Chapter 38: Will you marry me?
"Guess what boys!" Aunt Cindy squealed excitedly.
And we all turned our heads to her. We were all seated and were about to start eating.
"What is it?" Uncle Jhon asked his wife and Aunt Cindy''s smile widened
"Can you guess who made the cheesy pesto chicken and veggie-stuffed spaghetti squash for our lunch
today?" All the boys shared nces and then suddenly Gabriel sitting next to me shouted his answer.
"For sure that''s Nancy, Aunt Cindy."
He said out loud and chuckled which also earnedughter from the boys.
But Nancy just raised an eyebrow and winked at me. She didn''t get affected by her brother''s bully.
"Nope. Gabriel, you know Nancy can''t cook, what are you talking about?" Nancy and I chuckled at him.
But he yfully red at Nancy.
Because the boys were already at the pic area, they actually had no clue about Aunt Cindy''s
question.
"Then who?" asked of confused yet excited Phillip.
"Who else---" she didn''t finish her sentence when she was cut off by Justine.
"You?"
"No. It''s Madi. She made this delicious lunch for us." she said pping her hands. And then suddenly
all eyes were on me.
"Whoa! You cooked this, Madi?" I bit my lip and then smiled at Uncle Jhon.
"Yes, and she also baked the chocte liquor cake." Aunt Cindy proudly answered for me.
"Wow! You know how to cook, Madi?" Mr Wilsons asked me.
"Yes, Dad," I answered awkwardly.
I can feel everyone''s stares at the table, but there is a pair of eyes which made my feet sweat and that
person was just right next to me.
He held my hand under the table and I looked at him. He''s smiling at me. I was about to open my
mouth when suddenly he cupped my face with both his hands and the next thing I know... he''s kissing
me... in front of everyone.
He bit my bottom lip when I didn''t respond to his kiss, so I kissed him back and put my hand on his
waist, tugging his shirt.
When he pulled back, he still has the same smile before he kissing me. If I have to judge it with my own
eyes, it''s a smile of proud.
"I love you."
My breath stuck in my throat when he said those three words. Why do I feel it was true? Why do I feel
this is real? Or it''s just my heart... assuming it could possibly happen?
"I love you too." I smiled at him. The smile which wasn''t fake or just an act. It was a real smile that
came from my heart.
Then he kissed me again. And all the people watching our little act, pped their hands and the boys
let out a whistle. But when I thought that, that little act will end there, well, I was wrong. Suddenly he
stood up, kissed my forehead and then walked over to the microphone stand. Yes, there''s a
microphone and entertainment set because their family is a fan of music.
We all watched him as he stood in front of us with a microphone in his hand. And then he began his
speech. At first, I was in a state of confusion but then I remember what we talked about before we got
here.
"I''ve been thinking of this so many times before...."
He started looking at everyone. I got my lips wet because they suddenly went dry.
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"I''ve been in my worst part of my life before and I know you all know it, even Savahna and Christian."
He paused and then smiled. All eyes were focused on him, waiting for his next words.
"I wanted to start a new life, a new beginning and a new chapter. But I think, I can''t do it without this
woman in my life. Without her by my side." My heart started pounding inside my ribcage when our eyes
met. "This woman who stood by me and made me realize the word ''second chances'' in life. She
created this new version of me."
With his words, I couldn''t help shaking my head and closing my eyes. How I wished all his words were
true and how I wished they were all really for me, but no. These are just lies. We are just lying in front
of these people who really believed that he''s the new version of himself, who wants to start his new life
with me, but the truth is that he''s just doing it for one person and just for one reason... to im her
back.
"I want you guys to know how thankful I am for having her in my life. How lucky I am for having
someone like her to loved and to be loved back."
I bit my lip as a single tear flow down my cheek. Then it was followed by another and then by another
until I could no longer control it. Everyone witnessing my tears, thought it was because of love and
happiness. Well, half of it was true but the other half was mixed feelings of hurt, conscience and
sadness.
He walked over to where my seat, made me stand and pulled me in front of everyone as he held my
hand.
"Madielyn Davis, I want you to know how much I love you. How much all the things we shared meant to
me. I want you to be part of my life forever."
I gasped as he suddenly knelt on one knee and took a small red box on the back of his pants.
"I was really trying to think of a clever way to say this. I tried to think of something romantic way to
make it special ande up with a poem or a song because I know you also love music. But nothing
came to my mind, so I''ll just say it. Madielyn Davis, love, I love you with all my heart. You make me
happy, youplete me and I want you to be my wife. Will you marry me?" He opened the red box and
there is the ring with a huge white diamond In the center.
Even how many times I tried to swallow the lump inside my throat, I still couldn''t control the tears that
keep flowing down my face. This is the next level. Am I really sure of this? Am I willing to help him up to
this level? Am I willing to be his wife just to help him or will I have to decide right now to end this game?
All of them were cheering yes and please in the air. I looked at them one by one and then back to
Gabriel. His face held his silent pleas... waiting for me to cooperate.
I gulped.
"Yes. I will marry you."