Book of Love: Rini One Shots

The Engagement

Summary: Nini gets engaged and Ricky knows he should be happy for her, but he can't seem to even pretend to be excited.

(The Wedding Date Universe)

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Ricky had been anxiously shaking his leg in her apartment as he and the gang waited for her to come downstairs.

She texted in the group chat that she had some life changing news without any context and told them to come over so she can tell them all at once. It came off very ominous to him.

His mind automatically assumed something bad had happened. Was she sick with some terminal illness? Was she moving across country? Was she dropping them all as friends? Okay maybe not the last one.

Big Red squeezed Ricky's leg. "Dude, chill out. I'm pretty sure it's not bad news, and if it is it's probably not as bad as whatever you're imagining."

"Yeah, you're probably right." He hid his rising anxiety just so Red wouldn't worry about him.

She finally came out of her bedroom with a blank expression. The first thing he thinks is that it was indeed bad news; he just hoped it wasn't as bad as he thinks.

She stood in the center of the room with her hands behind her back. He leaned towards her resting his elbows on his legs. He didn't notice he began shaking his leg again.

Not being able to handle her silence anymore, Gina spoke up. "So what's the news?"

Nini smirked. "Well let's just say I hope you guys aren't busy on September 1."

Everyone gave her a lost look. "And why is that exactly?" Carlos asks.

Not being able to hold her secret any longer, she showed the room the huge rock on her finger.

"I'm getting married!"

Everyone either gasped or yelled some form of congratulations. They all surrounded her to see the ring better. Well not all of them. Ricky was stuck to the couch trying his best to process what he heard.

Kourtney marveled at the large blue diamond. "Girl, you know you have to tell us how he did it!"

"Well yesterday, he had taken me to this really nice restaurant downtown. Afterwards, he took me to a park where a violinist had been playing this lovely song. While I wasn't looking, he got down on one knee, declared his undying love for me, and then asked me to marry him. It was super romantic!"

Ashlyn squealed. "Oh my god, how sweet! I'm so excited for your wedding! Where will it be?"

Carlos analyzed the ring. "I think the real question is how much did this cost?! This is the size of a grape!"

"We haven't decided where yet, and I'm not sure how much it cost. I wasn't too concerned about that."

Everyone kept asking more questions about the upcoming wedding and the proposal, but Ricky wasn't interested at all.

He didn't know why, but this was somehow worse than all of the scenarios in his head. The thought of Ethan getting down on one knee and professing his love for her bothered him so much. He wasn't sure if he was upset because he didn't like Ethan or for some other reason.

He knew he should be rejoicing with the rest, but he couldn't even find the strength to pretend like he's happy. He got up from his seat and began heading towards the exit.

As he opened the door, Nini broke away from the crowd to stop him.

"Woah why're you leaving so soon? I was gonna order in some food to celebrate."