"What are you doing, Papi? You are going to get your suit all sandy," I say. Maybe he is just comfortable. "Princess, I need you to let me get these words out. And then I will answer your questions, ok?" He asks, softly. I nod, not trusting my voice. "Princesa, mi amor. Estos nueve meses han sido los mejores meses de mi vida. Te conocí, nos enamoramos. Así se supone que debe ser todo el tiempo. Me has hecho la persona más feliz que existe. Me hiciste volver a enamorarme de la vida. Continúas llenando mi vida de amor y luz. Nunca podré pagar por devolverme la vida. Pero, si me das la oportunidad, me encantaría pasar el resto de mi vida intentándolo. Alejandría Joan Guerrero, ¿te casarías conmigo?"
'Princess, My love. These nine months have been the best months of my life. I met you, we fell in love. It's the way it's supposed to be all along. You've made me the happiest person ever. You made me fall in love with life again. You continue to make my life full of love and light. I'll never be able to repay you for breathing the life back into me. But, if you give me the chance, I'd love to spend the rest of my life trying. Alexandria Joan Gurerro, will you marry me?'
Am I dreaming? Did he just do the thing? I can't hold back the tears anymore. I nod my head like a little kid saying that they want ice cream. "Si, Papi! Me encantaría casarme contigo!" I say.
'Yes, Papi! I'd Love to marry you!'
He slips the ring on my finger and kisses it before getting up, picking me up and spinning me as I kiss him. "You said yes," He says, as if he's just realizing it. "Si, why would I say no?" I ask. "I don't know. I worry," He says chuckling. He puts me down and grabs the champagne flutes. "You can thank your sisters for doing such a lovely set up. I didn't know how to do it without you getting anxious cause I couldn't check in. Rhea knew I was going to propose and was very excited," He says. We quickly drink our champagne because we have about 10 minutes til our reservation. "Before we go back, I have something I know you'd want," He says. "What?" I ask. He lifts up the blanket and pulls a mason jar out of the ground. "I knew you would want the seashells so I made sure to get a jar," He says. Ok, again I ask, Why is he so fucking perfect. My fiance, so perfect. My fiance...I'm getting married. This perfect man is going to be my husband....Wow.
Dom grabs my hand as we pick up the shells and pebbles and I layer them with sand. That's how I know he's a keeper, he's being patient while I layer the sand so the shells don't break. We finish up and his phone buzzes. "Shit, our table is ready. Quick, jump," He says turning around and crouching. I jump on his back. He' still holding my heels and I'm holding the jar. "I got uppies!" I say, playfully. "Mi princesa gets all the uppies. Especially where soon enough you'll be Mi Reina," He says. I kiss his cheek. "Te Amo, Papi," I say. "Te Amo, Mi Luna," He says.
We get to the restaurant and people have already disappeared. "Gutierrez," Dom says to the hostess. "Si, sigueme," She says.
'Yes, follow me.'
He carries me through the fancy restaurant. 'Great, now everyone is looking at me weird.' We pass all the tables and are brought into a room. This room contains everyone that was at Mania and raw, and my family, and his. There is a big banner that says she said yes and everything. Everyone is whooping and hollering, especially Charlotte, it's her thing. He gently puts me down...right in front of Abuela. She hugs him. "Welcome to the family, Mijo," She kisses his cheek. I'm so happy they love him. I love him...and now we are getting married...wow.
Abuela then looks at me, tears in her eyes. "Our spite princess is growing up so fast," She says, hugging me tight. "Ok, everyone has hugged my daughter but me," Mami says, stealing me from Abuela. I hug her tight. "I'm so happy for you, Mija. He's a good man. And now I can say this," She says, looking at Dom. "Be fruitful and multiply. I'm not getting any younger," She says giggling. "Mami!" I say, tapping her hip. "What? It's no longer no babies. You should be happy!" She says. "Oh my god. I'm sorry, mi amor. You're stuck with this now," I say. Dom walks over, holds my hand and kisses the ring. "I wouldn't have it any other way.
"Soo, where's the ring??" Rhea asks. I show her my hand. "Good job, DomDom. It's something she'll love," She says, clapping him on the back. "Ok, love you too Rhea but a little less hard on the back," He says. I look at my ring. It kinda looks like Abuela and Abuelo's. I wonder if he's seen them.
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Dom wrapped his arms around me while I study the ring. "What's wrong, mi amor?" He asks, kissing the top of my head. "Nothing at all, Guapo. The ring just reminds me of Abuela and Abuelo's wedding set. It just brings memories of a very happy marriage," I say, leaning into my love. "Well, funny you mention that. Your Abuela, gave me the rings to melt down and make yours with. But, I couldn't bring myself to do it, so I brought it to the jeweler, designed the ring based on it, and got their polished. I need to give it back to her but she's on a walk with Dad," He says. "She..she did that?" I ask, trying not to cry again. "She did, she was so happy to do it too. She knew she might not get them back and didn't even hesitate. I didn't ask for them. She knew how much you love their marriage and wanted that for yourself. That was her giving her blessing and well wishes," Dom says.
All of a sudden I hear glass clinking and I look over and see Finn giggling. "Kiss!" He yells. Everyone else follows suit, chanting for us to kiss. 'Note to self, no kiss bell at the wedding.. Such dorks' But the time I realize whats going on Dom is already mid dipping me and kissing me like his life depends on it. 'Give me your babies.' He pulls me back up and smiles. I can't help but smile too. This man is going to be my husband.
Later That Night
I'm about to grab my purse and walk to the car when Dom stops me. "Yes, Papi?" I ask, smiling up at him. "We aren't going home, Princessa," He says, kissing my forehead. "Then where are we going?" I ask. I'm still not tired and it's been a long day. It's already 10pm. "I got us a hotel for the night. We go home tomorrow morning I wanted to have at least one night for just the two of us to celebrate our engagement," He says, kissing my cheek this time. "But what about clothes? All our luggage?" I ask. "Rhea helped sneak stuff out of our room and to your sisters to put in the hotel room for me. All we have to do is open the door to the room and all of our stuff is there," He says, holding his hand out for me. I grab his hand and smile as he walks us to the hotel not far from the restaurant.
A/N: A little bit of a shorter chapter then what I was hoping but I hope you guys still like it! I'm trying to juggle this book and THWWIW so I will update as often as I can.
