THE CHURCH GIRL

CHAPTER 56

*****NAOMI'S POV*****

So the sky was beautiful, the weather was a bit chilly but comfortable, everything was beautiful and what made it more perfect was the man sitting in front of me, busy trying to cut my steak into small pieces and wouldn't let the chef do it. I have a hard time cutting them myself so, he is okay doing it, maybe more than okay. We chit chat about random stuff while eating and we laughed at how stupid most of his tantrums are even when he says is not a tantrum.

" Naomi", he called out smoothly pulling my attention back to his serious face which took me off guard.

"Yes, what's with the serious face all of a sudden, is something wrong?", I was surprised and concerned at the same time but he seemed to be just fine. He got up from his chair, walked up to me, helped me up to my feet with my face and body tension so confused staring up at him.

"You look so beautiful.......i mean not that you don't, you always do", he was so nervous I could feel it in his voice after I giggled, "Hmmmm.....", he sighed heavily tucking my dangling curl behind my ear, "I have always felt empty ever since I lost almost all my family. I have and still do things like there is no one to tell me when to stop and when to grow the fuck up.....", we giggled making the chef burst into laughter, "but....but my point is......I enjoyed that life so much no one else mattered......then I met you, and then my life got so much better those things didn't matter anymore. I know I am tough to deal with but you still show up when I am on my worst behavior. Like who defends and stands up for a man who has been nothing but a pain in the ass to you in-front of your entire family....you, Naomi", I was blushing but I had questions.

"Dev, what's going on here, why are you saying all this, are you going somewhere...?", he laughed smoothly kissing the back of my hand with a tingle rushing up my whole body.

"I know this is so cliche but, what the heck, come here", he pulled me along to the edge of the roof that had a sparkly stick with a red bow on it that looked like it was attached to something floating but not visible. The stick had my name carved on it which was so beautiful and surprisingly. I respected the effort put into this.

"Pull the stick out",Devon encouraged letting go of my hand. I bent over, grabbed the end of the stick and pulled it out. A loud whoosh sound flew up to the sky making me jump up a little drawing my attention to the sky. I looked up to see the most beautiful fireworks displayed all over the sky and I just couldn't help smiling, then after a second the fireworks started to form words in the sky and I started to read it while it did. I started to gasp in breaths with shock when the words were clearer and read "WILL YOU MARRY ME NAOMI". I turned to look at him still in shock only to see Devon on one knee with a glittering huge diamond ring so beautiful anyone would have jumped up to yes in the first glance.

"Naomi, I know this was possibly too fast and crazy considering all your effort to get me to stop and get up, but this is hard even for me but this right here, that's all I want and need so......Naomi Van Charles, will you marry me?", I had been trying to get Devon to get up with hand gestures, whispers, the nervousness in my voice with the repetition of the most high's name for the earth to just swallow me up.

"Oh my God.... this isn't happening right now. Devon.... just.... just get up, and let's talk....I'm just...oh my God", I started to breath quickly and the worried looks from the Chef to the waiter and then to Devon started to make the same worried face.

"Naomi I know I took you off guard but I just wanted to surprise you. I'm not getting off my knee till you say yes.....", I didn't know what to do or say but I had a lot of reasons why this shouldn't be happening and on the other hand I didn't want to hurt his feelings but I trust my gut and this felt wrong.