Ophélie

Part 20

Charles and I eventually made our way to the party that Pierre was hosting. When we pulled up I frown and look at Charles.

"Que fais-tu? C'est la maison de Daniel." I look around and see all the cars parked outside. (Que fais-tu? C'est la maison de Daniel. = What are you doing? This is Daniel's house.)

He laughs. "Just go with it Ophy-fille, I will tell you later."

We get out of the car and make our way up the stairs.

Daniel opens the door with a massive grin on his face before we even reach the top of the stairs.
"There you are! We were wondering what happened to you two!?" he pulls me into a hug, squeezing me tightly.

"Hi, Dan. Sorry, we were just-"

The music that was playing stops and I look around the room for the first time, Charles takes my hand and I look up at him, he is smiling the biggest smile I've ever seen. I look around the room again and realize that all the faces staring back at us have expectant looks on their faces, then I see my parents and my brothers, and next to them, Lorenzo and Pascale. It clicks. They want to know what happened on the yacht.

I hold my left hand up in the air, showing off the ring. "We're engaged!" I shout.

The room fills with claps and cheers. Daniel grabs me again, congratulating us before suddenly Charles and I are basically being passed around the room. Everyone is hugging us and congratulating us.

We reach our families. And I show my mom the ring, her and Pascale are crying, making me cry. My dad pulls Charles and me into a group hug and congratulates us. Arthur and Lorenzo give us big hugs and clap Charles on the back. I hug Michael and then Jean, and then I see Lily standing next to Jean, a massive grin on her face. We both squeal at the same time, hugging each other tightly.

"Let me see, let me see!" she says, pushing me back and grabbing my hand. I show her my ring and she starts crying, pulling me to her. "I am so happy for you Oph!"

I tell her I'll chat with her in a little bit as we move on to the next person. It's Carlos and Isa. Isa grabs me and squeezes me so tightly, and Carlos lifts me up off of the ground in a hug. Lewis hugs both of us, Pierre, too. Then we get to George and Carmen. George shakes Charles' hand and gives me a quick hug, congratulating us. Carmen grabs my hand and comments on Charles' good taste before pulling me into a hug. Finally, we reach Max and Kelly.

Max gives us both a hug and then Kelly hugs Charles and takes my hand, she doesn't look at the ring, she looks me in the eyes.

"I am so happy for you Ophelia," she says, smiling at me. She pulls me into a hug, holding me tightly. "Now let's see this ring."

I hold my hand up for her and she gasps, looking at Charles. "Good job, on the ring and the lady."

Charles blushes, and thanks her.

Once we've been congratulated by everyone, Charles goes off to find us drinks, and I grab Lily, pulling her to a table where Carmen, Isa and Kelly are sitting.

"Ladies." I say when we reach the table. "I'd like to introduce you to mine and Charles forever third wheel. This is Lily."

They all laugh at the third wheel joke, then take turns giving Lily a hug and introducing themselves. We take a seat and the girls immediately start asking how it happened. I laugh lightly, explaining how it happened.

"I turned around and he's kneeling on the ground, the ring in his hand, he looked petrified." I smile. "Then he tells me that he's super nervous and I need to be quiet until he's done!"

"Awww!" Isa coos. "That is beautiful!"

I look down at the ring on my finger. "It was perfect. And you're telling me that you all knew about it?"