We'll Always Have Summer

Proposal

the day conrad asked me to be his wife was one of the best days of my life.

it was just a normal summer at cousins, everyone was there even Jere - overtime he and conrad were able to build what they had broken and eventually Jere and I were able to go back to being best friends. Things were normal again, summers at cousins had finally be restored apart for Susannah, of course.

It was just a regular evening, Con and I had been hanging out with the guys all day and after my night swim he joined me by the pool and asked if I wanted to go to the beach. Of course I said yes, we took blankets and candy and laid by the tide watching the stars. Conrad was telling me about the constellations and I immediately had flashbacks to our date on valentines day all those years ago. I smiled at the memory.

Everything was still, content our hands intertwined when he whispered so quietly I might not have heard him, "I love you Belly" I smiled brightly and turned to look at his face but he wasn't watching me, he was too busy looking at the sky. "I love you too" I whispered back and for a split second I saw that conrad fisher smile but as quick as it appeared it was gone and I suddenly felt uneasy, I could see his jaw tighten. Something was bothering him and I didn't know what. He must have felt my muscles tighten cause he pulled me closer into his chest and I immediately felt safe. "I think I want to marry you" I heard him say. "what?" I whispered under my breath "I-I want to marry you, hang on" he sighed in frustration "this is sounding all wrong not like I practised."

'you practised?' I asked grinning

He smiled shyly, 'I wanted it to be perfect' I smiled and gently pressed my lips against his, he pulled away fast and looked me right in the eye before saying the words I was going to hold in my heart forever.

"I love you bells, I think somewhere deep down I've always loved you otherwise why would I have spent all my money trying to win you that stupid bear" I laughed when he said that and he did too "you make me happy, you make me want to be just me, you're the only person who's ever done that - loved me for me." if you had blinked you would've missed the tiny treacle of water that left his right eyelid and ran past his cheek "you're my girl, I always want you to be my girl, deep down I think I always knew we were gonna end up together it's infinity you know?" I was crying now too, but I didn't care I was with conrad and that was all that mattered "Will you marry me, Belly? "

I didn't answer the question at first instead I kissed him, not a quick kiss, but a long one. A kiss that meant everything. Conrad felt it too because he caressed my cheek with his hand and pulled me closer kissing me faster yet tenderly. After a few moments, I pulled away and grinned "yes, of course it's a yes" he laughed and grabbed my hand and slowly slid a gorgeous emerald gold encrusted ring on my finger - it was simple, elegant. It was me.

It's a memory I hold close to my heart, it's one I daren't open. Neither of us has ever told that story to anyone but ourselves. We wanted it to be kept private between us because that's all that mattered. Me and Conrad, the man I did marry, the man I'd always loved.