Terrified To Love You

Chapter Sixteen

Eliza's pov
I enter the house, locking the door behind me. "Arizona? I'm home baby." I call, dropping my bag. The lights flicker on and I gasp. Arizona is standing there with her guitar. Her brother taught her to play and she plays sometimes for me. I love it so much. She starts to strum and sing:
I met you in the dark, you lit me up
You made me feel as though I was enough
We danced the night away, we drank too much
I held your hair back when
You were throwing up
Then you smiled over your shoulder
For a minute, I was stone-cold sober
I pulled you closer to my chest
And you asked me to stay over
I said, I already told ya
I think that you should get some rest
I knew I loved you then
But you'd never know
'Cause I played it cool when I was scared of letting go
I know I needed you
But I never showed
But I wanna stay with you until we're grey and old
Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go
I'll wake you up with some breakfast in bed
I'll bring you coffee with a kiss on your head
And I'll take the kids to school
Wave them goodbye
And I'll thank my lucky stars for that night
When you looked over your shoulder
For a minute, I forget that I'm older
I wanna dance with you right now
Oh, and you look as beautiful as ever
And I swear that everyday you'll get better
You make me feel this way somehow
I'm so in love with you
And I hope you know
Darling your love is more than worth its weight in gold
We've come so far my dear
Look how we've grown
And I wanna stay with you until we're grey and old
Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go
I wanna live with you
Even when we're ghosts
'Cause you were always there for me when I needed you most
I'm gonna love you till
My lungs give out
I promise till death we part like in our vows
So I wrote this song for you, now everybody knows
'Cause now it's just you and me till we're grey and old
Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go
Oh, just say you won't let go

She smiles at me before putting her guitar down and pulling me close to her. She pulls a box out of her pocket and gets down on one knee. My hands fly to my mouth. She is doing what I planned to do tonight. "Eliza Cecelia Minnick, from the moment I saw you, I knew I was going to fall head over heels in love with you. You are amazing and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?" She asks, opening the box to reveal and elegantly cut silver banded ring with a diamond in the center. Simple, yet elegant. I love it and I love her. "Yes Arizona! Yes. I'll marry you!" I exclaim happily. She beams and slides the ring onto my finger. I pull her to her feet and kiss her. I break the kiss after only a few seconds and wink at her. She looks confused. I pull a ring box out of my pocket and get down on one knee. "Arizona Barbara Robbins, when I first saw you, I knew I loved you. You are amazing and caring and perfect in every way. I love you so much and I want to grow old and grey with you. Will you marry me?" I ask, opening the ring box to reveal a ring with a  silver band and a gemstone the color of her eyes in the middle. She gasps and nods her head yes, happy tears clouding her stunningly blue eyes. I slide the ring onto her finger and she pulls me up, kissing me hard. I wrap my arms around her neck and she runs her hands through my hair.
Arizona's pov
We break apart for air and I smirk at Eliza. "Hey Eliza?" I ask. "Yeah?" She says. "Say hi to the camera!" I grin, pointing to the camera that has been filming all of this from atop the bookshelf. "Arizona!" She gasps. She bursts out laughing and I do too. She's so cute when she laughs. "I love you, my fiancé." I whisper when we stop laughing, pulling her close to me. "I love you too, my Arizona." She whispers, tickling my ear. I'm getting married! I couldn't be any happier!