"I don't think Carlos wants to marry me," I say to my friend, Julia, who works with me at a fashion company called It's called fashion.
"I think you are overreacting, Y/n," Julia says taking her bag and putting it over her shoulder, "Lunch?" she asks, looking at me and stands up.
"Yeah sure," I grab my bag and put my phone in it. We walk to the elevator. We reach the ground floor, greeting Josh, who is always late.
"Ladies," he says smiling and open the main doors for us. We both thank him and Julia waves him goodbye. She is so inlove with him. We walk a few blocks and reached a small but cute cafe.
We order milkshakes and go sit down near the window. "Just hookup with Josh, date him and marry him already." She blushes and I laugh at her reaction.
"He doesn't like me," She has been denying it when he started working at the company. Ever since she couldn't stop talking about him and I love it to tease them both.
Our milkshakes arrive and I decide to bring back the subject. "We've been together for 6 years. All 3 of my sisters is married. Mary who is 23 is married, Jo-Anne is married and she is 25, Liza is 29 and married and I'm stuck at the age of 26 and not married. Everyone is marrying before me. I promise you that Liza's children will marry before me and they are two years old," I say quickly. Julia looks at me apologetic.
"Just tell him how you feel."
"I tried but he changes the subject the whole time and I've dropped hints. If he doesn't want to marry me now, he never will."
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I put off my computer and grab my phone to see no new messages from Carlos. He hasn't talked to me this whole day. I throw my phone in my bag and grab my car keys.
"Bye Jules. I'll tell you how it goes. Love you." I give her a hug and head to the lobby, greeting everyone who is also packing their stuff to go. I climb into my car and start driving home, where Carlos is probably waiting. On my way home, I thought of what to say to him but I don't know what to say to him.
I open the door and a running Carlos attack me with a hug and kiss me all over my face. Eventually he puts his lips on mine and I obviously kiss him. For 6 years, I never get tired of his kisses.
"Hey babe. Before you say anything, I'm sorry I didn't talk to you today. I had 3 meetings today and Lando had girl problems, again." he says while I close the door and put my bag on the counter in the kitchen.
"I started making pasta, almost done." he says while I take a seat.
"Do you wanna marry me, not like right now but someday." I think he can tell I'm nervous. He finishes the pasta and decide to take a seat next to me.
"Why do we have to get married if we are already happy as we are. We don't need a paper to show our love for each other." He takes my hands in his.
"Carlos, it's not about the paper. It's about us. I've dreamed of being married since I was a little girl and now I find out, the love of my life doesn't want to marry me." I let go of his hands and stand up as does he. "I'm sick and tired of everyone asking me when I'm getting married. Don't you want to fully commit to us? Or don't you love me enough to marry me?" I don't know where this conversation is going.
"Y/n, you know my career is more important. I don't want distractions or you to be in the way of me achieving my goal. If you want to marry me, I don't think we are going to be together any longer." Carlos says breaking my heart with every word he says.
"So that's it? After 6 years, we are going to break up?"
"I don't think I'm the one for you and you're not the one for me." he says bluntly, how can he say that.
"You only think about yourself, When will you start to think about me...us? Did I ever mean more to you than your job?"
"I... No."
"I was never good enough for you. Why did we date for so long then?"
"I didn't want to be alone," he shouted.
"Well, now you can have any girl you want."
"Now I can go get any girl I want, I never needed you and I don't think I ever loved you." the room fell silent.
"Enjoy the pasta," I say grabbing my bag and go to my car. How could he say that?
I don't know where to go or what to do. Maybe I should just book into a hotel.
I wake up feeling awful. Damn, I don't have spare clothes. I can go to our... His apartment because he must go to the McLaren office because he has a race next week.
I open the door seeing nothing different. I go upstairs and take a quick shower. I get dressed and look at the bed seeing a picture of me and Carlos on it. It was taken last year when my sister got married. Carlos was wearing a suit and I was wearing a baby pink dress like the rest of the bridesmaids.
I miss him. How can I let him go after 6 years? I'm willing to give up marriage for Carlos. I can't live without him.
"Hey Jules. I'm not going to work today. Okay, bye love you," I say to Julia quickly and hang up. I don't want to talk about it now.
"Lando, I lost her. I said I didn't love her but I do with all my heart." I walk out seeing Carlos talk on the phone. He sees me and his eyes soften, "I'll call you back later."
"Carlos, I'm sorry for pushing you. I don't need to get married, I already have you and that is all I need."
"I didn't mean anything I said. I do love, I only want you and you are good enough for me. And that pasta wasn't fun to eat because you weren't there to tease me about the way I eat pasta. Don't leave please." he says walking closer.
"I love you," with that he kisses me like the first kiss.
Few weeks has passed and we are more happier than ever.
"Y/n, where is my suit?" Carlos shout from the bathroom. We are about to go to a McLaren end-year-function and it seems like Carlos don't know where it is.
"I don't know," I shout back looking in his closet. I see his suit hanging in the closet. Really Carlos? "Found it." He is so lazy, I can't even.
I take out the suit and see there is something in the blazer's pocket. I grab it and put the suit on the bed. It is a box. An engagement box. I open the box to see a beautiful diamon ring in it. I turn around to go to the bathroom, where Carlos is, but see him on his knees instead.
"Marry me." Is all he says and is all I want to hear.
"Yes...yes...yes." he takes the ring from the box and puts it on my finger. My heart is racing and the butterflies in my stomach is flying like crazy.
He stands up and kiss me like there is no tomorrow.
"Let's take a picture," he says, taking his phone out. "I want the let the world know that you are 10000% off the market."
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