then why are you here?"
"He asked me to marry him"
"Oh…and what did you say?"
"I didn't I legged it"
"Oh Nikki…" Christine said putting an arm around her
Just at that moment the doorbell rang. George stood up from the sofa and answered the door.
"George, is Nikki here?" He asked out of breath from running from his car
"Yeah she is…is everything alright?"
"Yeah…I need to see her"
"Shes in her room" George said opening the door wider
James smiled and legged it up to her room and burst in to see Nikki cuddled into christines arms.
"Nik?"
Nikki looked away.
"I'll leave you both to it" Christine said letting Nikki go
"Whats up sweetheart?"
"I'm sorry" Nikki said looking away as her eyes filled up
"Don't apologise, I rushed it I'm sorry"
"No no its not that James…I felt pressure everyone was watching me and I couldn't do it…I did want to say No its not that I don't want to James I do want to marry you but im not ready for the engagement commitment let alone the wife commitment" Nikki babbled
James wiped away the few stray tears from her face and rested a hand upon her cheek "I love you Nikki, and we will get engaged when were ready"
"But its supposed to be a surprise"
"it will be still"
"And the whole taking me to a posh restaurant it was lovely but so cliché I just didn't like that, but the meal was beautiful"
James smiled "I'll bear that in mind"
Nikki smiled falling into his arms.
"be back in a minute" James smiled running down stairs "George I'm sorry I never asked you first but as Nikki said no anyway ill do it properly this time"
"What?"
"I would like your blessing for Nikki to become my wife?"
"You don't need to ask of course you can ask her again, I reckon she will say yes next time too, just take care of her"
"I will" he smiled
James ran back upstairs
"What was all that about?"
"Just went to the loo" he smiled snuggling up to her