forum Trouble in Paradise [Private RP — Closed]

Started January 21, 2019 by @Imperfect_Autumn group

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Lucas nodded, swallowing. God, he was so nervous. Even his palms began to sweat!

“I guess I’ll have that chicken pasta,” he muttered to himself. “Anything else? What about dessert?”

“Sounds good… Are you okay, Lucas?” Ashley asked finally, setting down the menu to look at him.

Lucas nearly flinched before he cleared his throat.

“Huh? Yeah, of course,” he replied, looking away. “I’m just, uh, nervous, I guess? I’m trying to make sure you have a great night, so…”

He immediately shook his head before waving for the waiter.

“We’d like some chicken pasta and chicken Alfredo, please,” he said. “And as for drinks, I’d like a sprite and…” he turned to Ashley, raising an eyebrow.

“A strawberry lemonade, please,” Ashley ordered with a polite smile.

“And you heard the lady,” Lucas grinned. “As for dessert… we’d like two pieces of cake—strawberry and chocolate. And your special for the day.”

Brb gotta eat

(It’s 9pm… You’re eating at 9pm?)

Ashley glanced over at Lucas, curiousity buring in her gaze at his tone. “The special?”

(My uncle was late, so we waited for him.)

Lucas grinned at her.

“For you,” he winked, trying to come across as natural. “I won’t tell you what it is, though.”

The waiter took away our menu and told us he’d be back with the food in fifteen minutes. I wish the time flew by quickly.

(Ah, I see. Lol.)

“Oh… Okay, then,” Ashley hummed, curious. What was going on tonight?

When their food arrived, Lucas rubbed the back of his head. He was extremely nervous and was hardly able to sit still.

Finally, dessert time rolled by and after placing the cakes on the table, the waiter set a plate of fortune cookies in front of Ashley.

They were lightly decorated with sprinkles, but the one in the middle was the one that got most of the attention. It was half plain and half coated with chocolate, sprinkled with pink and white sprinkles and peanuts. Lucas swallowed thickly.

Ashley looked down at the plate in surprise, her eyebrows furrowing in confusion. Glancing up at Lucas, she tilted her head curiously.

“What… What is this?” she asked quietly.

Lucas looked at her.

“Fortune cookies…?” He replied although it was more of a question than a statement. It was finally time. If she picked the plain ones, they would simply have compliments in them. But the one in the middle… that was the most important one.

Because it contained something Lucas had been thinking about for a long time.

“Okay…” Ashley murmured, picking one up from the side. The prettiest one she would save for last. She cracked open the one she’d picked out and popped a piece into her mouth as she read the paper, blushing immediately.

She was sure taking her time, Lucas groaned to himself. At this point, by the time she found the ring, he’d be a melted puddle.

Ashley finished reading the message in one cookie and moved onto the next. She blushed a little harder as she read what was inside, then ate a piece of that cookie. When she had finished all of the cookies from the sides, she finally picked up the middle one and cracked it open.

Lucas’s throat dried up immediately the second she cracked open the middle one. A ring fell out just as she did so, along with a stripe of paper. It was a sapphire ring, a vintage platinum mounting. Lucas had specifically selected that gem because it was her birthstone.

(If you want to check it out, here’s the link. https://pin.it/ip5lfuz7b5uh4f)

Lucas stood up and went down on one knee, looking up at Ashley, straight into her eyes.

“Ash… we’ve been together since diaper days, and there’s no other girl I’ve loved other than you,” he started, his voice wavering slightly, breaking off a little as nervousness took over. “I remember falling for you when we were five, when you found me sulking because I’d been hit by a ball on the face, and you kissed the spot and told me it was going to be all right, that it wouldn’t hurt anymore. It didn’t, because that kiss numbed everything else.

“I remember that feeling turning into love when we reached freshman year in high school, the day hung out for the first time with Eden because she’d been on a date, and you teasingly fed me a spoonful of cake. You didn’t even realize what that action did to me, but you should know I spent the entire night tossing and turning, wishing I’d be able to have you.

“Ashley… I’ve thought over this for a long time, and I know if I don’t ask, I’m going to regret it. You make me happy in ways you won’t ever understand. You give me confidence. You pick me up when I fall down and there’s no one who can do it like you do. You’re the source of my happiness and God forbid I ever lose you. There’s no one on this planet I desire more than you, to have you in my arms not as my girlfriend, but as my wife; to wake up together with you as we start our new lives together; to raise kids with you, to start a family.” Lucas paused, trying to find words to say but realized he didn’t have anything else to talk about anymore. His eyes were blurry from tears and he was nervous as it is, but his voice was confident. He looked down, took a deep breath, and then looked back at Ashley straight in the eyes.

“Ashley Faith Carter, will you marry me?”

(Gosh, I wanna cry! 😭😭😭 I legit had tears in my eyes, oh my gosh…)

Ashley covered her mouth as Lucas spoke, tears welling in her eyes as she looked down at him. His words affected her more than he would know, and her tears finally spilled as he finished.

He’d just proposed. She had no words for what had just happenedc other than…

“Yes… Oh my gosh, Lucas… Yes,” she whispered, reaching out for him. She just needed to hold him, to make sure this was real, to make sure hat the man she loved more than anything had really just asked her to marry him.

(😭😭😭😭)

Lucas immediately pulled her into his arms, spinning her around, relief coursing through him.

She’d said yes. She agreed to marry him. Lucas couldn’t have been happier at that moment.

He heard cheers and clap, but at this moment all he could see was his girlfriend’s glossy eyes and the look on her face. He reached for the ring on the plate, took her hand gently in his, and slipped the ring on her ring finger before kissing the back of her hand gently.

“I love you,” he whispered. “I love you so much, Ash…”

Ashley still couldn’t even form words to speak, so she just shook her head through her tears and wrapped her arms around him. She hugged him tightly, burying her face in his chest.

She was engaged, now… She, Ashley Faith Carter, would soon become Ashley Faith McArthur… The thought was exciting and terrifying at the same time.

Lucas hugged her back just as tightly, burying his face in the crook of her neck

“Ashley McArthur…” He murmured, loving the way her name felt. “I’ll make you happy. I promise.”

(I’m so glad you girls enjoyed it~)

(XD)

“I’m already happy, Lucas,” Ashley whispered, pulling back to kiss him gently. “I’m already so happy.”

Lucas kissed her back, trying to fight off the grin.

“I’ll make sure you remain happy, then,” he murmured against her lips before he pulled away.

Finally, he looked at the staff who were grinning at him.

“Thanks, guys,” he said, waving at them. “It wouldn’t have worked without your help!”

The manager shook the newly engaged couple’s hand and congratulated them before Lucas paid for their meal and they began walking away.

“How long did it take you to plan that?” Ashley asked as they walked out, looping her arm through his.

“I’d been planning this for quite some time,” Lucas admitted. “But I wanted to be sure, y’know? I had the staff help me. A lot. If you hadn’t noticed, I reserved the whole thing and those couples inside were just people pretending so you wouldn’t, you know, figure it out. I guess two weeks to get the whole thing together?”