Commencing Evie's Plan

[Mal and Evie's home. 6:30 am]

Evie's POV

The next morning, I woke up to my alarm at six thirty. I stretched and yawned before turning to my side and looking at a sleeping Mal. We were both naked under the sheets due to me wanting to make a lot of love to her last night. And I saw it last night: we are destined to get married.

"Mal. Wake up, baby girl." I said.

Mal groaned and turned over away from me which made me smile at her.

"Okay, I'll let you sleep in." I whispered.

I gave her a soft kiss on the cheek, then carefully got out of bed. I slipped my nightdress on, grabbed my phone, and quietly left the room.

After making myself some coffee, I walked to the four seasons room and sat in the swing, looking at the sunrise while drinking my coffee. As I was drinking and watching the sunrise, I was doing a third thing: pondering. Pondering about marriage. Mal and are are definitely ready for marriage. Okay, now that I got that all settled, here's the next thing: how should I propose to Mal? When, where and how? I looked to my left where the backyard is and thought of something.

I got up from the swing and walked out of the room and past the steps leading to the ground. The grass felt a little wet on my bare feet, but I didn't care. Normally, I would've, but I wasn't going to let anything distract me from my thought. I walked to the gazebo Mal had built and looked at it before walking under.

"What if I were to propose to Mal here? At night? Where the stars and the beautiful city lights are visible."

Okay, that's a great idea.

"But when?"

As I sat down in a chair, I looked at my phone. I was about to search the internet for ideas on how to best propose when I noticed Mal walking up to me. She was wearing her nightdress with a blanket wrapped around her.

"What are you doing out here so early?" Mal asked.

"Just enjoying what my love did for me." I lied as I hid my phone underneath my right thigh. Mal smiled, then sat on me and covered our bodies with the blanket.

"I'm surprised you're not cold." she said.

"I am a little. But you'll warm me right up." I said before kissing her on the forehead.

We kissed a few times on the lips, moaning a bit after each one.

"You know. I love the new hair and the clothes. But I must say, I'm a little surprised to see you still wearing this nightdress." I said.

"Of course I'm still wearing it. You made it for me. I'm never going to stop wearing it." Mal said.

"Yeah, but I've made some of your clothes in Auradon. And you've stopped wearing them." I said.

"True. But, I'm not planning on getting rid of them either." Mal said.

Hearing that put a smile on my face.

"So tell me more, E."

"More what?"

"More about your trip."

"Oh yeah! I haven't had a chance to tell you more about it." I said.

"Well, now's a good time." Mal said.

"Okay. Snuggle close." I said.

Mal repositioned herself on me to hear my story.

"Okay, our room was at a fancy hotel. A five star hotel actually located not far from the Eiffel Tower." I said.

"I remember the pictures you sent me. Did you have a hard time going to sleep without me?" Mal asked.

"A little bit. But I pretended you were laying next to me and it helped. And, I actually dreamed of you and I having sex in that room."

Mal laughed.

"I bet you did." she said with a smile.

"Anyway, the convention was really exciting. There were clothing companies and makeup companies of the world coming together in one place. It was really something."

"I bet. What did Gabi have you do there?"

"I followed her around the place, carrying things for her. But I also got to meet and talk with a lot of people as well. Some of them even gave me some tips and ideas for sewing. Some of which I can pass to you." I said.

"And you might be able to reopen your business some time." Mal said.

"I'm counting on it. Still, no rush though."

"Right."

A brief gust of wind brough shivers to us both.

"Let's go back inside." I said.

After Mal got off me, I got up, grabbed my phone and we walked closely next to each other with the blanket around us, back to the house.

Mal kindly helped me make breakfast in the kitchen.

"So, what are you going to do today?" I asked her.

Mal shrugged.

"Don't know. Now that my dream is accomplished, I'm not sure what to do now." Mal replied.

"Well, maybe you can think of another dream. You're not stopping here." I said.

"I know. I'm sure I'll think of something else."

"Me too." I said.

I gave her a nice kiss on the lips before placing some scrambled eggs on two plates. I told Mal some more about my trip in Paris. And after eating, it was seven thirty, and I needed to get myself ready for work. After putting on a bra and panties, I walked to our closet to find a shirt, when I got an idea for Mal.

"Hey, Mal?"

"Yes, Evie?"

"I know one thing you can do today. Call Carlos and tell him to tell the others that we're wanting them to come over for fall break. And that we'll have our friends pick them up and bring them here." I said.

"Good idea, E! I'll do that." Mal said happily.

"Good girl."

I gave her a kiss and finished on getting ready. After I was ready, Mal walked me downstairs to the foyer where I grabbed my purse and car keys, and then she walked me to the garage.

"Have a good day, E." Mal said.

"I'm sure I will. Hey, I got tomorrow off. So we'll have some fun tomorrow." I said.

"Sounds good. Love you."

"Love you too. Bye."

"Bye."

We kissed once more before I got in my car and left.

