Kaylan smiled over at Kameron---who was looking handsome as ever---from across the table. "This is so romantic Kammie."
They were having a private candle lit dinner at a quiet beach, just the two of them, and they were enjoying themselves. Expensive champagne on ice, their toes relaxing in white sand, the tropical breeze blowing through the palm trees surrounding them, the sound of the waves rushing through the water.
Kameron nodded, taking a sip of his champagne. "I'm glad you like it."
There was something heavy on his mind, been on his mind all week but he didn't know how to lay it on Kaylan and he wasn't sure how she was going to take it. He had been up all last night, not able to get a single bit of sleep with this being so stuck on his brain.
Kaylan was sensing some uneasiness coming from Kameron and she was becoming concerned. He was being alot quieter than usual tonight and he barely even touched his plate of food.
Kameron took another sip of his champagne and placed it back on the table. He then sighed and folded his hands across the table, his rolex blinging on his tatted wrist.
"Babe...what is it? Is something's wrong?" Kaylan asked, growing more concerned. She was starting to feel like he was upset with her about something, she just wasn't sure what it was.
Kameron remained silent, not answering her question.
"Kameron?" He was really worrying her with the way he was acting.
Kameron took a deep breath. He had to do this. It was either now or never. It was the right thing to do, he just hope Kaylan understood where he was coming from.
"Kay we need to talk", he finally said, "I need to be honest with you right now cause this shit been bothering me lately...I can't do this with you anymore"
Kaylan was in complete confusion. "What do you mean?"
What in the hell is going on?!?!?
"Kaylan what I mean is that I can't do this shit anymore. I'm done playing this game...Now I don't know how you gonna take this ma, but I gotta keep it all the way real with you. I don't want you as my girlfriend. Straight up."
Kaylan's heart sinked as she sat there speechless in complete shock. She couldn't believe her ears. It literally felt like someone just knocked the wind out of her chest ...she thought she was going to pass out. She took a deep breath, trying to keep herself from falling apart and spiraling out of control. Was the love of her life really saying this to her?
"Kameron", she looked down at the table unable to bring herself to look him in the face, "I don't understand", her lip trembled, "why?", she was at a lost for words. She knew they argued a few days ago but she thought they gotten passed that. She wasn't understanding where all of this was coming from.
He got up and walked over to her. "Kay, listen I'm sorry but I just can't stand you being my girlfriend any longer", he lifted up her chin so she could look him in his eyes, "because", he stared into her teary eyes, "...I want you as my wife."
Kaylan grabbed her chest in sheer shock, her eyes widening as she watched Kameron get down on one knee right there in the white sand, holding a small velvet box that held a stunning 15 carat emarald cut diamond ring.
"On July 22 2012 at 3:49 pm on a bright sunny Sunday, I met the most beautiful girl in the world and my life changed forever", he took her hand and kissed it, not letting it go, "It was the day I met my princess---my bestfriend, my homie, my soulmate, the love of my life, my rock. Through these 6 years, you've made me a better man than I ever was, a man that I thought I could never be...you believed in me when nobody would and challenge me everyday."
Tears poured out through Kaylan's eyes as she listened.
"I know I make mistakes baby but Im willing to spend the rest of my life working on them and being the man you need me to be", he squeezed her hand, "So...I ask you on this day, our anniversary, the day you came into my life like an angel---baby, would you please marry me?"
Kaylan fanned herself gasping for air as tears rushed out of her eyes uncontrollably. She was so happy she had no idea what to do. She smiled and let out a laugh of joy. Kameron chuckled and kissed her hand.
"So what do you say baby?" He chuckled as he stared into her teary eyes, "you go marry a nigga or what?"
"Ofcourse baby! YES YES AND YES!", she screamed wringing her hands.
"You gotta hold your hand still baby so I could put the ring on", he laughed.
"Oh, oh I'm sorry. Hurry up", she said excitingly.
He slipped the ring on her finger, and she wrapped her arms around his neck as soon as he got up off of his knee. He hugged her waist and kissed her passionately, their tongues dancing to a song of its own.
She smiled up at him and wiped her lip gloss from his lips.
"That was close", she said relieved, "You scared me half to death Kammie. I thought you were gonna break up with me"
Kameron hugged her tigther, "never that bae...I got yo ass though didn't I?", he said laughing.
"Yea you did", she laughed, ".... I thought I was going to have to be a single mom"
What the fuck, Kameron thought.
Taken aback, Kameron stared down at her in his arms--- now it was his turn to be shocked.
"Wait a minute princess", he said trying to process what she just said, "What you tryna say?"
Kaylan smiled widely as she looked in his eyes. "Kammie, I took a pregnancy test a week ago---I'm pregnant", she said excitingly, "I wanted to wait tonight to tell you cause I wanted it to be a surprise!"
The happiness Kameron felt at the moment was like no other that he'd ever experience. The love of his life was going to gift him with the greatest gift anyone could ever give him---his first child. He stared down at Kaylan in his arms, he never thought he could love someone so much. She giggled as he picked her up bridal style and swung her around. They would forever remember this beautiful night in Rome, under the bright stars, barefoot in the white sand of Sabaudia beach, wrapped up in the tropical breeze, celebrating a new beginning....Happy anniversary
