Page 42 of Love at First Flight
When the man stopped walking, he gently reached up and untied the blindfold and she blinked at the soft lighting coming from a head.
When she turned, the person was gone and she was alone.
She looked down and saw the path to the backyard.
She walked toward the lights, grateful that Arielle had given her small green wedge shoes.
When she made it to the lights, she let out a gasp when she saw the trees and the bushes lit up with tiny twinkling lights.
She turned in a circle and looked around in awe. And then she watched as people melted from the trees, each person holding a lit candle.
Her eyes filled with tears as she recognized each person.
Her parents, Arielle’s parents, Arielle, Gunner, Rickie, the guys from Raiden’s crew, Steele, and his crew, Genna, Luke, Cassidy and what she assumed were Raiden’s parents.
But she didn’t see Raiden. Until the people parted for her and there he was, dressed in a black tuxedo.
His hair was brushed back, in his faux hawk and he was smiling at her.
Her breath caught in her throat and he stepped forward, holding her hands in his and kissing her lightly.
Then he slowly dropped to one knee, and she fought to keep the tears from her eyes.
“My Fairy, my love. When I met you, I knew that my life would never be the same. And I embraced it. Knew that it was what I wanted and what I searched for. You gave me purpose and a reason to continue my life, and I can’t wait to see what our life together will bring. I love you, have from the second I walked into my best friend’s office and there you were, yelling at him and being your beautiful, sassy self.”
He chuckled and then went on, “I just knew you were my Fairy. My one love that I couldn’t wait to give my heart to, to get your heart in return. I want to start our lives together, to make children with you, to raise a family, to build a life with you and to grow old, side by side. I want to love you every single day for the rest of my life, I want to fight with you, make love with you and be happy with you in it all. I love you. Will you marry me? Make me the happiest man in the world? Be mine, my Fairy?”
She nodded, the tears falling free now and he grinned up at her, his handsome face splitting with that grin, he stood, kissing her and swinging her around in a circle.
Their friends and family started clapping and he broke apart from her, and slid the ring on her finger.
She looked down at it, and fell in love with it.
The ring was silver and it looked like vines and they twisted and turned on the band.
In the center was an emerald cut diamond and the leaves of the vines were small emeralds.
It suited her perfectly and she looked up at her fiance and stood on tiptoe to kiss him.
He kissed her back and then they were surrounded by their families.
She was pulled into a hug by her mom, and then Arielle and Arielle’s mom.
Then she was hugged by Rickie and she heard Raiden getting congratulated and being slapped on the back.
She hugged the guys next, even shockingly, Steele and his crew of men. They were very sweet and Steele gave her a soft kiss on the back of her hand.
Raiden came up behind her and she leaned back into his strong embrace and looked around the backyard, seeing their friends and family all talking and laughing.
It was something she would never forget. And she couldn’t wait for the future with the man who loved her.
