Celestia
Ramon brought everyone over and Steph, Lu, Rose, and I stayed in one room while Ethan, Luke, James, and Ramon stayed in another.
"I wonder why he's invited all of us as well," questions Steph as she zips up the rest of her dress.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuCMFxgdsC
"I definitely know, but I'm keeping my mouth shut." smiles Rose.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCB6gcmxlP1
"What?" I say as I whip my head around to look at her. "He told you where he was taking us?"293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVp88YMHPw
"Yep, all I'm going to say is that it's far and we have to take his jet. But that's all I'm giving you. This is your surprise after all."293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97zd7MbSzf
"Awe dammit, can't you at least tell me the place we're going? Y'all know I hate surprises. Hence why I was scared finding out that I'm growing an actual human being in my stomach." I reply as I point to my belly.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjTOk4UiKF
"Girl, you'll be fine, It's a cute surprise," she says.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuYvdJ3Lj9
"Yeah, it's gonna be so adorable!" perks up Lucy.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kmouSOVPO
I gasp as she places the last pin in my hair.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxVlwnxBAo
"Don't tell me that you're in it too,"293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9n2imEsSSI
"I am, I had to help him with something, you're not getting anything out of me," she says as she spins me around in my chair to give my hair and makeup a once over.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ433d3oyOGY
"Am I the only one here that doesn't know?" I pout.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDZ9TvFUzW
"Yep, well besides Steph of course, but she'll find out later," replies Rose.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU71CqEAcln
"Y'all are so cruel to me."293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhFHyQx1jA
"It's for your own good," Lucy laughs as she glides the makeup brush across my cheek. "Alright, all done, go put on your dress."293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TOch6c3GU
I get up and go to the closet to pull out the white dress hanging in it. It was one of the whitest dresses I've probably ever worn. It has a slit on the right leg, both sides near the waist were open with a diamond-like pattern to show off my skin. There were no sleeves and the top of the dress almost looked like the ears of a cat. I take it off of the hanger and Rose helps me inside of it, zipping me up. I look at myself in the mirror and smile. Lucy comes next to me and lays her hands and head on my shoulder.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dSXuDuf1D
"You look absolutely breathtaking C,"293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBMrqbhpoa
"Thank you, this dress does take my breath away," I sigh.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZ6HKRK36u
"You're so lucky, your man has taste in fashion." giggles Rose. "Step out with me Steph,"293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cA2nX1HAX
I put on my silver earrings and bracelet and the new white-collar Ramon gave me this morning. It was a simple thin collar with a silver heart in the middle.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfUHfowbR9
When Steph and Rose step back into the room, Stephanie had a smile on her face from ear to ear.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrVk4isRt3
"Damn, not you too," I pout again.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEN4UkgB8Dn
"No pouting, you're gonna mess up your face," says Lucy as she uses her fingers to gently lift up my cheeks.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePXFT4AzGZ
"Okay, okay, no more pouting."
We then hear a knock at the door.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbusanfWwzY
"We're all dressed, come in," says Rose.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptEGarpiTP
James opens the door and I catch him smiling at Lucy before he enters the room.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4YfmfSI22
"You all look beautiful, Ramon wants to know if you all are ready to go."293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPxKVh6p6k
"Yeah?" questions Rose as she looks back at us to confirm.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEcrxSVz1m
I nod my head as I slip on my flats and grab my purse in one hand and my heels in the other. We leave the room and follow James downstairs to the living room where the others were waiting.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11hm8G6H0S
Luke whistles in approval and Stephanie giggles. Ramon walks up to me slowly and smiles at me, kissing me fondly.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAq98wiC3gh
"Hi, Queen,"293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9bwYaP7Bi
"Hi King," I smile back.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJidi5Q3NQb
"You ready?"293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeVfe66ySB
"Always,"
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Seven or so hours can make you think quite a lot. I wondered about the baby that I now had growing inside of me. I wondered about how far Ramon and I came along. And I wondered about how proud my dad would be to see his little girl all grown up.
