Surrera Advent Calendar 2022

Day 7

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One week before Christmas

Robert and Andy were such in a happy place. They have a beautiful baby girl that is ten months old named Sophia. Robert thought to himself that he wanted to take the next step and he was going to ask Andy to marry him. Robert wanted it to be special so he had asked Michelle to meet him at a jewelry store so she could help him pick an engagement ring that Andy would like. Michelle knows Andy well enough so Robert knew that inviting her was a great idea. He wanted to propose on Christmas Day.

Robert was looking at some engagement rings while waiting for Michelle to show up. Minutes later Michelle shows up, "Hi Robert, so sorry I'm late." "No worries, it's okay I'm glad you could you make it." He smiles. "Have you found any that you like so far?" "Yes and no, I want the ring to be perfect, simple but not to simple." He says. "Ok, let's look around to see if we can find one that sounds out"

They continued to look around to see if they can find any rings. Both of them found a couple of rings but they didn't stand out to them. They kept looking around until Robert came around and found one that really stood out to him. The ring was rose gold, it was a ring that has sparkling round diamonds and that traces the silhouette and twist down the band. It was the most perfect ring. Robert gestured the ring towards Michelle, and Michelle smiled widely.

"Wow, this ring is so beautiful Robert, Andy would definitely love this." She smiled. "Yeah? You think so?" "Yes, absolutely, she will love it." She said with a smile on her face. "Great, then I think we found one the perfect one." They made their way to the front of the store so they could purchase the ring.

Christmas Day

It is the morning of Christmas and Robert was nervous about today. He wanted everything to go well and he hoped that Andy would say yes. Robert had invited the team over and he also invited Andy's mom and cousin.

Robert and Andy both started to get ready for the day. After Andy got dressed and ready, she made her way to get Sophia ready. Andy put a dress on Sophia with some tights and flats. Robert was downstairs getting everything ready and setting up the table.

Vic and Theo were the first ones to arrive followed by Michelle and Andy's mom. After a couple of minutes later the rest of the team had made it. The house was filled with lots of laugh and they were all having a great time. They all took turns carrying Sophia and she too was smiling when they all carried her. She started to cry a little and Andy put her in her bassinet that was in the living room.

After dinner and some games, they all did the Christmas exchanges and they opened their gifts one by one. Once everyone was done opening their gifts, Robert made his way over to the side of the Christmas tree and got the box that had the engagement ring in it.

Robert cleared his throat so he could get everyone's attention. Robert thought to himself it is now or never and he started to talk. "This is for you Andy, go ahead and open it." Andy was nervous, so she asked "What is it?" "Open it" Andy slowly started to unwrap the box and once she was done the next thing she knew Robert was kneeling down in front of her. Andy looked at Robert with tears in her eyes, Robert slowly grabbed the ring that Andy was holding in her hands and he asked the question.

"Andy, since we have been together, you have made me the happiest person ever and made me feel more complete, every time I am with you, you make me laugh and I always have a great time being with you, I am so thankful to all the memories that we have shared together throughout our relationship, you have always been their for me whenever I needed someone by my side, so many things could have happened to keep us from existing together. Yet we met and started something so beautiful. I want to spend the rest of my life with you and spend every minute of it. So today in front of our friends and family, I wanted to ask you this question, will you marry me?" His voice cracked at the end.

Andy with tears still in her eyes responded, "yes a million times yes" Robert slid the ring on her finger and Andy stood up so she could hug Robert and she gave him a kiss. Everyone around them started to cheer and congratulate them on being engaged. This was definitely the best Christmas Andy could ever ask for.

Later that night

Robert and Andy were both laying down in bed, both with smiles on their faces. She hasn't been able to take her eyes off of it. The breathtakingly beautiful glimmer of it is something only her minds eye could conjure. It was stunning. And it rests on the fourth finger of her left hand.

The night couldn't have gone better. And it ended in a way she'd never expected. Robert down on one knee before her. In front of her family and friends and she couldn't be more grateful to have them in her life.

As they lay underneath the covers of their bed, she holds her left hand before them.

"It's so beautiful, Robert" she whispers.

He smiles and kisses her on the side of her forehead "Nowhere near as beautiful as you." She looks up at him and she look into his eyes. They both laugh. "Don't ruin the moment!"

"Okay, okay," she says through her fit of laughter as she continues to admire her ring.

"You really like it?" His voice low, unsure. She looks up at him again, and she whispers, "It's perfect." She kisses him and says "I love you" "I love you too". They both fell into deep sleep with smiles on their faces.