ROYAL MOMENTS | JEREMIAH HART³

Chapter Twenty-Three

[ Royal Moments ]

[ Chapter Twenty-Three: I Think I Wanna Marry You ]

Age: 18

"WHERE'S JEREMIAH?" I ASKED MY BEST FRIEND who had taken a few days off from his touring

"He's gone. He's gone. Nicholas told me had a bag and that he left." Michael added and I froze in my wheelchair, allowing him free reign to wheel me

"What--what do you mean? What are you talking about?" I questioned him nervously since none of this made sense we had just gotten back together

"He was all crying and he said you two wanted different things. That he didn't want to be married just because you were pregnant, and that he still needs time to think." Nicholas spoke up as he entered the hallway to walk beside me

"Why didn't you two stop him? Convinced him to stay?" I questioned them once more, anger rushing through my veins at those two in the moment

"I tried, I really did, but he kept telling me that he needed more time." Nicholas told me and I took a deep breath, trying not to cry

"Where did he go?" I asked him, the tears already spilling down my cheeks and I didn't care enough to wipe them away

"To the states, back to his parents. He said not to call, but call him anyway, he's making a mistake." Michael tried to convince me as the three of us stopped once we reached the doors that led to my bedroom

"Can't believe he would ruin this, we had just gotten back together." I muttered to myself, and I wiped the tears off my cheeks with my long sleeve shirt

Nicholas leaned over to open the bedroom door for me before stepping back to allow me inside. I was greeted with a shocking sight, so many candles were lit up and in the center, in front of the bed was Jeremiah standing there with a smile. Michael wheeled me closer to Jeremiah as I stayed silent, tears falling but no longer of sadness.

"I wanted it to be a surprise." Jeremiah announced quietly and I looked behind me at my best friends who gave me a smile before rushing out of the room, closing the door behind me

"Oh my god" I muttered softly to myself as Jeremiah went on one knee, looking up at me from his position

"Rosemarie, in all my life I knew you were the one for me, and I knew I was lucky for having you. I fell in love with my best- my best friend, not Casper, you. I-I can do this. I realized that the only thing that mattered was that you make me happier than I ever thought I could be. If you let me- I will spend the rest of my life trying to make you feel the same way." Jeremiah stuttered a bit nervously as he held out the red velvet box, showing me the ring

"Pretty girl, will you marry me?" Jeremiah asked me softly as he stared right into my eyes and I couldn't help but nod my head

"Yes." I answered him with a choked sob, nodding my head as he leaned forward to slide the ring on my finger

Once he was done, I gripped his shirt and brought him closer to me so I could kiss him on the lips. My fingers eased themselves on the grip before trailing up to hold his cheeks so we could continue our small make-out session. Before anything could go further, sounds of knock echoed all over the room making me freeze.

"Can we come out? I'm dying in here. " Lilly's voice echoed and I listened to her voice only to see the bathroom light on from underneath the door

"Come in! Come in!" I called out to everybody and immediately the entrance door, the bathroom door, and even the balcony door opened making me gasp at the number of people here

Michael, Nicholas came from the entrance, while Lilly and Mia came from the bathroom and from the balcony came my Mom, grandma, and Charlotte with Joe and Patrick. I smiled happily as they all swarmed up to us to give us a huge hug, cheering in excitement. I laughed happily and did my best to give them a hug from my spot on the wheelchair.

[[A/N #1: Got this inspiration for this chapter when I was re-watching Friends when Chandler and Monica propose to one another. {Season 6, Episode 25: The One with the Proposal Part 2}]]

[[A/N #2: I know that in the second book, Royal Matrimony, I said that Mia didn't go to Nadia's baptism. I just wanted to explain here that she did attend proposal, the wedding and Rupert's baptism but she doesn't recall meeting Nicholas cause the events were mostly surrounding Mary and Jeremiah's big days so she thinks the first time she met Nicholas was at the ball.]]