Finally Free - Charlie Gillespie

Chapter Forty-five

🧡Valentine's Day🧡 Part Five

Kenedi
As he walks away from the hospital, I hide my face in Charlie's neck trying to stop crying. I do love this movie, but it never fails to make me cry. I've only watched it a few times for that reason.

Charlie massages my back gently and kisses my head. He doesn't need to say anything for me to know how sad he is too.

"Is it over yet?" I sniffle quietly hoping that the waterproof mascara and eyeliner that Heer got me actually works.

"Almost, sunshine. Almost." He kisses my temple again and smiles lightly gently wiping my tears away. I smile lightly kissing his palm. "You okay?"

"Just sad." I smile sadly motioning to the movie.

"Tell me again why you like such a sad movie?"

"Because he loved her enough to leave her so she could live."

"But if he truly loved her, he would have stayed."

"Baby, their love story isn't like ours. If he stayed, one of them would have ended up dying."

"I would die for you, Kenedi." I look up to him eyes watering when I realize just how serious he's being.

"I know you would, baby. And he knows that she would die for him. If we were in a situation like that, I would leave too because I wouldn't be able to live knowing you died because of me."

"But if we both died, we could be together in the afterlife."

"So now we're Romeo and Juliet?" I giggle shaking my head. He smiles down at me biting his lip.

"Maybe. But I didn't fall in love with you just so I could get inside your pants." I gasp then start laughing.

"Charlie!"

"What?! That's all Romeo wanted!"

"That is true. My professor tried to convinced me that it's a comedy."

"I could see that."

"Oh she would love you."

"I already love her." He laughs making me giggle. "So..."

"So...?"

"Have you made any plans for our wedding?"

"Not really. I do have some ideas though." He stays quiet for a while then shifts to where I can't see his face.

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Of course."

"Promise you won't get mad?" I sit up frowning slightly. I don't think this is going to go well.

"I promise." The silence is going to kill me. "Baby, I promise I won't get mad." He sighs shakily then asks softly.

"Why aren't you excited for this?"

"What?"

"Why aren't you excited for our wedding?"

"Baby, I am excited. What made you think I'm not?" He shrugs. I sigh shakily pulling his face to me. "Talk to me."

"You just...you haven't made any plans."

"I haven't made any plans because we have time to plan everything together. Right?" He shrugs looking away again.

"It's just...I already called people for suits and cake taste testing and you haven't even decided on a date."

"You're talking like we're getting married this year, baby."

"Why can't we get married this year?" My jaw drops slightly in shock. I thought we were waiting a while.

"What?"

"Why can't we get married this year? I want to marry you, Kenedi. I'd drive us down to the courthouse right now if you'd let me." I cover my mouth in tears.

"You're being serious?"

"One hundred percent, without a doubt serious."

"Baby, I don't even have my engagement ring yet."

"Oh you mean this one?" He smiles lightly pulling it out of his blazer pocket. I look at it silently crying. "Sunshine, I want you. I want everything that comes with you. I want all the stress, anxiety, depression, self-hate, all the counseling sessions, babies, everything. The good and the bad. I love you, Kenedi."

I watch as he takes off my rings and puts the engagement ring on my finger. I quietly sob as the starlight reflects off of it.

"Charlie." I can't say anything because I'm sobbing so hard. He cups my jaw and kisses me softly. As soon as his lips touch mine, I stop sobbing. All I can feel is his lips on mine and his love surrounding me.

"I love you, sunshine." I smile lightly looking up to him.

"I love you, baby."

"Marry me. This year. I don't care when, just soon." I giggle.

"Do you have a date in mind?"

"I do."

"Well?" He hesitates brushing my hair behind my ear.

"April fifth." I sigh shakily. That's not what I was expecting. "I know your mom's birthday has always been hard for you so I thought...maybe we could try to give you some happy memories."

"Really?"

"Really. I know I can't erase all the bad memories, but I can try to give you good ones."

"But that's so close. That would only give us a little less than two months to plan a whole wedding."

"Sunshine, we can do it. I know we can." I bite my lip nervously and look up to him. I nod slowly knowing that we can make this happen. "I-is that a yes?"

"No. It's a hell yes!" I giggle as he tackles me in a hug and kisses all over my face. I hold his face brushing my nose against his and whisper softly. "I love you."

"I love you." He kisses me making me melt in his arms. I gently tangle my fingers in his hair and tug gently.

He starts kissing down my neck making me moan softly. He hums against my skin making me whimper. His hands glide down my arms and he intertwines our fingers slowly moving my hands above my head.

"I'm ready." I smile lightly up to him.

"You are?" He nods biting his lip nervously. "If you're still not ready, that's okay. I promise."

"No no. I'm ready." I bite my lip pulling off his blazer. "God I've been ready since I first saw you in this outfit."

I laugh making a mental note to thank Heer for that later.

Valentine's Day was a success. A major success.