100 Ways to Say 'I Love You' | Mileven 💕✅

54. I made reservations (Extended Version)

54. I made reservations (Extended Version)

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Mike had pulled Karen aside, just one week before the anniversary of the day he'd first met El. He was going to pop the question.

"Mom, can I ask for a favour?" Mike was fiddling with his fingers, looking up at his mother with what she would call his 'puppy dog' eyes.

"Of course," Karen said, setting down the vase that she was putting the delicate flowers El had brought over for their weekly dinner, which even after all this time, Karen still found sweet.

Mike sighed. "Mom, you know I'm 22, and I've been thinking about this a lot over the past year and a half. But, I want to marry Jane," even after Mike having been able to trust his mother about El's past - he was still yet to kick the habit of calling her 'Jane' in front of her.

"Oh, honey! I'm so proud of you!" Karen exclaimed, wrapping her arms around her son.

"Can you get a table at that restaurant?" Mike asked, remembering the restaurant that his 'father' had proposed to his mom in.

"Of course!"

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Mike and El walked into the most expensive restaurant in their hometown, Hawkins. Mike thanked his mom excessively for helping him get this.

"Reservation name?" The person behind the stand asked.

"Wheeler," Mike said, the person behind the stand looked confused.

"This say Karen Wheeler made the reservation," Mike looked confused, he knew he'd got his mom to help him.

"So, I'm her son," Mike said, and El's grip on his hand tightened.

"I'm sorry, I can't give you the table," the person said. Mike's face crumbled, tonight he was gonna propose to El.

"Ok," Mike said, El's grip on her boyfriend's hand tightened, as they walked out of the restaurant.

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"Mike," El said, with her fingers intertwined with his. She looked over the console at him, Mike's face was upset.

"Yeah," He said, a tear leaking out of his. He wanted tonight to be perfect. And he's messed it up.

"It's ok," El said, tightening her grip on his fingers.

"I made reservations," Mike said, looking down into his lap.

"I know you did," El said, smiling at him. "But, we could go to Benny's, our usual restaurant?" El then suggested.

Mike smiled, he really did want to go to the posh restaurant that his mom suggested that he propose to El in. But the idea of proposing to El in their usual restaurant just made him smile more.

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Mike and El are sat at their regular booth, El with her burger and fries and her strawberry milkshake, Mike with his cheeseburger and fries and chocolate milkshake.

Mike looked up at his girlfriend, seeing her in her natural habitat of their favourite restaurant.

"Hey, El?" Mike asked, setting his cheeseburger down.

She looked at her best friend/boyfriend. "Yeah, Mike?" She replies, taking a sip of her milkshake.

"Erm... Marry me?" He blurts out, making El choke on her milkshake.

"WHAT?!" She shouted, allerting the rest of the restaurant. She waved off everybody else and looked back at Mike. "Are you serious?" She asked, starting to smile. Mike nodded, and handed her the small box holding the engagement ring.

"Yes," she said, smiling at him, making smiled back at her, tears welling up in both of their eyes. Mike slipped the ring on her finger.

A perfect fit.