The Night of the Proposal

Chapter 18

He was continuously looking at me, without blinking. Every now and then, I would lift up my gaze to meet his, checking if he was still looking at me. The surrounding started getting electric and intense. Thank God, soon the waiter came and served us the food.

It was real delicious. I started devouring it hungrily. I heard him laughing at me, still being so childish for food loving.

"Hey, don't laugh. I can't help it. Its so delicious." I blurted out to him.

I ate to my tummy full. Satisfied. While he stayed at the table to pay, I again looked at the couples dancing.

"Do you want to dance?" he asked, pointing his gaze in the same direction I was looking.

"No, no I was just seeing it."

"Come, lets dance." He left the money on the table and grabbed me, forcing to head on the stage.

"John you know I don't know dancing. You will embarrass me in front of all others."

"Okay, then lets dance somewhere there is on one to look at us. You won't be embarrassed."

He took my hand and led me into a ground under the open sky. The trees and bushes there, were decorated with string and LED lights. Lanterns were hung from the tree branches. It all looked breath taking. He took me to a spot in between two trees leaning just above our heads and led out his hand to me.

"Shall we?" I couldn't resist but to accept. I placed my hand in his warm hands and the other on his shoulder. He placed his other on my side and drew me closer to him. I was just following his moves of light elegant dance, and taking caution not to step on his foot. I could feel his gaze fixed on me as he wanted to eat me with his eyes. He drew me more closer to him until I could feel his breaths on my cheeks. He said,

"Look up Bells. Look in my eyes."

My breaths were coming faster and faster as my heart was pounding off so rapidly. His touch was so intense, setting my body on fire. I looked up to his eyes, unafraid if I would fall for them. I could also feel his heart beat rising. He whispered to my ears,

"Bells, show me those open and loving eyes, they are the door to my soul."

His word fell me in his trap. His trap of love. I was mesmerized by his word and his beauty was an excuse to love him more. It just happened all of a sudden, even without me realizing it.

We both were lost in each other eyes, arms in arms, saying the unspoken words of a new emotion we both felt and fell for together. It felt like we lost ourselves in a moment with another - a moment made sacred for just the two of us. It was bond from his heart to my heart and my soul to his. We were both deeply engrossed in ourselves, away from this world.

He suddenly withdrew his hands , and sat down. I watched him taking a small red velvet box from his coat pocket and opened it to me.

"Will you marry me, Bells?"

I jumped with my joys trying into soulful tears. I couldn't believe what my ears had heard. My hands were on my face, covering my outburst of feelings. But he stood up and hugged me. I mumbled in his arms;

"I love you, John. I love you so much." I cried out, opening my heart to him.

"I love you too Bells. More than you can imagine. Its been you, its always been you what attracted my heart. I love you." He said, with tears falling his eyes and a soft smile on his lips.

He kissed my forehead and the world fell away. It was slow and soft, comforting in ways that words would never be. His hand rested below my ear, his thumb caressing my cheek as our breaths mingled. He ran his fingers down my hair, pulling me closer until there was no space left and I could feel the beating of his heart against mine. It was the best night of my life.

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