All of the gifts have been opened--excluding Harry's to Noel--so everybody was basking in the new items they received that cold winter night. At this, Niall cleared his throat in order to gather everyone's attention. He looked at Noel for reassurance, and she gave him a small thumbs up.
"I'm sorry to disturb you all from enjoying yourselves, but I just need a few moments of your attention, uh, please," Niall explained. "U-um, Adielle and I have been in a steady relationship for almost four years. I'm sure you all know that I love her very much, which I make quite obvious because I guess that I'm constantly caught staring at her for ages," he laughed out, along with the rest of the crowd.
"But being with her has really improved my life in ways that I didn't even know were possible. She just makes me so happy," Niall gushed out. He looked at Adielle and she was crazily smiling with tears in her eyes. "But to get straight to the point, I have a gift for her." Niall took a seat next to her and pulled out a ring. Soft gasps were heard as Adielle looked at the silver object with a complete mix of emotions: excitement, confusion, fright, etc.
"Newlyweds to be, I see," a woman spoke out.
Niall shook his head and laughed. "No, I'm not asking her to marry me. Oh goodness no." Adielle started laughing along with him as she kept the ring in her palm. "It's a promise ring. Basically implying that I would want to get married with her in the future, just not yet."
The entire house then filled with laughter, cheers, kisses, and smiles.
While everybody was distracted, Harry tapped Noel's shoulder to get her attention. He could feel his nerves shake, but he knew that he had to do this. He knew that he had to propose to her, because she was the love of his life.
He had a plan. If it was rephrased, he had a very odd and blunt plan in order to get to the point. But in the end, whether it was extravagant or simple, he just wanted her to say yes.
As Noel was conversing with Zayn, caught up in whatever the topic was, Harry quickly picked the ring out from the pockets of his trousers and slipped it on Noel's left ring-finger.
"What are you-" Noel wasn't even able to finish her sentence before Harry cut her off with an urgent tone in his voice.
"Will you marry me?" Harry quickly and nervously let out.
"What?"
"Um," Zayn interrupted, "Is something wrong?" he asked, pointing at both Harry and Noel. Noel pointed at the ring and Zayn's expression immediately looked surprised. "Holy shit," he muttered.
"What's going on here?" Anne asked curiously. Before Noel, Harry, or even Zayn were able to concoct a false explanation, Anne's eyes laid themselves on the ring on Noel's finger. "Oh my goodness!" Everybody looked in her direction, worrying that she may have had a heart attack. "You're getting married!"
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Author's Note - January 2, 2017
yay! they're getting married! (also unedited)
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