Our Love Story

Chapter 19

Jenny's POV

I wake up the next day to Jerome smiling in my face. "Happy birthday sweetheart!" he said and kissed me.

"Oh, Jerome! I can't believe I'm already 19!" I say.

"Come on, go get ready. I have breakfast cooking for us. I love you," he said pulling me out of bed.

"I love you too," I said, giving him a long kiss.

I rush to the bathroom and hop in the shower. I comb my hair and blow dry it a bit. I do put on some pink eyeliner, pink eyeshadow, and pink lipstick, and top it all off with my pink dress I got the other day.

I walk downstairs and Jerome is waiting at the bottom for me. "This way, my love," he says, taking my hand.

We go to the kitchen where there is a small table with a candle and flowers set for two. On the plates there's waffles topped with butter and drowned in syrup; just the way I like it.

"Jerome! This is unbelievable! Thank you!" I say.

"And thank you for being my girlfriend all these years," he says, squeezing my hand gently with a smile.

We eat our waffles and go up to our room. He sets me down on the bed and we make out for awhile.

"Jerome, can I talk to alone, please?" we hear outside the door with a knock. It's Mitch.

Jerome pulls away and goes over to Mitch's room. I just there on the bed, waiting.

Jerome comes back a few minutes later.

"Everything okay?" I ask.

"Yep," he says. "Now, where were we," he says and leans in and we make out.

"Come on, I'll make you lunch," Jerome says and picks me up and carries me down to the kitchen.

He sets me down at our private table and makes lunch; B.L.T. sandwiches, my favorite.

"Honey, this is so nice of you!" I exclaim during lunch.

"There's more to come, babe," he says with a huge smile.

After lunch he carries me back up to our room and we do the usual; make out.

"Jerome, Mitch and I made you guys' dinner we talked about," Lilac says.

"Thanks," Jerome says when we break apart. "Come on, pumpkin," he says and picks me. He carries me all the to my chair. He sets me down and I sit down and he pushes my chair in for me.

"Mmm, steak and salad? Oh, Jerome-"

"Sshh.... eat up. I have dessert too."

I eat my steak and salad. Jerome calls evryone down and pulls out my favorite; ! a Dairy Queen ice cream cake. He carefully lights he candles and everybody starts singing happy birthday.

We eat our cake and Jerome says," Everybody, I have a question for Jenny," Jerome says. He kneels down on one knee and I immediately burst into tears of joy.

"Jennifer Sadie Bazile, will you marry me?"