𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬.

kiss the girl goodbye

ricky was nervous and terrified. he was about to do something he'd never thought he would be doing at just 19 years old. he was going to ask nini to marry him. they were both college students in nyu.

he planned the perfect proposal. since their anniversary was coming up, he thought of taking her out for a picnic under the stars in a hill that had a perfect view of the sunset.

after his friday classes, ricky headed to their apartment to prepare. he saw that nini wasn't there yet, so he took the time to practice his proposal "speech." when nini arrived at the apartment, she smiled at her boyfriend, who was standing in the hallway holding her favorite flowers.

"happy anniversary, babe."

"aw baby, thank you, i love it." nini immediately pulled him for a kiss. "give me time to change and freshen up then we can go ok?"

nini settled for a sleeveless black dress and paired it with her favorite denim jacket and white converse, while ricky wore a shortsleeve polo, jeans and his favorite pair of vans. nini went out of the room, completely dressed.

ricky was astounded. "nins, wow you look beautiful."

nini's cheeks turned red by his compliment. "oh stop ricky." she chuckles and playfully slaps his chest.

"i promise you, i'll never get tired of admiring your beauty."

"well, i would say, you look handsome." nini stated, pulling him for another kiss. the kiss started to deepen, ricky pulling back first, making nini give a whiny look.

"ok, come on. we don't want to be late." ricky exclaims.

"where are we even going? you never told me anything about this anniversary date." nini says, giving a confused look.

"you'll see."

ricky drove to the hill for about 20 minutes. when they arrived, nini's eyes were almost filled with tears. it was absolutely beautiful." oh my god ricky, you did all this?"

"uh yeah." he states, brushing his curls. "come on, i packed all your favorite food especially those red velvet cupcakes they sell downtown that you seem to love.

they ate, laughed and talked about all the memories they shared since they were kids. ricky even played her an original song he wrote for her. after, he thought that it was the perfect time to pop the question.

"nini, we've known each for so long. you were even the one who gave me the nickname ricky. you were always there for me. the time when my parents started fighting and had to file for a divorce or even when i get really stressed from schoolwork, you were always there to calm me down and cheer me up. i love you so much, nini and i will never stop loving you. i promise you, i will always be here for you no matter what. so nina salazar-roberts, will you marry me?"

nini started crying tears of joy. "oh yes yes yes ricky! i'll definitely marry you!"

he pulled out the ring out of the blue velvet box. it was a simple silver band, with a tiny diamond in the middle. he immediately put it on nini's finger and pulled her for a passionate kiss.

the couple told their friends first. since everyone was settled in different states, it was hard to bring the gang back together. they told all of them via video call, and they cheered and congratulated the newly engaged couple.