What if a day comes when you are told that you are betrothed to someone the day you were born? Having no particular idea of what the person you are getting to married to looks like. All you knew was just his initials "BL". And when the decided day c...
The day came to an end for everyone but not for me. I hadn't given Brian his present yet nor did I do anything for him yet. I could've done something in the morning when all of us were just having a peaceful time, but the whole situation of cooling and assuring a nervous Pa was more urgent. So, I had decided that I would give my present to him in the night. Hold your horses, I'm not going to do what Trent suggested, just a tiny date for me and Brain ,you could say.
I mean , it isn't much but as long as he likes it. And that just isn't the whole thing. I had a tiny present for him to. Brian was about to resign to bed when I stopped him and led him out of the room . He gives me quizzical look but I just tell him to follow me. Silently we make our way out of the house and into the backyard. Perks of having a large area for backyard, you could have a garden date.
[Pic is attached above in the beginning]
I took Pa's help to help me set this up. There was mat spread out on which there were blankets, some pillows here and there. Some fairy lights hung above the sitting place. At one end of the mat we had a picnic basket with food that I cooked in the evening knowing very well that Brian won't eat well in the party, given how busy he would be with dealing people. We had a screen in the front for us to have a movie night too. It wasn't much, but just simple.
"So, I haven't given you any present yet and I wanted to celebrate your birthday together, just us. So I had Pa help me set this up. " I say nervously, hoping that he is eased with my arrangement.
"It isn't much, but I wanted us to have a garden date with just doing stuff we always do. Watch something together as we eat and then snuggle to sleep. It's simple, but do you like it ? " I ask .
A smile breaks out on his face and he gives me a hug, taking back for a second. Does that mean he liked it? Yes, Dumbo! Or else why will he be hugging you.
" I love it. It's simple and just us. That's all I wanted, love. Spend my time with you and just you. It's pretty." He says as he holds my hands and slowly caresses it.
We sit down on the mat and I set the food so that we could eat.
"I figured out that you wouldn't be eating properly in the party so I made some spaghetti for you. "
He places a kiss on my cheek and just grabs a plate, placing food on it for both of us. We had 'La Boum' playing on the screen. It was french movie a teen romance you could say. Ma told me it was Brian's favourite and I decided we could watch it together. He was quite enjoying the movie while I was partially paying attention to the movie cause one, I had to read the subtitles to understand, two, it was fun looking at him enjoy himself. I get why Brian watches kdrama with me , he enjoys them at the same time sees me enjoying them too. It's a mutual entertainment you could say.
Taking this as the time to interupt his movie time, I call him out. Though he was intensely immersed into the movie , he still whipped his head to look at me.
"I haven't given you the present. Aren't you curious of what it could be ? " I say.
"Wasn't this date the present ? "He asks. I shake my head in a no.
I gesture him to open his palms out for the present. He stretches his hand out, thinking of what could be the present. I pull out a tiny box wrapped pretty. He eyes the box before opening it. His eyes go wide as he looks at the rings in the box but sends me a confused look. So I speak up -
"So , I realised that we were childhood sweethearts in a way. We would've definitely been one if I didn't forget stuff, but then again we did end up together. So, I thought we needed promise rings , cause we skipped that part and directky went into marriage. With this in my mind, I brought us promise rings. " I finish my theory.
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I had a hard time deciding which one to choose. Everything was just so pretty but later I ended up choosing this as it was simple. On the inside of the rings our initials were engraved. It was a simple yet pretty ring. I take out Brian's ring and slide it through his fingers. I wait for him to help me wear mine. But the man was more or less stoic and not doing anything. Was it that much of an amazing gift ? Maybe.
I take my ring and was about to slide through my finger when Brian pulls me into a passionate kiss. His fingers tangled into my hair as I mine wrap around his neck. Our lips moving against each other trying to close the non existent gap between us. It wasn't a rough one but rather a gentle but passionate one. He stops kissing me, making me slightly disappointed but contented at the same time. He pecks my forehead, then the tip of my nose, my cheek and once again latches himself onto my lips. When we were out of breathe he decided to let go and rests his forehead against mine as he utters a tiny 'i love you' to which I respond back.
"We may have skipped many steps but I'm glad my mom betrothed us. I can't imagine not having you in my life. " He says breathless.
"I couldn't agree any lesser. I'm glad I'm betrothed to you. " I reply back.
Authors note
Hey!! So we done with the story !! Yay🥳🥳🥳. I finished it here since I don't want to give in more twists and turn and end up making it a huge drag. It's small but I'm contented with it.
So, do you want a small extra chapter ? Not that I have decided on one, but maybe I might.
