I Will Love You Endlessly (Sequel to i dare you to love me)

Part 2

Later that night, Louise and Phil exchange messages via Facebook (most of which were Louise typing in all capital letters about how excited she is about the upcoming proposal), and the two agree to meet that weekend at Louise's house. That plan gave Phil only two days to come up with an excuse for him to leave the house without Dan getting too suspicious. He could always use work as an excuse, but Dan is known for stopping by the BBC during his lunch break to say hi and it's too much of a risk. He thought about saying he was going to visit his parents, but they lived up North and even he wouldn't believe that someone would travel that much and come back in the same day - especially since Louise only lived a few minutes away from their flat.

He resorts to asking Louise for help, and a few minutes later she calls, claiming that her husband Matt would love it if Phil stopped by to look at some old Buffy comics he had gotten from his brother. Dan, who just happened to be in the room when Phil received this completely believeable phone call, encouraged Phil to head over there, knowing how much his boyfriend loved Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Even better, Dan didn't even offer to come with him.

Phil makes a mental note to buy Louise a chocolate cake or something, because she is a bloody genius.

The weekend comes around and when it's time for him to leave, Phil bids adieu to Dan and hops in a cab, heading straight to Louise's house. He's only gone for a minute before Dan texts him Have fun!! ^_^ xx, and even though he smiles, Phil feels a pang of guilt in the pit of his stomach. He hates lying to Dan, but he reminds himself that it's for a good cause and in the end, it'll all be worth it.

The cab pulls up in front of Louise's house only minutes later and after paying for his ride, Phil walks up to the front door and rings the bell. He is then greeted by an overeager eight year old, Louise's daughter Darcy, who jerks the door open almost immediately and smiles widely at him. "Hi, Phil!"

"Hey, Darce," Phil grins and kneels down to her level. "I see you've lost another tooth!"

Darcy giggles bashfully. "Last night!" she tells him. "The tooth fairy left me two pounds!"

"Darcy, what did I say about talking to strangers about your teeth?" Phil hears Louise say before he can reply.

"It's not a stranger mummy; it's Phil!" Darcy says matter-of-factly, turning around to face her mother. Phil takes this as an opportunity to let himself inside, greeting Louise as he does so.

"Phil is as strange as they come, you and I both know that, Darcy," she jokes, winking at Phil as she does so before properly telling him hello and inviting him into her lounge.

"So," she says, taking a seat on her couch. Phil sits next to her, his posture a bit too stiff for someone just chatting with a friend. Then again, this isn't just a casual chat over tea; this is about him and Dan and their relationship and their future, and Phil is all but sweating bullets right now. "Tell me everything," Louise instructs.

Phil bites his lip; where should he even start? "I want to marry Dan," he finally decides to say. "I've known for a while now that he's someone that I want to spend the rest of my life with, and I just love him so much, and - Louise, are you crying?"

"No! It's my contact lense," she mumbles, wiping her eyes and blinking furiously, and Phil smiles. "It's just - I've known Dan for a very long time," she tells him. "And he's just so happy when he's with you, and the past few years he's been with you is the happiest I've ever seen him, aside from when he's at work." She wipes her eyes again and tells Phil, "I'm just really glad you both found each other."

"I'm glad we found each other too," Phil says, the smile on his face growing wider. "Dan is the most perfect person in the world, and I'm just really happy he's in my life. And I want him in my life forever."

Louise sniffles a little, then mumbles something along the lines of "Fucking contacts," and takes a moment to compose herself before she says, "Right, okay, so clearly I am more than on board with this decision -"

"Good," Phil cuts in. "Because you've known Dan longer than I have, and probably know him better than I do -"

"Hold that thought," Louise interrupts this time. "Are you implying that Dan might not say yes? Because that's the vibe I'm getting right now."

Phil shrugs sheepishly. "It's just..." he sighs a little, fidgeting with his hair anxiously. "Dan is just so perfect, and wonderful, and I'm so lucky that he's with me. And I want to be with him for the rest of our lives, but how do I know that he wants to be with me for the rest of our lives? Why me?"

"Because he loves you," Louise says simply. "God, Phil, he's loved you since the day he first laid eyes on you and he wouldn't have spent the past four and a half - almost five - years with you if he didn't have the intention to spend many, many more years to come with you."

Phil's cheeks flush pink. "You really think so?" he asks meekly, hating how insecure and unsure he sounds right now but the last thing he wants is to get down on one knee before Dan, and he ends up saying 'no' - that's literally his worst nightmare.

"Phil, I've known Dan for a very long time," Louise reminds him. "I know him better than he knows himself, sometimes, and I know for a fact that there are only two things in this world that Dan will devote himself a hundred percent to: Game of Thorns and you."

The pink on Phil's face goes full on red, and he can't stop the ear-to-ear smile from stretching across his face.

"Well, now that we've gotten that out of way," Louise says with a grin. "Let's talk proposals."

Phil's smile widens, if that is even possible, because his cheeks already feel like they're going to burst. "I have an idea," he tells her. "It's nothing dramatic, and to be honest quite simple, but I think it'll be a good one. But I was wondering if there was anything I should take into account beforehand?"

"You should definitely make it an intimate moment," Louise says. "And private too; no flash mobs or airport proposals, that'll just make him nervous. Simple will be good, if you ask me, and I'd say just keep it between the two of you - unless you'd like to incorporate the Watson family, in which case of course we'll happy to help.... but no syncronized dancing." she pauses in thought. "Matching outfits though, that we can do."

Phil chuckles. "Don't worry, I don't think dancing will be necessary." He pauses in thought for a moment. "No, I think I know exactly what I'm going to do."

"I can't believe it," Louise says with a grin. "You and Dan... you're getting married." her eyes well up with tears once more and she brings her hands up to cover her mouth and she shake her head, apparently rendered speechless for a moment.

Phil can't help but to smile as he asks, "Your contacts bothering you again?"

"Oh shut up"