Promise Me... (Part 2)

I wish I knew where we were going so that I could be as excited as she is.

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"Where are we?" I ask Stella as she pulls into an empty parking lot, I look up at the large white building and stare at it in confusion.

It looks empty.

"When you walk inside, take the elevator up onto the roof" she says before she unlocks the car door.

As soon as I step out of the car, she drives away which makes me look at her car in confusion since I can't see her.

I swear, if I get killed or kidnapped here I'm going to be royally pissed at her.

I slowly make my way towards the building before I pull open the large glass doors.

I expected it to be locked.

I walk around the dimly lit lobby in search of anyone, but I soon find out that it's void of anybody.

I walk towards the elevator and press the top button before waiting for the doors to open. I jump back a little when I see a middle aged man in a black and white suit that has a cloth balanced on his wrist standing in the corner of the elevator.

A Butler?

I cautiously step into the machine before pressing the top button, that leads to the roof.

When the elevator stops and the doors slide open, I'm unable to stops the gasp that leaves my lips as I look around.

I'm in shock at the scene that surrounds me.

There's a circle table in the middle that's covered by a white tablecloth. A candlestick in the middle of the table along with two plates on opposite ends of the table.

As I walk further onto the roof, I see Easton standing beside the table while holding a white rose.

My favorite flower.

I smile brightly as I stop in front of him. He's in a crisp white suit along with a black tie. His hands are nervously shaking as he hands me the rose. I accept the rose before I grab his hand and lace our fingers together.

"How long have you been here?" I ask curiously as he kisses my forehead and leads us towards the table

"Ever since I left you this afternoon" he says with a smile as he pulls my chair out which makes me stare at him with shock

He's been here for six hours?

"Is that why your Mom and Stella were acting weird all day?" I ask as I sit in the seat and slide myself in, he walks over to his seat and sits down before nodding his head

"I asked for my mother's help, but Stella found out on her own" he says before the butler from the elevator comes up to our table

"Sir. Madam." He greets us with a single nod

"Your food will be delivered in a couple of minutes. What will be your beverage of choice?" He asks as he takes out a pen and pad

"Coke" Easton replies with a smile before he turns to me

"Water" I say to the butler which causes him to nod his head before he walks off.

I look into his eyes and smile.

"You didn't have to do this. You know how much fancy stuff intimidates me" I say sweetly so that he doesn't take it the wrong way. He looks down at my hands, that are resting on top of the table, before grabbing them and lacing our fingers together.

He looks back into my eyes and gives me a big smile which makes my heart melt.

"I know, but I wanted to do something special for you before we went off to college and got swarmed with homework" he says which makes me smile

"I appreciate this so much, I love you" I say which makes him smile wider as his dimples start to show

"I love you too" he says before he lifts our conjoined hands and places a kiss on my knuckles before the butler comes back

"Here are your beverages" he says before he sets down our drinks. A lady comes out of the elevator with a silver platter in her hand that's covered by a large metal lid

There better be a cheeseburger under there.

"The gentleman told us that you love McDonalds" the butler says with a smile before the woman places the platter on the side of the table

I turn to Easton and look at him with a confused facial expression while he just smiles at me and observes my reaction.

I grab the handle on top of the lid and take a deep breath before I pull it off. I smile as soon as I see what's on the platter.

Half of it is McDonalds cheeseburgers, six to be exact, and the other half is fries.

"How did you know?" I ask in shock and excitement since I'm starving again

"When are you ever craving something that's not a burger?" He asks with a teasing tone which makes me laugh

"Thank you" I say to the butler and woman before they silently nod and walk away.

-

We devoured all of the food in twenty minutes.

And while we waited for our food to digest, we conversed about our life goals.

"You still haven't answered my question" I say to him as we sway side to side while holding each other. My arms are around his neck while my cheek rests on his chest where I can feel his heart beat. His arms are tightly wrapped around my waist as his chin rests on top of my head.

"What question?" He asks with a fake confused voice which makes me roll my eyes as I smile

"What's on the top of your to do list?" I repeat from earlier.

He steps away from me which causes me to look at him with hurt and confusion.

He suddenly drops down on one knee and reaches into his suit pocket where he retrieves a small red velvet box.

I cover my mouth in shock as my eyes start to burn from the tears making their way up into my eyes.

"I know what you're thinking and no, I'm not marrying you... yet. But I am making a promise to you." He says as his light grey eyes stare into my dark blue ones with so much emotion that I feel it in my knees

"If you accept this ring, I promise to protect you from all of the possible threats that come our way. I promise to be there for you during all of your most painful moments. I promise to put your happiness before mine. I promise to make you feel like nothing less of a princess." He says with a smile on his face as tears continue to fall down my cheeks

"And most importantly," he says before he holds his hand out for me to grab, which I do without hesitation.

"I promise to love you and cherish you more than anyone else has" he says which makes me release an ugly choked sob

"So tell me babygirl, do you accept this ring?" He asks with a hopeful expression which makes my heart melt

How could he think that I'd reject him.

"y-yes" I choke out as I nod my head, he smiles widely at my answer as he stands up and releases my hand. He pulls the ring out of the box before he closes it and places the empty box on the table.

He grabs my hand with a determined look on his face before he slowly slides the ring onto it's rightful finger.

I gasp from the coldness of the metal and from the shocks of electricity I get from his touch. He smiles when the ring meets the end bottom of my finger.

"How does it feel?" He asks as he looks into my eyes with happiness evident in his facial expression

"Perfect" I say with a smile before he places a heartwarming, skin tingling, toe curling kiss to my lips.

In this moment I knew, for a fact, that he would be my happily ever after.