2 Become 1 (Nadech and Yaya)

Better Time

“He is so beat up” Yaya chuckles as Barry carries Henry towards their assigned room followed by Tony and her stepmother, Alma.

"Can’t believe this boy, he wanted to ride everything in the amusement park. It’s good you convinced me to stay here overnight”

“well at the end of the day, its worth the ride” Yaya answers.

“never seen him so happy” Tony shares

Henry was then put on his bed.

“Go now you two, have a good rest. Specially you Barry, it will be another five hours for us. You must be exhausted”

Yaya then kissed her son and her step mother goodnight.

Barry just nods and holds Yaya’s hand.

🛏🛏🛏🛏🛏🛏🛏🛏🛏🛏🛏🛏🛏🛏🛏

“Why are you still not sleep?” she whispered and rubs her fingers to his arms that embraces her.

“How did you know? Are you now a psychic?” he slightly chuckled

silence and moonlight envelopes the room of their rented cabin. Only their breathing can be heard and distant sounds of chirpping night birds.

“I can sense something, you breathing seems to be restless”  Yaya turned from his embrace and faces him.

“Everything is fine, do you trust me?”

she looks him to her eyes and whispered “I do” and puts her head on his chest, “I do”

“Babe, I really want us to work. Promise me, you should talk to me first. Wherever I am and whatever I am doing I will drop everything. But you should also make a promise”

“what?”

“Not to runaway. You can shout, throw things at me, lock me out but never to leave me again.”

Yaya was silent, “I am not that violent”

“Ya, you have no idea what I’ve been through and you need to promise me that if you really trust me”

“okay”

“say it” he tickles her a bit.

She chuckled, “I will not run away”

“You promise?”

“Yes”

He tightened his embrace, “I know I am not good with words, this is the very reason why you left me. I know. But please believe me when I say, I don’t want to lose you again. I love you so much”

Yaya raised her head and look at Barry as if he grows two heads.

“what?” Barry said worriedly, even in darkness he can see the Yaya’s knowing eyes.

“I think I’ve misheard something”

“I am serious, I am not to lose you again”

“Okay” she was a bit disappointed not to hear those love words again but nevertheless she is over the moon hearing Barry’s confessions.

Silence.

She is counting Barry's heart beats when he blurts out..

“Marry me then” he asks

“what?” Yaya not just raises her head but immediately sits up.

“Ya, why do you keep on asking me that? Am I not clear enough?” Barry also follows her and also sits up.

Yaya just stares at him.

“I am serious in asking you to marry me, I love ...hmmmff” 

Yaya immediately jump at Barry, causing Barry to fall back in bed. Yaya kissed him liked she never had him kissed before.

Both are out of breath after their lips were apart.

Still in daze, Barry gathers his wits and asks again. He wants to hear directly from her. He reaches out for his backpack’s pocket and gets a small velvet box inside.

Yaya was stunned with the pink diamond shown by Barry.

“I prayed and promised myself that if I ever have you back in my arms, I will not give you any reason to run away again..”

Yaya’s tears up silently. When she was young she dreamt of sunset on the beach or garden kind of proposal. Or a surprised engagement party con proposal where everybody she loves are there. Never did she expect to have her  very own proposal on bed, in the middle of the woods after running whole day in the amusement park. Wearing pajama and sweat shirt, with Barry only on boxer shorts and white t-shirt.

So pure.. so raw… so beautiful.

Yaya is crying does this means No?. She just kissed his soul out of him. She is confusing him. He needs to ask her again.

“Yaya..” he assesses her wanting to ask her slowly this time…

“Yes!” she laughed and cries and in-between.

“Yes, you will marry me”

She nods.. “I do promise”

Barry nervously wears the pink diamond platinum band he’s carrying for more than a month to Yaya’s ring finger. He commissioned the famous Lawrence Graff of Switzerland to design their engagement and wedding rings. 

He kisses the ring on her hand after she wears it.

He planned all schemes he can think of on how to pop the question. His last straw was the attempt to have something in the amusement park but because of miscommunication, Wily was not able to prepare and materialize the planned proposal as scheduled.

He was determined to tie her up, knows the end to the means but does not exactly knows how to. He was planning something up when Yaya interrupted his thoughts.

The conversation flows freely. He could not ask for a better time.