under the magnolia tree: the pinky promise

3 - good to see you again

I was so excited to surprise everyone tomorrow.

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Today was the day of the party. I woke up feeling so refreshed. I showered and changed for today and Clay bought me an iced coffee from Starbucks which I was very happy about.

While Clay continued to edit I met up with Alex, George, and Nick for lunch. Clay said he would possibly come later if he finished editing.

I picked all of them up from the airport and Alex was the first to come out of the airport.

I got out of the car and gave him the biggest hug ever, "Eeee it's so good to see you again. I know it's been two weeks but I missed you."

"Ahh, I missed you too Alyssa," He said hugging me tighter.

I put this stuff in the car and out walked George. I gave him a big hug and as soon as I let go Nick walked out. Once again I gave a tight hug and thats when Nick said, "Damn Alyssa you give really good hugs I never realized that till now."

I giggled as George and Alex nodded their heads in agreement.

"Clay says that a lot too," I said giggling.

I drove them to the restaurant and we all talked on the way there. Alex sat in the front and George and Nick sat in the back.

"God I missed Florida," Nick said looking out the window.

I smiled looking at him in the rearview mirror.

We got to the restaurant and found a table. A few fans ended up being there so we took photos with them. I'm just glad Clay wasn't with so they wouldn't see his face yet. I am very careful when we go out in public so Clay's face doesn't get revealed. And especially because his new video was coming out soon. I didn't want to ruin his face reveal.

I also didn't want people to know about the engagement because after Clay uploads his first vlog he was going to upload our engagement video.

I took my ring off and put it in my tiny black purse so the boys wouldn't find out about it.

We ordered our food and talked for about an hour. I texted Clay that it would be better if he stayed home because a lot of fans spotted us here.

We left shortly after we finished eating and I brought them to their hotel. They decided to all stay in one room to save money.

Alex got his own bed while Nick and George shared a bed which George wasn't too happy about.

They left their suitcases in the room and I decided to bring them to my house so we could hang out for a bit.

I pulled in the driveway and we all hopped out. We walked to the garage door and I opened it walking into the house.

Polo came standing on his back legs for me to pick him up. He was still a very small dog even though he was full grown.

I missed his brown fluffy fur. I set him down on the ground again and saw my mom.

"Oh sweetie welcome home," she said giving me the biggest hug.

She kept constantly looking at my hand so I knew that she was wondering if Clay proposed but because I had the ring off she assumed he didn't do it.

I introduced her to Nick, George, and Alex. She was so excited to meet them and as they talked I heard Alley run down the stairs.

She jumped in my arms and hugged me tight, "I'm so glad you're home."

I was thankful too. I'm so glad I got to see her again and I was beyond excited to tell her the news tonight.

"Alright so Clay and I wanted to have a party and a get together with all of our friends because if there is one thing we learned in Europe it's too have parties. So a few friends are coming down and..." I stopped for a minute and then started talking in my innocent voice, "I invited dad to come down as well."

My mom smiled but no words came out of her mouth. I could tell she was worried because she hasn't seen him in about a decade. I was worried but I knew things would work out.

"Well anyways I have to go get ready for tonight so I'm taking these boys home but you will be able to talk to them more tonight."

They all said thank you to my mom and we all hopped back in the car.

I drove them back to the hotel and gave them the address for the party tonight. I told them to dress kind of fancy.

They all nodded and said goodbye before I drove home.

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"I finished the video," Clay said letting out a big breath. I could tell he was nervous. We would be uploading it tomorrow so it was a big deal.

We also hired a cameraman for tonight to record the engagement so we could edit it and put that up next week.

I was rushing in a hurry to get ready. The caterers were already there and setting up.

It was 5 and we told everyone the party started at 7. We wanted it then because that's right when the sunsets.

I got all ready and put on a baby pink short flowy dress. It was similar to my baby blue one. I did my makeup all nice and the eye shadow kind of matched my dress. I didn't overdo it but it was just enough.

I had new white flat shoes that matched it too. My hair had grown so much since I moved back. I did light curls and slipped it into a half up half down hairstyle with a white clip.

We were ready and it was about 6:30. Clay had on nice black pants and a white button-up shirt. I grabbed my ring from my black purse and switched it to my small pink purse. My outfit all matched.

We made our way to the car and arrived at the barn at about 6:45. People would be arriving soon and we were both nervous but also calmed each other's nerves down.

Today was a big day.