Christian
"ANA! Don't over sleep in there! I am making breakfast and it's your favorite…WAFFLES" Ray screamed through the door jolting me and Ana out of bed. I scramble out of bed and see that it is FIVE THIRTY!
"What the hell Ana why is he waking you up so early?" I whisper in her ear as I scramble to get dressed. I toss on the fresh shirt and jeans that I had brought over last night.
"This is the normal time he wakes up and this is normal routine for us. I told you those couple of days were rare and unusual around here." She whispered back with a yawn and tried to smooth out her hair.
This house is so funny. I knew her dad was a military man but I would have never guessed on how far he would take it into his day to day life. I liked Ray a lot and he was a good man that actually liked me around his daughter.
"Well I need to get dressed Mr. Grey and if you don't mind you are blocking my closet." Ana said with a smile and turned on the radio
"Why did you put on the radio?" I asked puzzled
"So we can talk without having to whisper. How about this why don't you go back to your house for breakfast and see what your family is up to for today because my dad said that since that stuff happened yesterday I can have this Friday out of school. Let's see if your family will let you stay home too?" She said
"Why does your dad not want you to go to school today for real?" I asked because I know he is a rules type of man.
Ana lifted her shirt to show darks on her arms that had gotten worse from yesterday.
"Noooo. Ana they look much worse, did you show your dad these when I let yesterday?" I asked as I rubbed her arms.
"I asked him for some icy/hot yesterday because they really started to hurt." She said and she pulled down the sleeves. "And since I have gym and have to wear a short sleeved shirt my dad just thought it would be better to take the weekend off and heal."
"That's a great idea. I am going to rush home and catch everyone before they are awake. Well… tonight do you want to go out on a date with me?" I had never asked anyone out on a date and I wanted to take her out.
She blushes the most extreme red I have ever seen.
"Yes Christian I would like that very much." She said and then she hugged me.
"Okay let me get the hell out of here before your dad finds me in here and shoots me" I laugh and jump out the window
Ana (this is a rare moment)
"Hey dad" I say as I walk in the kitchen
"Hey darling how are you feeling? Did you put some more icy/hot on your arms?" He looked more concerned than he did last night. They must look horrible
"Yeah dad they feel better. I wanted to let you know that last night Christian asked me out on a date for tonight. And I was wondering if that was okay with you?" I looked up at him worried that he would be concerned about what happened yesterday.
He sighs and looks at me while he sets the plates down.
"That boy has a past but I know he truly cares for you and has done what I couldn't while you were in school. He looked after you and protected you when I couldn't. I will be forever grateful and I will be more than okay with you going out with him." He said in a rare moment of feeling
"Thanks dad but I wanted to see if you could help me give him a wedding ring. But he doesn't seem like a regular jewelry type of guy. Do you have any ideas?" I know for a fact that he wouldn't wear a regular band.
"I have an idea. Let's finish breakfast and we can do something in my garage." My dad said and continued to eat.
"Thank you dad" I smiled and continued to eat
My dad is so great. I wonder what we will do for the ring.
Christian
I make it home in time for my dad and mom to be walking in the kitchen. The looked dressed and ready at almost seven in the morning. They were up and dressed for work.
I raised my glass of coffee.
"Good morning Christian" my parents said in unison and went about their business
"How was your night?" my mom asked
"Really good. I was wondering that since Ana doesn't have to school today, Can I stay home and hang with Ana?" I know I sounded like a little kid but I wanted to stay with her
"Why should you stay home if Ana is?" my dad asks'
"Well she is my partner in most of my classes and we support each other. Plus as my girlfriend I should help her through her day because her arms are horribly bruised from yesterday. AND I want the school drama to die down." I knew I made perfect sense at the end of my explanation.
My parents looked at each other and my mother nodded.