I look out and see the Eiffel Tower, gleaming with lights, as we fly by it.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoYNKdXtnF
"You brought us to Paris?" I whisper to Ramon, my head laying on his shoulder.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIVjqREERD
"I did, your mother told me that you've always wanted to come here."293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGHLvdziou
"She did?" I reply, looking up at him.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftJjUfTGlH
"She did. And she told me every embarrassing thing that you've ever done. Including the time when you had your first period." he smiles.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZpiSN2Lqt
"She. Did. Not." I say as my eyes go wide.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEt862ZqErK
His grin gets wider and he just nods.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JxqoqAgBx
"Oh, God. Kill me now," I whine and turn away from him.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEo1FzHgXP
Ramon laughs and only pulls me closer to him.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡft5kWsxqxx
"Why would she tell you that?" I shake my head.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBnGe2WNdK
"She got on the memory train and I couldn't stop her, plus being able to see your baby pictures was fun, you are so cute," he replies as he nuzzles his head in my neck.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UDocOKjYy
"Better I wasn't there then, I would've been so embarrassed," I say, putting my face in my hands.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNW9yAKhubk
He chuckles a little then turns my face to face him. He lightly kisses me and smiles down at me.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSQHY4yDLc
"I love you," I whisper to him as I look him in the eye.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RmG8M2Pp5
"And I love you," he replies kissing me again.
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We were staying at another place of Ramon's. I'm convinced that he has a place in every country at this point. We went out to eat and now we were on our way to Versailles, France after an afternoon in Paris. 293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInjgqjkhwq
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It was dark out now, but all the dim lights looked like little stars that had fallen from the sky. 293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbTdFIHZ1u
"Are you going to tell me where you're taking me?" I ask Ramon as he takes my hand and helps me out of the car.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFLmJiAwCo
"Nope, you'll find out soon enough," he smiles.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsYGb2ErAa
I look to my left and Lucy gives me a small wink.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2V39R0YmS
"I love how easily gullible you are," she says and giggles.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpqf3YrU6E
"Don't tell her that!" James says and he pulls her away from me.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeIVBWzRPy
Ramon wraps his arms around my waist and we walk for a few minutes in silence. As we walk, I notice that we were in a garden. A very large and spread out one at that. As the walkways came from different sides and connected in different places it looked like we were going through a maze.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgXjn3Jzx6
"We're in the back of the Versailles Palace, my love," he whispers to me as he notices me looking at the huge architecture.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CZOGB03Ai
"It's so beautiful, I've only seen it in pictures-oh, what's this?" I ask as I see a string quartet playing in the middle of the garden right behind the large circle of water. My friends were already dancing together and I smile, remembering the first time we were like this.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoffmBB5PV
"Another night of dancing," he replies and holds out his hands.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtzucBhWST
I smile, placing my hands in his, and he spins me into his arms.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUtunPeJZv
"Can I ask you a question?" I ask mid-dance.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeavrBFDBJf
"Yes,"293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsE72cZePb5
"Is there a reason behind all this or did you just want a lovely night out with your girl and your friends?"293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7eAOovqWU
"Both," he grins.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWg387HzYu7
"Awe, come on, you gotta give me something baby,"293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIy0q5bI5h1
"Nope, as I said before, you'll find out soon enough,"293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3M8lx15XQX
I sigh and he pulls me closer and places my head on his shoulder as we move back and forth.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93D3iGCqr4
The song seemed to be coming to an end and I notice that James had vanished and come of them were sitting by the bushes.
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"Remember that day when I brought you a few gifts before you went to the club?"293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2VNLVnJL5
"Yeah?"293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54R8wn3iXC
"Remember what you guessed it was?"293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiiDsijBPs
"Uhh," I look up as I think back to that day. "I don't remember."293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabexIf3Bpz
"Well, you ask for something and today, I brought it for you." he smiles. "Turn around."293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCm9PfXAk3
I turn and gasp at the small Maltipoo puppy in the arms of James.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALjgRm6fyK
"A puppy?"293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNouCZ0MA2
"Not only a puppy," James says and gives me a wink.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWGs1dN5cR
He lets the dog go and it jumps from his arms and runs over to me. I scoop it up in my arms and gently pet its head as he licks my face. It was the cutest thing ever.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOU3rrfxe9
"I can't believe you actually got me a puppy. What in the world could be better than this precious pup-?" I question as I turn around.
Ramon was on one knee. With a ring box in his hand. With a beautiful ring inside of it. With a wide smile on his face. Tears start to form in my eyes and my lips start to quiver.
"Celestia, for years I have quietly watched you from afar and the biggest mistake I have ever made was not talking to you sooner. I am so glad to have met you and I am ready to spend the rest of my life with you. I can't wait to start a family with you. And I can't wait for you to be the first person I wake up to and go to sleep to. So, Celestia Hadleigh Crowe, will you marry me?"
"Yes, a million times yes!"293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ505lOWhmpv
