In the Right Place at the Wrong time

Daniel's eyes felt dry after staring at the door so long in shock. 'What did I do?' He kept repeating over and over in his head. The image of her tears and hurt face, the only thing he could see. The knot in his stomach clenched tighter and tighter with each moment she didn't return.

Everything was all planned out. From the wonderful candlelit dinner and desert, to the special champagne and surprise gift at the bottom of her glass. The beautifully modest silver diamond ring he bought specifically for her with his proposal tonight. But now, everything was ruined. It was all his fault. 'I shouldn't have pushed it so soon. I've lost her forever...' He put his head in his hands and for the first time in years, he wept.