Mutual

Chapter thirty one

Me: "I want to propose something."
Brooklyn: "Yes, I will marry you."
Me: "Funny. I think we should-"
Brooklyn: "break up."
Me: "WHAT? You want to break up with me?"
Brooklyn: "No no, I thought you were breaking up with me so I panicked and said it first. Sorry, what were you going to say?"
Me: "Break up." His face pales.
Brooklyn: "Please, I know I fucked up but-"
Me: "I'm joking."
Brooklyn: "That wasn't very funny."
Me: "Sorry. Just getting you back."
Brooklyn: "Okay, what were you actually going to say? We should..."
Me: "Start over."
Brooklyn: "Start over?"
Me: "Let me finish. A relationship is built on trust and you broke our relationship by not trusting me. I forgive you but I need to trust me in return. I want you to know that I would have actually told you if something did happen, I think. I'd like to hope I would. Anyway, I want to put this in the past and start over. Learn to trust each other. Rebuild our relationship. But I need to know if this is mutual before I go and get way too involved. Would that be okay?"
Brooklyn: "Would I still be able to call you my girlfriend?"
Me: "If you want me to be, then yes."
Brooklyn: "Can I tell you that I love you?"
Me: "If I can say it back." I move slightly closer to him.
Brooklyn: "I love you, Y/N Y/L/N. With all of my heart. I want to be with you, forever."
Me: "Forever? How can you be so sure?"
Brooklyn: "I know that you're the one. You ground me. I'm here right now because of you and I wouldn't change that fact for the world. I've actually got something for you."
Me: "Me?"
Brooklyn: "Yes, I wanted to give it to you under different circumstances but there's no time like the present, I guess. It's in the top drawer of my nightstand."
Me: "How will I know what it is?"
Brooklyn: "It's the only thing in there."

I move over to the block of wood and pull the handle. It opens to reveal a small blue box and I take it, shutting the drawer after. I make my way over to Brook again and place it in his hands. He slowly opens the box. 

Me: "Brooklyn, you shouldn't have." 
Brooklyn: "I wanted to. This is my promise to you that I'll always be here for you. This is my commitment to you. This ring holds a promise my heart will be true, and one day I plan to marry you. I will never, ever stop loving you. Together or apart, my heart belongs to you. Please accept this ring with the promise that I'm ready to be yours and yours alone. Also, I didn't mean for any of that to rhyme but now I think I think I quit my job and become a poet."
Me: "It mostly rhymed because it was the same word, you moron. I love you." I laugh, leaning over and kissing him passionately before we break apart and he places the ring on my finger. "I feel expensive now." We laugh.

He leans down and kisses me softly again. I missed this and I can tell he did too by feeling the smile playing on his lips. Keeping my eyes closed, I pull away but press my forehead to his and lace my fingers with his. 

Brooklyn: "We should probably go back in, right?"
Me: "I guess so.

He kisses me again before opening the door and dragging me through it. However, when we get to the living room there is no one in it. We check the kitchen, everyone's bedroom and all the bathrooms but to no avail. I decide to call Andy.

Me: Hey, where are you?
Andy: We've all gone out for food.
Me: Without us? Rude.
Andy: We didn't want to be in the house for the makeup sex.
Me: Andy! There was no such thing happening.
Andy: I know, I know! I'm just kidding. We went out to ASDA to bring food to you. We can eat whilst you spill the tea.
Me: Alright but hurry up. Man's hungry.
Andy: We won't be too long.

I hang up and explain to Brook what's happening. He nods and kisses me. I push him backwards onto the settee, straddling his torso. We make out for a while before we hear a cough behind us and we pull apart.

Jack:  "I guess you two are good now?"
Me: "Looks like it, huh." 

I smile at Brook whilst the other boys join us on the sofa. I'm still sat on top of Brooklyn so I scramble off him and sit in Rye's lap.

Rye: "Oh hello there." 

He wraps his arms around me and I lean back into him. He shifts, getting comfortable when he catches his hand on my ring. 

Rye: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to catch you."
Me:  "It's fine, don't worry about it."
Rye: "Since when do you wear rings though?" He picks my hand up, studying it. "It's on your left ring finger too..."
Me: "Brooklyn-"
Andy: "OH MY GOD DID HE PROPOSE?"
Brooklyn: "No, it's a promise ring." Andy's face falls, looking disappointed.
Andy: "It's the next best thing, I suppose. Well, congratulations!"
Jack: "I think celebrations are in order! I'll get the alcohol!"
Sonny: "I'll call Kathryn!"

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A/N

Lol, I know it's late. I've been very busy so don't come for me, okay? And I've got to catch up on assignments and revision so the next chapter might not be out for a while, sorry.

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Love and peace, Hannah x