Fan Fiction |
by Sensitivegal
Chapter Thirty ‘Nicholas Proposing to Joey’
Nicholas was really nervous tonight. He would have broken down if Charlene didn’t assure him. He was lucky to have a friend like her. After lunch he ordered a bunch of red roses to be delivered to Joey’s work place. He wrote on the card an invitation to dinner. He was waiting on a large boat for Joey. He sipped on his champagne to cool his nerves that was skyrocket. He stared lost in thought at the sea. It was pitch dark but the light on the boat shone the sea.
He imagined Joey was now on the carriage that he sent to her apartment. It was Charlene’s idea as he was going to go for a limo. She would be wearing the dress he had bought and left on her bed with a note attached saying to wear it. It was a dress Charlene had given him.
‘Nicholas?’ he heard her soft voice behind him. He turned only to gasp. She was absolutely beautiful. All the nerves he had vanished. ‘Nicholas,’ she said again.
He strode up to her to stop few centimetres in front of her. ‘Joey,’ he whispered. Without saying anything else he kissed her. They were kissing until the music came from the background. Nicholas pulled back smiling.
‘They were beautiful,’ she said. He looked at her in blur. ‘The flowers, the carriage, this,’ she twirled around looking up at the stars. ‘I love you,’ she whispered.
‘And I love you too,’ he again pulled her on him and kissed her. ‘The only thing beautiful is you.’
Joey blushed. She darted her eyes away to see a romantic candle light dinner. ‘Nic?’
‘Would you have dinner with me?’ he asked.
‘Yes,’ she choked out. It was so beautiful. Everything was beautiful. Taking her hand he led her to the table. He pulled a chair for her. He was acting like a real gentleman. He took a seat opposite her. They had dinner with the classical music behind them.
Meantime, in Charlene’s apartment she was pacing her small living room waiting for Edison. He was half an hour late. She was dressed in an elegant navy blue dress. She had cooked him Japanese, as it was his favourite food.
What was taking him so long? She thought worriedly. She didn’t know what to do. What if something happened to him?
She ran to the phone and dialled his number. It rang for couple of minutes when it got to his voice mail. She kept on trying but it was always the same result. Voice mail. She would always say for him to call back as soon as possible.
After 15 minutes of trying she sank on the floor sobbing. She thought something bad had happened to him. Where was he?
After dinner Nicholas asked Joey for a dance. He took her in his arms and swayed with the music as they took in each other’s warmth and love.
He thought he was the luckiest man alive with the most gorgeous woman. It was time to tell her. Without her noticing he signalled one of the waiters to get it ready. He pulled back. He was smiling at her. ‘Come,’ he said taking her to the end of the boat. She held on to the railing. He was behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. They looked up at the shining stars.
‘I could stay here forever!’ she said.
‘Me too,’ he was implying holding on to her.
She turned her face to look at him. ‘Thank you,’ she whispered into his ear. She kissed him on his cheek then stared back up.
Charlene didn’t know what to do? She just cried hugging her knees and rocking on the floor. She knew she was overreacting but she couldn’t think no more. Her mind was swamped by why he wasn’t here yet.
There was a knock on the door. She ran to the door. She jerked the door open. There stood Edison. Without greeting him she ran into his arms and sobbed. Edison was taken aback.
‘What’s wrong?’ he asked softly.
‘I…you…I…’ she couldn’t say it as she was sobbing.
He pulled back. He held her head and wiped her tears with his thumbs. ‘Ssshh,’ he coaxed. ‘Let’s go inside.’ He led her inside and sat her down on the couch. He stood in front of her. ‘Tell me what happened.’
‘It’s been an hour you haven’t come… I thought… I thought something bad happened to you,’ she cried louder.
Edison laughed. ‘You thought something happened to me?’ She nodded. ‘You crazy woman! I’m here now in front of you with no scratch at all!’ he tilted her head to look at him. ‘Nothings going to happen to me as long as I have you.’
She stopped crying all together. ‘I love you!’ she called out and yanked his shirt making him trample on her. He yelled in shock. She screamed as his weight was on her. She was laughing at the end.
‘Oh you think this is funny do you?’ he said, laughing.
‘Don’t you see me laughing?’
