Nick and Charlie's Love Life [some smut]

Chapter 21 (Valentine's Day Part 2)

Nick:

I run a bath for Charlie, and I get in the shower, I take small glimpses of him and look away as he turns his head. "Heyyy" He says, "Your peeking!" "Whatttt..? Noo!" I say, blushing. "It's allowed, we're in love <3." He says for the billionth time. I finish in the shower and turn off the water. A loud, comfortable silence continues as I dry off with a towel, Charlie still being in the bath. I wrap it around my waist, then help Charlie out of the bath. I also got to dry his hair!!

*Time skip*

Its lunch time and I'm coming home from the store with all the ingredients for Charlies favorite meal. I open the front door quietly, just in case he's napping, and no surprise, he is. So, I begin cooking. 

*20 minutes later*

Charlie:

I wake up to the smell of my favorite meal, and instantly run to the kitchen like a little kid. The lights are off, candles on the dining table, and rose petals scattered around the table. Nick. Standing at the bench, with 2 plates in hand. "Happy Valentine's Day my love <3" he says, in his French accent. I love him so fucking much. "God, I love you." I say, walking up to him and giving him a kiss. "Let's eat before this goes cold." He says with a warm smile

Charlie did very well today.

Charlie:

Nick has been very quiet and mysterious today, and it gives me a sort of, excited feeling but I'm also kind of nervous too. He takes the plates to the sink, washes them off and puts them in the dishwasher. He's probably got something planned for tonight, but I won't question him about it because I know he won't budge or answer any of them. I'm very nervous but honestly, i couldn't care less about where we are going, I just want to be with my beautiful boyfriend.

*Time skip*

6pm (Sunset)

Nick: 

I tell Charlie to get dressed and he puts on his normal black tight jeans and t-shirt and we both go to the car. In the back i packed some of Charlies favorite snacks since he's very picky with street food, and my picnic blanket that we use every time we go to the beach. "Where are we goinggggggg??" he asks for the millionth time. "Dunno. Where are we going Charles?" I say in my flirty voice with a touch of French. "Stoppppppppppp" he says, nudging me slightly. 

We both sit in a comfortable silence until we get to the beach. "Ohhh" He smiles, "It's so pretty!" He says, as I look up, and I see some lanterns in the sky. "It's so beautiful," I say, "Let's go get lanterns!" We both jump out of the car in excitement and Charlie immediately runs over to the lantern stall. "Which one...?" He asks himself, "all the shapes and patterns!" "They look amazing!" I say, "I'll take that one!" I say, pointing to one, it's a sort of diamond shape, and has swirls on the outside. "Good choice!" Says the man behind the table. "I'll take the one on the far right!" Says Charlie, on his tippy toes with excitement. God, he's so cute. "Righto! Says the man. I brought a lighter, so we can set them into the sky a bit later, maybe on the pier. "That will be $8.99 all together!" I pay then we hop out of line. 

"Do you want to get some food?" I ask Charlie, since he hasn't eaten since lunch. "Uhm-" He replies, I cut him off, "I brought some food in the car! Your favorites!" "You're the best Nick," he says with a warm smile. We go back to the car, and I get the picnic blanket then i remember the ring is wrapped in it. I reach around for it and take it out then slip it into my pocket when Charlie's not looking. God, I'm nervous. I take the cooler bag with the food, and we walk to the end of the pier. Thankfully it's not that packed with people, so we get a good spot for the blanket and set it down. We use it on the pier because it's very old and not very nice to sit on. There are lights on the pier so when the sky gets dark it's still bright. It's quite nice actually. "I love you." I say, Charlie's mouth full. He quickly swallows, "I love you too." He leans his head on my shoulder.

"Can we set off the lanterns?" He asks, as I notice a lot are being released now. "Yes!! I have a lighter in my pocket." "Yayy!!" He says, picking his up and setting it up. I do the same. "Hold it still!" I smile, as I take the lighter and light his lantern. I light mine and we count down. "3, 2, 1!" We both say. We let them go and off they slowly float into the sky. It's time. I slip my hand into my pocket and take out the ring box. I take his hand and kneel down on one knee. His head turns then his whole body. His mouth slowly starts to open. He knows. "Charlie Francis Spring." I say, already tearing up. "Will you marry me?" He tears up so fast. Tears of happiness. "OH NICK!!! Nick OH MY GOD! YES! YES, I WILL!!" He says, his voice high pitched. "I love you so fucking much" I say, putting the ring on, it perfectly fitting. I close the ring box, and he pulls me into the tightest hug in the world. We are engaged.

I SHED SO MANY HAPPY TEARS WRITING THIS CHAPTER I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY IT <333