You hear a knock at the door and you get butterflies. You already know that it's Tanner, because he's picking you up for another date.
You and Tanner have been dating for a while now, and you feel like your relationship could go far.
You open the door and Tanner is standing there in a t-shirt and jeans, holding a dozen red roses. You gasp.
"Tanner. They're beautiful." You carefully take them from his hands and smell them for a second. You give him a hug and say, "I'll put these in some water, you can come in." Tanner smiles and steps in, shutting the door behind him.
You put the roses in a vase full of water and grab your bag. Tanner smiles and opens the door for you.
"Thank you." You say and he leads you to his truck. He again opens the passenger door for you and runs to the other side. He turns onto the freeway and starts talking about where you are going.
"-it's this awesome trampoline place nearby. It's called GetAir. It's actually really fun. A friend of mine works there and he's letting us in for free for 2 hours, which is pretty awesome."
"Are you just trying to find a cheap date?" You say jokingly.
"No no not at all. It's just originally ten dollars a person for an hour, so having it free for two hours and two people is pretty dang awesome."
"That's true." You say and he pulls into the parking lot of a medium sized building. A big neon sign displays "GET AIR" on the front of the building.
You get out of the car and meet Tanner around the back. He grabs your hand and leads you into the building.
"Watch this video," Tanner says, pointing to a little tv while he goes to talk to a guy at the counter. The video is super cheesy and dumb but it explains the rules that you're sure no one follows.
"Alright, we're good." Tanner says, half-walking half-jogging to the huge trampoline area. There a bunch of foam pits and platforms that you can jump off of.
Tanner turns and smiles at you, then jumps onto a trampoline and does a backflip.
"Show-off!" You say to him, then do a backflip yourself. Tanner laughs and runs to the foam pits like a little kid. He jumps into one and doesn't come out.
You run over, looking in the pit full of foam squares. "Tanner?"
"HA!" He pops out and grabs your hands, pulling you in.
"Tanner!" You exclaim, but he starts tickling you and you can't fight back because you're laughing too hard. "Stop it!" You say, then Tanner wraps his arms around you from behind and kisses your neck. You smile.
"Hey! Only one person in the pit at a time!" A man with an employee tag yells to you.
"Sorry sir." You say and attempt to get out. You laugh as you struggle to climb out of the pit. Sinking into it isn't very helpful. You manage to get out, and Tanner follows.
The two hours go by quickly and you don't want to leave. Tanner reluctantly puts his shoes back on and leads you outside.
"Wanna go for a walk?" Tanner asks, taking you hand into his.
"Sure." You say and Tanner starts to slowly walk on the sidewalk. You walk in a comfortable silence for a long time.
"You mean a lot to me, Julia." Tanner finally says and you get what feels like the best feeling in the world. It gets warm in your chest, then spreads all over your body.
You squeeze his hand to indicate that you heard and he continues, seeming awfully nervous. "When I found you, I found me. I was no longer alone. I was put together. There were no missing pieces to my puzzle. We make a perfect puzzle, Julia. On lookers envy what we have. We have so many beautiful memories, that will be hard to forget. This part of my life is my life. The life that I love."
You stop walking and hug Tanner so tightly you're afraid you'll hurt him. "I love you Tanner." You say into his chest. He lets you go and smiles as he bends onto one knee.
You put a hand over your mouth in an attempt to contain your excitement as he pulls a ring from his pocket and holds it in front if him.
"Julia Stewart. Will you take my hand in marriage?" He says, his voice a little shaky.
"Tanner Myler, it would be an honor." You say and he slides the ring on your finger, then stands up and kisses you long and hard. Your stomach lurches with happiness.