"Fine but just so the stuff can calm down." My dad said grudgingly
"Mom can I talk to you upstairs for a minutes?" I ask
She looks taken by surprise but follows me to the upstairs hallway
"What's the matter Christian?" she asks
"Well mom I was supposed to give Ana a ring for the assignment and I need help finding one." I know my mom had a lot of jewelry and she would help more than anything else
"Oooh yeah Christian I have a perfect option for you." She goes into her large room and I follow her into her walk in closet and she opens her vanity and pulls out a plain gold band. It has sketching along the sides of vines and leafs.
"Wow mom this is perfect! But I think that this would be expensive." I said as I looked at it in greater detail
"No honey I actually didn't buy it for anything. I just liked the simplicity of it but never got it sized. It's thin and would fit Ana perfectly." She said and she kissed the top of my head and went to join my dad.
I went to my room and called Ana's house. We talked for an hour and it turns out that Ray decided to take her fishing and she wouldn't be back home until five and then she could get ready for the date at six.
I wasn't happy about not seeing her all morning but I knew that I would see her tonight and I honestly did not know what I am going to do tonight.
I call all the restaurants and find nothing she would like.
INSPIRATION HITS ME
I call the store and arrange for everything to be done after I explain that my WIFE wants this and the manager is very accommodating
Six o'clock finally arrives and I pull up to Ana's house and knock at her window.
I see she is wearing a modest but sexy blue dress and her hair is up. She is so beautiful and her neck is nice and exposed.
"Hey I am about to knock on the front door. Hurry answer it." I whispered
I went to the front and knocked on the door and Ana answered it.
"You look beautiful Ana" I say in a thick husky voice.
"Thank you Christian you look very handsome yourself" Ana says with a blush
"You ready to go?" I ask and she nods
"Christian, I want you to bring her back no later than eleven thirty okay?" Ray says as he walks up behind her
"No problem sir" I grab Ana's hand and open my car door for her. She climbs in and waits for me to get in.
I drive to a book store where Ana told me she loves to go.
"It's closed Christian" she pointed to the sign
"It's okay" I said and knocked on the door
An old man and woman answer the door with a smile and let us in and guide us to the table in the middle of the store. I had called earlier and asked my dad's client for a favor. He owns a fancy upscale restaurant and had him make us a meal that we could share here. He had one of his bus boys to set it up here for me. And I explained to the owners that it was my anniversary and they let us use this place for free.
"Oh my God Christian this is so beautiful." Ana looked like she was about to cry. I took her hand and sat her down and looked at the owners with a smile
"Thank you for helping me with this." I said
"Oh no son, this is a first anniversary and it needs to be special and we are more than happy to see this and her expression." The elderly lady says as she takes her husband's hand and leads him into the back.
I start to serve the food and we get caught up and talk about everything. She tells me about all the books she loves and I tell her about the fights I loved to see.
I go behind the counter and put on the some music and walk to the table.
"Dance with me?" I extend my hand and Ana smiles and grasps my hand.
Ana lays her head on my chest and follows my lead.
"Ana you make me so happy." I say honestly
"You make me happy too Christian." Ana whispers
"I have something for you." I pull her head off my chest and pull the ring out of my pocket and put it on her. She is shocked when she looks at it closely.
"OH Christian it looks beautiful but awful expensive." She said with a worried expression
"Don't worry love. My mom gave me a hand." I smile and just try to reassure her.
"Okay well I have something for you too." She pulled out a silver ring. It was a soft octagon. A smooth inside and an engraving that said "Ana's"
"It's great Ana!" I couldn't be more shocked. It was a ring and I was fully intending on wearing it.
"Actually it's a converted lug nut, hahaha, I knew you didn't seem like a jewelry guy and my dad said he would help so he welded the inside and engraved it. And then he smoothed out the edges on the outside." Ana explained as she put it on
Our rings fit perfectly. I smiled
We finished our dinner and desert and said farewell to the elderly couple and went out to the car.
We put on the radio and while at a red light I turned to Ana and saw a bright light and a blazing horn.
Okay guys I am not abandoning this baby. I love this story but I am a senior in college and trying to bust out 20 page papers but the semester is almost over! So be ready for a boom in chapters
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And guess what's going to happen next?! OH ITS GOING TO GET TOO REAL AND TOO ROMANTIC