Like the Red Rose blooms in the Oxford Garden

Chapter 14: I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you

A/N: Note here in the beginning if you some how missed the A/N after the last chapter. The last chapter ended in the way that all of you probably are expecting this chapter open up with the proposal. This won't because the proposal has been published in it's entirety alreay. You can find it at the of the ¡Sí! - La Trinidad del Amor

The sunlight was trickling in through the blinds. It was shining so brightly into Nina's face that she had to open her eyes.

Everything about yesterday felt like a blur. Had that all actually happened?

It had. Nina pulled her left hand from under the covers and looked at the ring on her left ring finger. There it was. She was finally taking a good look at it, and it was beautiful. It was alike no ring she had seen before—Gastón had said he had gotten it custom-made—and the bigger sapphires in the middle and small diamonds around them reflected light gorgeously.

"What are you smiling at?" Arms wrapped around her waist as Gastón pulled her into him.

"You know."

"Do I?" Nina felt his breath on her right ear, "I think I might need a reminder."

"Does this give you a refresher?" Nina smiled and rolled over so she could face him and wrapped her arms around Gastón's neck. "I said yes."

"Yes, to what?" Gastón brought his face closer to her. He was being stupid on purpose.

"That I'll marry you."

"Oh, that became very clear yesterday," Gastón brushed some hair out of Nina's face. Well, it was completely his fault that it was all in knots in the first place. "I just wanted to hear you say it again."

Then he kissed her.

"It sits perfectly on you," Gastón held Nina's left hand, "I should not be surprised. Everything looks good on you."

"It's beautiful." Nina responded, before looking at Gastón questioningly, "This was what the mysterious face time calls were about. You don't talk to your cousins that much. I should have realized that they didn't have the accent."

"Maybe." Gastón smiled. "You know, sapphires are the stones of wisdom, so I thought it was fitting. They also symbolize hope, faith, focus, faithfulness, and even mental stability."

"You really did your research."

"I did...some of it," Gastón responded, "Maria did the rest. She's really into this kind of stuff. I'm not gonna get into all the "healing and spiritual properties" since those don't make any sense...or are real. I kind of sometimes wonder how she and Mom get along so well, given how religious Mom and Dad are, but I guess they don't talk about "healing crystals" in their everyday conversations. I promised to text Maria once you had said yes. She wants to start on wedding bands." He laughed.

"We're already talking about those?" Nina questioned, "It hasn't even been 24 hours. I'm still wrapping my head around it."

"So, you're not one of those people who has had their wedding planned their whole life?" Gastón raised an eyebrow at Nina, with a gleam in his eye.

"No!" Nina laughed, "I mean I know that I have always wanted that, but I never really truly thought about my wedding. I don't even know where to start."

"I can tell you from where," Gastón pulled her tight against his chest, "From not worrying. You're not going to be alone. I kind of have to be there, that's how it works. Plus, I know that Mom is already just waiting for us to ask her to do anything. She singlehandedly planned their wedding and vow renewable. Anyways, I do not want to see you become extremely overwhelmed, that's not the point of this. I love you, and I want to marry you, that's it. If it starts being too much, we're eloping, I mean it."