I Will Always Love You

Proposal

Eddie's POV
I head to the back of the room and I start to look around. I took out the gift. It was a bouquet of red roses. They were dead. Withered. I started to get an uneasy feeling.

What if she doesn't like the roses? Would she reject me again? Damn. Why did these have to be dead ones? Why not fresh ones? It doesn't matter. As long as it comes from the heart then it's worth it.

I take the bouquet and held it against my chest. I then breathed a hopeful sigh. I walk out.

As I walk out, I see Claire looking at some of my old sketches. She looked interested in them. I then start talking.

"Er...... They're not fresh from a garden but...... Um.... Here....."I say almost embarrassed. I didn't make eye contact as I said this.

She was quiet for a moment. She takes a few steps closer to me. And gently takes the the dead roses. And takes a look at the bouquet for a moment. I could see that she was blushing. Almost flattered.

"Eddie..... Th-Thank you.... It's...... That's very kind of you...."She says.

"Do you like it, darling?"I ask hopefully.

"W-well..."She says nervously,"They are dead roses but.... I like them anyways. Thanks!"She says.

She seemed embarrassed but that's what makes her adorable.

I smiled in relief. I then gently took her hands in mine and pulled her closer to me. She's still holding the bouquet in her hands which prevents our chest from touching. She surprised by this. But it surprises me that she doesn't struggle.

I got my face closer to hers.

"Ed-Eddie...."She stutters out,"I... I don't think I can do this....."

That made me smirk,"Don't worry, darling. I'll make you feel nice....."

"I-I-I'm not sure..... I... I really don't understand...."

"You'll understand enough later...."

I got my face even closer to hers.

"eddie....."She whispers out.

I then gently placed my lips on her lips then kissed her. She tried to reject. But after a minute, she lets all the kisses in.

Claire's POV
I look at the bouquet of the dead roses. I could feel my face getting hot. I was shocked and surprised at the same time.

"Eddie..... Th-Thank you.... It's...... That's very kind of you...."I manage to say besides that I was mostly embarrassed.

"Do you like it, darling?"Eddie asks almost with hope.

"W-well... They are dead roses but.... I like them anyways. Thanks!"

He sighed which seemed relieved. I continue to look at the dead roses admiring them which I had no idea why. I then feel a pair of hands being held with theirs. It was Eddie. He pulls me closer to him which the bouquet prevents our chests touching. I was pretty much surprised about this. I didn't fight back.

Eddie's face starts to get a little closer to mine.

"Ed-Eddie.... I... I don't think I can do this....."I stuttered out.

Eddie smirks,"Don't worry, darling. I'll make you feel nice....." That made me feel out of place.

"I-I-I'm not sure..... I... I really don't understand...."

"You'll understand enough later...."He says yet in a comforting tone of voice.

His face got even closer.