‘You made a mistake,’ he evilly said. She screamed. He was tickling her.
‘Stop!’ she yelled. It made him tickle her more. ‘No!’ she screamed. She couldn’t stop laughing. She then got an idea. ‘Aww,’ she pretended to yelp in pain. He automatically stopped and inspected her to see what was wrong.
‘What’s wrong?’ he worriedly asked. He slid off her to sit next to her.
‘This!’ She knocked him down to get on top of him and tickled him.
‘You…haha…little…mmm…’ he couldn’t finish. Her mouth was on top of his now. He groaned in pleasure.
They were still looking up at the sky. All of a sudden lights were blazing up on the sky. Fireworks were rocketing up and blasting to make beautiful lights.
‘Omg!’ Joey screamed in joy.
‘Joey,’ Nicholas said. She looked at him giving all her attention to him. He kneeled down on one knee. Joey gasped, as she knew what was coming. He took hold of her right hand. ‘Joey, you are like the starry heavens. Like water is to the wet flowers. Like a dream I want to have forever.’ He swallowed and shifted his weight on his knees. He took a small velvet box out of his pocket. Opening with one hand he showed her the silver diamond ring. ‘I want you. I want to keep you. I want to wake up to your smiling face in the morning and hold you tight every night. Be my wife. Please.’ he sucked in a deep breath. He looked into her eyes waiting for her answer.
She first shook her head not believing this was happening. She then cried in joy. ‘I… Yes! I will marry you,’ she cried out. Nicholas jumped up and hugged her.
‘Thank you,’ he yelled out loud. ‘I love you Joey Yeung!’
Charlene broke the kiss. She hit him on the head.
‘Aww! What was that for?’ he asked in pain. He rubbed his head.
‘Why were you late?’ She got off him.
‘I wasn’t late! I was on time!’
‘It’s 8 o’clock. You meant to be here by 7!’
‘Oh,’ his voice died down. ‘I’m really sorry. I thought you said 8.’
‘Apology excepted.’ Edison laughed and shook his head at how easily she forgiven him. He pulled her back on top of him and kissed her. A phone ringing interrupted them. ‘Forget it,’ she said and went back kissing him. The phone kept ringing. Edison pulled back. She gave up and went to the phone. ‘Yes?’ she snapped angrily.
‘Is that how you greet people on the phone?’ Damn Nicholas! Why was he calling her?
‘What is it?’ she said a little calmer.
‘She said yes!’ he yelled down her ear. She automatically moved the receiver away from her ear.
‘Listen here,’ she put the phone close to her ear enough to hear. ‘First, don’t yell. Second, who said yes? And third, why?’
‘Joey said yes to my proposal!’ he exclaimed.
‘Congrats!’ she said. She jumped up and down. ‘Can I be the brides maid?’
‘We haven’t even settled the date yet!’ She heard him chuckling. ‘She wants to be a brides maid.’ She heard him tell Joey. ‘Tell her she can be the chief brides maid!’ she heard Joey answer. Charlene squealed in excitement.
‘I’m going to be a chief brides maid!’ she shouted.
‘I’ll talk to you tomorrow then?’ Nicholas said.
‘Okay,’ she rang off. She was jumping up and down forgetting Edison.
‘So, chief brides maid?’ Edison said behind her. She twirled around. She nodded hysterically. ‘It sounds as if this is your first time.’
‘I was never a brides maid.’ She walked to wards him and sat next to him. ‘Not even a flower girl.’
Edison hugged her. ‘My poor baby,’ he cooed. ‘You weren’t part of the wedding.’
‘Now I am!’ she exclaimed.
‘Do you really want her to be a chief brides maid? You could have just said brides maid,’ Nicholas asked after putting his mobile away.
‘Yes,’ I’m sure,’ she assured him. ‘And I’m glad. Did you hear her?’
‘Yeah, she was so excited. Seems like she never been a brides maid before.’ He frowned thinking about it.
‘At least she’s going to be one in ours.’ She hugged him. ‘You are going to make me the luckiest woman alive.’ He hugged her back. He smiled then took possession of her mouth.
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Man! It wasn’t romantic enough! Darn! Comment please! What did you think?
Luv Sensitivegal