What do you get when you give me only 30 minutes of free time, possibly my only free tone of the day? This Drabble.
Prompt: Lee's proposal to Carley. Modern AU
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Calm down Lee, be strong. You gotta be a man. Carley's not gonna want to marry a scared little girl.
Even though Lee was saying these words in his head, he wasn't reassuring himself. If anything, he was freaking himself out more. Today was going to be the day when he finally proposed to Carley, and he wanted to do it right. He couldn't half ass it. This was going to be one of the biggest moments in his life. If he messed it up, he could lose one of the best girls in his life.
She was going to say yes. He knew it. At least he hoped so. He looked down at the ring in his hand. He had owned the ring for at least 3 months now, but he was just waiting for the right time.
Now was as good a time as any...
"Clem, remember what we rehearsed?" Lee asked the little girl, who was sitting on the floor.
"No." Clem said.
"Yes, you do." He said, chuckling. He knew that she was joking.
"When's Carley gonna be home? I wanna give her the present." Clementine said.
"She'll be home in a little bit. And what're you going to do when she gets here?" Lee asked the smiling girl. She was excited, which was a good thing. A really good thing. He smiled as she answered.
"I'm gonna give her the ring and ask her if she wants to be an Everett." Clem said.
"Good girl." He smiled at her and handed her the ring.
"It's so pretty." Clementine admired.
Lee couldn't stop smiling. The two waited for about 3 more minutes, until they finally heard a key toying with the lock on the door. Carley entered, and Clementine ran up to her before she could take more than 3 steps. Lee went upstairs and watched them from afar.
"Carley! I have something for you!" She shouted, running up to her.
"What honey?" Carley asked, wondering what she was just so excited to give her.
"Daddy wanted me to give you this..." She pulled out the ring. "... and he was wondering if you wanted to be an Everett." Clementine looked up at her with a 1,000 watt smile.
Carley looked down at the little girl with tears in her eyes, just as Lee came into view. "Lee..." She said in a whisper.
Lee got down on one knee and looked at her. "So... Will you marry me? I love you, more than you could ever know. Clementine and I need you in our lives, every minute we spend together makes me realize just how much I love you and that I want to wake up with you every day."
Carley stared at him for a second with the tears that were in her eyes now running down her cheeks. "Oh my god..." She wiped her face. "Yes, Lee. Yes, I will marry you."
Lee got up and took her into his embrace, kissing her. "I love you." He told her.
She buried her head in his shoulder. She took the ring from Clementine and put it on her finger. "I love you too, Lee. And I love you Clementine."
"I love you too. I can't wait until you're officially part of our family." Clem said.
Carley smiled back at her. "I can't wait, too."
