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very soon.”
Lacey made her way over to her friend.
“Everything all right?” Lacey asked Elaine, trying to free her of the drink she was clinging to as she danced around on her own.
“Yeah, I'm fine. Say, who's that cute guy standing by the ice sculpture? I think he's looking at me,” Elaine slurred.
“The black guy in the tux?”
“Yeah, he's cute, you think you can get me an introduction?”
“Elaine, don't you already have a boyfriend?”
“Yes, but I didn't bring him along because I wanted to have some fun.” Elaine was unsteady on her feet.
“Well you better forget the guy in the tux,” Lacey said.
“Why? Is he gay?”
“No, he's only seventeen and he's my brother.”
“Shame. We could have made a great couple.”
A waiter walked by with a tray filled with glasses of champagne and Elaine reached for one. Lacey waved the waiter on and grabbed Elaine's hand. She waved goodbye to the tray of glasses as the waiter moved on and out of her reach.
“Come on,” Lacey said. “Let's get you a long drink of water and some fresh air.”
“Kill joy!”
As Lacey took Elaine towards the door the music stopped suddenly and then the lights went down. Someone started to tap a glass with a spoon and a spotlight shone on the stage as the lights came up slowly in the rest of the room. People murmured and looked around. Lacey wondered if Cole had laid on a birthday cake. It was the only thing missing from her birthday party.
Cole was on the stage, standing in front of a microphone on a stand.
“Thank you, everyone, if I could have your attention for one minute, please.” Cole smiled as he looked out at the room from the stage. “First of all, thank you to everyone who came out tonight to celebrate Lacey's birthday. It was good to see so you all and I hope you're having a good time.”
There was a round of applause.
“I, well, I have a lot of people here who know me very well and know that I never do anything by halves.” A ripple of laughter went around the room.
“That's right. Well, when I first met Lacey, I was blown away by this very attractive woman. I wanted to go out with her, and Lacey can tell you how hard it was for me to get just one date out of her. But... I kept trying because I knew this girl was worth it. So, in the true tradition of me not doing things by halves, when I knew I had fallen in love with Lacey and once I knew she loved me back, I just had to do all this for her. I wanted tonight to be special for someone who has become very, very special to me.”
Just then a spotlight shone on Lacey. Lacey looked around, embarrassed by the attention.
“Many of you will know that Lacey is a great writer and I was very lucky to have her come work with me. She's been a great addition to the company. But she's been more than that. She's been the reason I wake up in the morning, the reason I go to bed with a smile. Lacey, you mean everything to me and tonight, on your special night, there's something I want to ask you.”
Cole jumped off the stage and tried to wade through the crowd to get to Lacey. The people parted and left a clear path and when Cole reached her, he got down on one knee.
“Cole! What are you...?” Lacey put a hand to her cheek and looked at Elaine. Elaine's mouth had dropped open.
“Lacey?” Cole said. “I want to ask if you would please, please, be my wife?” He reached into his inner breast pocket and pulled out a small black velvet box. Lacey's hand was on her heart now, her chest heaving up and down.
She nodded her head without speaking, the crowd had started a small ripple of applause.
“Is that a 'yes'?” Cole asked, loudly, still on his knee.
“Yes,” said Lacey. “Yes, I'll marry you.”
Everyone cheered and clapped as Cole opened the box. He stood and showed Lacey the ring. The band was platinum and the stone was a diamond. A very
Lacey made her way over to her friend.
“Everything all right?” Lacey asked Elaine, trying to free her of the drink she was clinging to as she danced around on her own.
“Yeah, I'm fine. Say, who's that cute guy standing by the ice sculpture? I think he's looking at me,” Elaine slurred.
“The black guy in the tux?”
“Yeah, he's cute, you think you can get me an introduction?”
“Elaine, don't you already have a boyfriend?”
“Yes, but I didn't bring him along because I wanted to have some fun.” Elaine was unsteady on her feet.
“Well you better forget the guy in the tux,” Lacey said.
“Why? Is he gay?”
“No, he's only seventeen and he's my brother.”
“Shame. We could have made a great couple.”
A waiter walked by with a tray filled with glasses of champagne and Elaine reached for one. Lacey waved the waiter on and grabbed Elaine's hand. She waved goodbye to the tray of glasses as the waiter moved on and out of her reach.
“Come on,” Lacey said. “Let's get you a long drink of water and some fresh air.”
“Kill joy!”
As Lacey took Elaine towards the door the music stopped suddenly and then the lights went down. Someone started to tap a glass with a spoon and a spotlight shone on the stage as the lights came up slowly in the rest of the room. People murmured and looked around. Lacey wondered if Cole had laid on a birthday cake. It was the only thing missing from her birthday party.
Cole was on the stage, standing in front of a microphone on a stand.
“Thank you, everyone, if I could have your attention for one minute, please.” Cole smiled as he looked out at the room from the stage. “First of all, thank you to everyone who came out tonight to celebrate Lacey's birthday. It was good to see so you all and I hope you're having a good time.”
There was a round of applause.
“I, well, I have a lot of people here who know me very well and know that I never do anything by halves.” A ripple of laughter went around the room.
“That's right. Well, when I first met Lacey, I was blown away by this very attractive woman. I wanted to go out with her, and Lacey can tell you how hard it was for me to get just one date out of her. But... I kept trying because I knew this girl was worth it. So, in the true tradition of me not doing things by halves, when I knew I had fallen in love with Lacey and once I knew she loved me back, I just had to do all this for her. I wanted tonight to be special for someone who has become very, very special to me.”
Just then a spotlight shone on Lacey. Lacey looked around, embarrassed by the attention.
“Many of you will know that Lacey is a great writer and I was very lucky to have her come work with me. She's been a great addition to the company. But she's been more than that. She's been the reason I wake up in the morning, the reason I go to bed with a smile. Lacey, you mean everything to me and tonight, on your special night, there's something I want to ask you.”
Cole jumped off the stage and tried to wade through the crowd to get to Lacey. The people parted and left a clear path and when Cole reached her, he got down on one knee.
“Cole! What are you...?” Lacey put a hand to her cheek and looked at Elaine. Elaine's mouth had dropped open.
“Lacey?” Cole said. “I want to ask if you would please, please, be my wife?” He reached into his inner breast pocket and pulled out a small black velvet box. Lacey's hand was on her heart now, her chest heaving up and down.
She nodded her head without speaking, the crowd had started a small ripple of applause.
“Is that a 'yes'?” Cole asked, loudly, still on his knee.
“Yes,” said Lacey. “Yes, I'll marry you.”
Everyone cheered and clapped as Cole opened the box. He stood and showed Lacey the ring. The band was platinum and the stone was a diamond. A very
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