Meant to be His (COMPLETED!)

29. Their present

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THIRD PERSON'S POV

"Oh my God, Damien! What are you doing. Get up. People are watching"
Said a flustered Amber seeing Damien on the floor, kneeling before her and Jenny.

It had been a couple years now that Damien and Amber were going out together. They had taken baby steps and avoided rushing into anything.
Damien had been a constant source of support to her and had not once pressurised her into anything that she couldn't handle. He treated her like a precious stone. Loved and cherished!

And he could sense the change in her. How she was trying to give her everything to this relationship.
How she was trying to match every step of his.
How she was leaning towards him, as if seeking his presence and comfort.
And her eyes constantly looking for him when he wasn't around.
And how she grew restless when she thought he was away.

She may not be aware about it but there was no denying that she had moved on.
Moved on from simply caring for him to loving him.
And was on her way to being in love with him.

And now all she needed was a little push in the right direction, a push towards him.
And that is exactly what the father-daughter duo were giving her.

Damien and Amber usually went out together, sometimes with Jenny and other times, alone.
This time however, Damien had planned something in which their daughter's opinion mattered.
He wanted to do right by the both of them.

He first made both his lovely ladies stand side by side . And then knelt before his precious first.

"Hey precious" he said taking her hands in his.
"The first time I saw you, you had left me speechless.
And in the next moment, you had crawled up to me, calling me 'Dadda'. And just then I had decided that I would have to guard my heart from you and maybe in the future, yours from the boys.
Never once I could push you away from me, not that I ever wanted to.
You, oh so innocently crawled upto me and made your place in my heart. And within a few days, I knew that I was in love with you.
Time passed by, and you only grew up on me. You are my daughter and will always be my first, incase your mom wants more like you in the future" he whispered the last part and sent  discrete wink towards Amber, who blushed furiously.
"So I was thinking, maybe you could do the honour of being my daughter. To call me 'Dadda' forever and always.
To let me be the man in your life that promises to love you and and your mother till I breathe my last"
Jen probably didnot understand half of it but she jumped in his arms, making Amber tear up.
And Damien tied a small bracelet around her wrist with a charm 'DADDA' dangling from it.

"And now that I have my daughter's permission, do you think we could both kneel in front of your momma to try and convince her to spend the rest of our life together"
Without wasting a second, Jenny kneeled on the floor next to him.
Amber was left speechless at Damien's thoughtful gesture.
He had once again proved to be the best man there was out there for her.
The man from her fairytale.
And she already knew, whatever he proposed to her, she would say yes.
There was no place for doubts.

Damien cleared his throat,
"Amber, I had been attracted the first time you walked into my home...no my house. I denied it time and again trying to push your thoughts away from my mind.
But you were constantly there. Your presence, your smell and your essence made my house into home. Before you, I had never realised that I was missing out on something.
And you brought Jenny with you and for that I cannot thank you enough.
That dreadful evening when I saw you leaving, something in me snapped.

It felt like you were taking something precious away from me.
I couldnot let you leave.
I had to tell you how I felt about you. But I didnot want to scare you away.
I wanted you beside me, as my equal, as my better half but I decided to wait.
And I do not regret a single moment.

You compete me.
You do things to my heart that I cannot explain.
You make me feel things that I didnot know existed.
And I had promised to be there every step of the way for you. And I wish to tell you that I intend to keep my promise.
If you let me.
If you can see your forever with me.

I will not force you to love me.
However, I want you by my side....I need you by my side.
Do you think you would marry me and make me the happiest man alive. 
To allow me to love you to eternity.
To cherish you forever and ever.
And make me a part of your small happy family"
Amber was left speechless. She could not even bring herself to even nod her head.
She had expected this when he had gone down on one knee. But this...this was more than she could take in.
This man in front of her had given her his everything.
And yet he asked nothing in return, just her.

"You see if you are upset with me wanting to be a part of your 'small' happy family. You do not have to worry.
We are only starting small"
He winked at her causing a laugh to bubble out of her mouth.

"Say yes mommy"said Jenny. Apparently she had gotten tired of  kneeling and had decided to sit cross-legged. This caused people around them to laugh.
They had completely forgotten about everyone around them.

Damien was still waiting.
And before waiting another second, Amber threw herself on him with a big Yes!
And with that Damien slipped a beautiful and simple platinum band studded with diamonds in her left hand.
Without wasting another second, Damien scooped both of them in his arms with the huge crowd around them applauding and congratulating them.

"Dadda, my ice-cream" shouted Jenny, causing us to laugh.

Damien released both of them with a kiss on their forehead, still not believing how lucky he got.
"I love you sweetheart"
He said looking directly in Amber's eyes.
It was not the first time he was saying this but this time the gravity of these words hit her like a tornado.
But this time, she wasn't hesitant like all the other times.
She looked deep into his eyes, before whispering,
"I love you too" back.
Damien was stunned for a moment before searching her eyes for something.
When he found what he was looking for, he could barely contain his joy and love. He dipped his head and kissed her.
The kiss was sweet and slow and passionate, describing both of their feelings.

"Ew" shrieked Jenny, separating the both of them.
They simply laughted and planted a kiss on either side of her face.
"We love you too" both said simultaneously.
However, Jenny wiped her face, saying,
"Not with the same lips" leaving both of them stunned, looking at each other with wide eyes and then bursting out laughing, wondering from where she even learnt it.

This is what had been lacking in each of their lives.

Amber had been stunned as soon as Damien had kneeled before them. She could feel her fear of committing to another "forever and always" coming up.
But with Damien's every word, she could feel herself calming down. And his feelings for her made her realise how much the man infront of her meant to her.
She had finally let go of Dylan. There will always be a part of her that will love him.
But now he was her strength, not her weakness.
She visited his grave regularly and would tell him everything. The same feeling of him being always beside her surrounded her everytime she visited, reminding her that he would be with her every step of the way.

But unknown to her, Damien had visited his brother earlier today baring his feelings for Amber. As if silently asking for his permission to be with her.
And he had gotten nothing but silent support which strengthened his resolve to cherish this women forever.

But unknown to them, there was an angel guarding them, looking over them and supporting them.
Who was watching their every interaction and was finally happy to see the love of his life happy.
He could now finally rest in peace!

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