[Downtown Vancouver. 5:56 pm]

Work went well today. No arguments to break up this time. It was a really good day. After I left Elegance Industries, I returned back to the jewelry store. I thought a lot about the ring during my shift today, and I've made my decision. I'm not going to hesitate any longer. I'm getting it for Mal.

So I went to the store, told them that I was going to buy the ring, in full on the spot, since we still have a lot of money, which made them so happy they treated me like a guest of honor. After going through the process of buying the ring, I returned back to the park where the inlet was and walked to a private area where there weren't any people around, trying to think again on how to proceed with my plan.

"Oh, what would be the best way to propose to Mal?" I asked aloud as I sat on the bottom step of some stairs.

"You're going to propose to Mal?" a female voice asked.

Startled, I quickly turned and saw Luka at the top of the stairs.

"Luka?! Oh no. How much did you hear?" I asked.

"All of it. But hey, don't worry. I'll keep your secret a secret." Luka said as she walked down to me.

"Where's Marvelous?" I asked.

"He's on the ship. I went out to get something to eat. But what's this I hear about you wanting to propose to Mal?" she asked.

"It's a friendship wedding." I replied hastily.

Luka smirked as she knew I was lying. She quickly grabbed the ring box right out of my hand.

"Hey!" I exclaimed.

I tried to get it back, but Luka walked away from me a bit as she opened the box to look at the ring.

"Oh wow. I like this."

I stood up and frowned at her. Knowing she's a pirate, I was afraid she was going to run off with it. But Luka sensed what I was thinking. So she closed the box and kindly handed it back to me.

"Relax, Evie. I wasn't going to steal it. You're my friend. I wouldn't do that. But I knew you weren't going to let me look at it either."

I sighed, admitting I wasn't.

"It's a beautiful ring. And I think it's perfect for her."

"You do?" I asked.

"Absolutely. But you gotta tell me. When and where are you going to pop the question? How are you going to do it? You got something special planned out?" Luka asked happily.

She was all excited about it. Unfortunately my answer isn't going to be exciting.

"I don't know. I don't know how I'm going to ask her." I replied.

"Huh?!" Luka exclaimed.

"I kind of know when and where. I thought about asking her when our family from Auradon is here. I thought of having a party and at the end of the party, when it'll be night time, I thought about proposing to her underneath this gazebo we got." I said.

Luka nodded.

"Okay. That's a good start. I like where you're going with this. But there's some holes you need to fill, Evie. There's some details you're missing." she said.

"I know. And I got less than a couple weeks to get it all planned out."

"Well, can I be of any help?" Luka asked.

"Oh would you? Please? I would ask my sisters in Auradon, but I want this to be a surprise to them as well. And aside from my boss, who's also my friend, but I couldn't really talk about it with her, it wouldn't be too professional, you're the only other female friend I have here." I said.

"Interesting way of putting it, but I would love to help you. Tomorrow, I'll call my sister Ahim."

"Ahim?"

"Yeah! She's already engaged. So she'll be the perfect one to ask for advice on this kind of thing. I have a few ideas, but I'll see what she says first."

"Oh, Luka, thank you so much." I said as I hugged her.

"Of course, Evie." Luka said as she hugged me back.

Afterwards, Luka walked me to my car.

"I still have that paper you gave me that has your address on it. Would it be cool to drop by tomorrow?" she asked.

"Yeah! I'm off from work tomorrow, so come by anytime."

"Cool!"

"Thank you so much, Luka. I can tell you this right now. You're definitely invited to the wedding."

"I look forward to it."

[Mal and Evie's home. 7:02 pm]

I returned back home after a long day. Not a long day at work, but a long day in general. After walking in from the garage, Mal ran up to me and instantly hugged me.

"Evie!"

"Mal. Hi, baby."

"You're home later than I thought. Did you have to work late?"

"Umm…"

I can't tell Mal I bought her a ring. Nor can I tell her that I ran into Luka and talked. Well, I probably could, but Mal is going to ask what we were talking about.

"I did have to work a bit over. And I didn't tell you. I'm sorry for worrying you."

And I'm sorry I have to tell these lies.

"It's okay, Evie. I forgive you. Come, I made us dinner." Mal said.

Mal led me to the kitchen where there was some hot spaghetti and meatballs being kept warm in a pot on the stove. And it smelled really delicious.

"You're a really good cook, Mal. It smells delicious." I said.

"Well, I learned from the best." Mal said.

After filling our plates with the yummy goodness, Mal and I sat across from each other at the dining room table, enjoying Mal's meal.

"This is really good. You definitely did a splendid job. The cheese and flavor? Mmm!" I said.

"I know, right? This almost tastes as good as you." Mal said.

"What?" I asked

"Hmm?" Mal asked, pretending not to know anything.

I rolled my eyes and used my fork to take a bite of a meatball, while laughing a bit on the inside. I love Mal so very much. And with the ring in a small box which is in my jacket pocket that I was wearing right then, I wanted to ask her on the spot. But I know I must wait.

"Patience, Evie. The time will come soon enough."