Zoey's pov (3 months later)
"Guys! Will you all hurry up, please? We're going to be late!" Ashton yells, frantically tapping his foot against the floor. He glances at his wrist, checking his invisible watch for the twentieth time in the past three minutes.
"Chill Ash. It's not like we're on a schedule or anything," I say, adjusting Connor on my hip.
"What? Oh yeah. Sure. Not on a schedule," Ash mutters, his words all jumbled up.
"We're coming. But it takes a lot of effort to get my ass out of bed. You're lucky that I'm down here now," Michael says, walking over to us. Calum and Luke were behind him. Ashton wastes no time before shoving us all out to the car.
"Alright Ash, do you want to tell us why you're sweating so badly? And why you're freaking out so much?" Calum asks as we drive to the restaurant.
"Okay guys. So, I didn't tell you everything about this dinner," he starts, his eyes lighting up. He was still very jittery.
"What didn't you tell us?" Luke questions, raising his eyebrows. We all stare at Ashton, curious about what he was up to.
"Tonight, it's not going to just be us six. Bryana is going us," he continues. We all wait for him to continue.
"And I'm going to propose to her tonight," Ashton finishes, a smile overtaking his face.
"What?" I exclaim, excited.
"That's so awesome, mate!" Michael yells, holding out his fist for Ashton bump.
Ash bumps it, "Zoey, I want you to hold onto the ring for me, please."
"Sure. But why don't you just hold onto it yourself?" I question, taking the small, velvet box from his outstretched hand.
"I'm scared that I might get really nervous and try to back out. But I know that if you have the ring, you'll shove it into my hand and force me to go through with it and not chicken out. That or you'll just propose to her for me. Because I can see you doing that too," he rambles, his hands drumming on his thighs.
"Ashton, mate, you'll do fine. You just need to calm down a little. Okay?" Calum asks. Ashton nods.
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"Well, this was really fun, guys!" Bryana exclaims after she finishes her dessert.
"Definitely! We should all eat out more often!" Ashton rambles, starting to fidget again. I roll my eyes, knowing what's about to happen.
"Take Connor for me for a minute," I tell Michael. He takes the baby from my arms. I grab my phone and start typing a text to Ashton.
Zoey: You got this big bro! Don't make me propose to your girlfriend for you!"
I watch as Ashton reads it. He lets out a small laugh, then sends me a grateful smile. I pass him the box under the table.
"Bryana, we've been dating for a long time now and I really, really love you. And I hope that you love me too. So will marry me?" Ashton asks, his voice shaky. He gets down on one knee and opens the box. Bryana's hands cover her mouth. Her eyes glisten.
"Yes! Yes! A million times yes!" She yells, tackling Ashton with a hug. I grin and watch them.
