Milkshake Hearts

Chapter 53: By Popular Request

A/N: Got a few minutes between work and late-night internet outage tonight so have an update at the worst possible time for people actually seeing it! (next chapter will be Saturday Australian time, or approximately Smosh Friday Stream time)

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They finally finish fifteen minutes later and all return to their desks, although Courtney's ability to actual get any work done is compromised by the amount of people coming over to get a closer look at her ring. Shayne seems to be in a near-permanent state of blushing at the comments he's getting about picking it, but he gets more comfortable with the idea of talking openly about it as they move through the day. They send out a few more texts each, too, letting more friends from outside work, and in Courtney's case, more family, know before it goes online.

"So, have we told all the necessary friends and the like before we Instagram it?" Courtney asks, as they both wander into the break room with their lunch a couple of hours later. One of the bean bags is free, and they immediately take it together, Courtney throwing her legs over the top of Shayne's so they can fit more easily.

"Yeah. We both going to use the same picture?" Shayne requests, Courtney confirming as she opens up their messages to send it to his phone.

"Unless you can come up with another one to use, I think we have two options and I have Kari's comment earlier in mind when I say maybe not the one we took this morning," Courtney tilts her head to look straight at him, and he nods.

"You guys posting the news?" Damien prompts, bringing the other nearby people into the conversation, and they both nod as they flick through their phones.

"I dunno whether to go caption-less, simple caption, or long and honest," Shayne muses as he hovers his thumb over his phone screen.

"What photo you got?" Sarah queries, Courtney quickly flipping her phone around and holding it out so everyone can see.

"Was that last night?" Damien asks as they all 'aww' slightly, Shayne nodding. He pauses fiddling with his own phone for a moment to lean over Courtney's shoulder and watch what she types.

"We're engaged, for real, and I couldn't be happier. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you, @shaynetopp.

Also stop leaning over my shoulder and caption your own damn post.

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3"

He laughs out loud as she finishes typing her caption and hits post, earning a questioning glance from most of the people around them.

"Go look at her post," he explains, simply, before clicking out of the Instagram app and over to the camera, turning back to Courtney, "come on, I'm adding another photo to mine now."

She laughs, letting her head lean against his shoulder as he wraps his free arm around her and holds the camera up over them to take a selfie. She makes a point of shifting her left hand up, palm laying flat against her own shoulder so the ring is clearly visible. Shayne switches back to Instagram, adding the second photo in and starting to type out his caption.

"Okay, so maybe I was watching you type your caption, but who's on whose shoulder now? But for real...

We're engaged and so, so, so happy. You are everything to me and I love you so much, @Co_Mill. Our life together is everything I could have ever wanted and it's so exciting to know that I get to spend the rest of my life with you.

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 to you too my angel-"

"Do not write that," Courtney stops him, and he laughs, backspacing to finish with 'to you too' before he hits send.