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want to share our special happy moments with a room full of strangers. I want this to be all about us. I was going to tell you all that in the restaurant tonight and then give you this . . .’ He pulled a small black velvet box from the pocket of his jacket and sank to one knee in front of her.
Cara’s breath caught in her throat and her heart started to beat wildly.
‘But the time wasn’t right, not then, and I wanted this moment to be special for you, for us, and I then realised that making a big show of it,’ he continued, ‘a big public proposal in some restaurant, wasn’t right for us, and thankfully that bloke beat me to it and forced me into shutting up. I didn’t want anything to ruin or spoil this moment.’ He took a deep breath. ‘Cara I love you, I have never loved anyone the way I love you. Please do me the honour of becoming my wife. Will you please make me the happiest man on the planet and marry me?’
Before Cara, still trying to recover from what he’d said, could say anything, he opened the ring box to reveal a perfect princess-cut diamond on a white gold band. Two smaller diamonds on either side of the bigger one also graced the band. It was simple, beautiful and classic. And it was perfect.
His eyes met Cara’s as it finally dawned on her what was going on. He had been planning to propose in that restaurant . . . and of course – what was it she’d said at the time? Something about restaurant proposals being a cliché? She had taken everything that had happened and, thanks to her insecurities, had completely spun it out of context. She laughed at the silliness of the past few hours. When would she learn not to let her imagination run away with her?
‘Oh my goodness . . .’ she said, staring at the ring.
‘You like it?’
‘Shane, it’s beautiful, it’s utterly perfect, I—’
‘You haven’t yet answered my question,’ he reminded her gently and Cara shook her head, still somewhat numb from the surprise of it all.
‘Yes, yes, yes!’ Finally she flung herself into his arms and laughed while he placed the ring on her finger. They kissed deeply and passionately and all of Cara’s insecurities and worries immediately left her mind. It was just them – her and Shane – and it would
always
be them; together, making their own way.
‘Are you really surprised?’ he asked, smiling. ‘Are you happy?’
‘Oh yes, very much so,’ she grinned, staring at her hand and the beautiful diamond that twinkled in the candlelight.
‘I thought you had figured it out, I really thought you did.’ Shane kissed her again, this time on the forehead. ‘After that guy beat me to the punch, I felt sick, I didn’t know what to do or how to recover from it. And then when you said that it was all so clichéd, I almost had to rush to the loo to throw up.’
She laughed, remembering. ‘I’m really sorry. I just thought that you’d been spooked, like you saw that proposal and felt pressured, especially after this morning.’
‘Not a chance. To be honest, I’ve been planning this for a while. And when that wedding invite came yesterday, and we got to talking about it, it seemed like the right moment.’
She kissed him again, and without another word, Shane picked her up and dramatically carried her back to their bedroom, crossing the threshold with her as if she were already a bride.
‘Then we’re
definitely
going to that wedding,’ Cara thought, realising she inadvertently had Audrey McCarthy to thank for what was the happiest moment of her life.
Chapter 6
The following morning, Cara hustled out her front door, phone in hand, punching her mother’s number while at the same time sneaking a peek at her newly decorated ring finger. She was an engaged woman! She could hardly believe it. But of course her newly transformed state didn’t work towards improving her timekeeping; if anything her and Shane’s late-night, erm . . . celebrations meant that she’d be even later for work this
Cara’s breath caught in her throat and her heart started to beat wildly.
‘But the time wasn’t right, not then, and I wanted this moment to be special for you, for us, and I then realised that making a big show of it,’ he continued, ‘a big public proposal in some restaurant, wasn’t right for us, and thankfully that bloke beat me to it and forced me into shutting up. I didn’t want anything to ruin or spoil this moment.’ He took a deep breath. ‘Cara I love you, I have never loved anyone the way I love you. Please do me the honour of becoming my wife. Will you please make me the happiest man on the planet and marry me?’
Before Cara, still trying to recover from what he’d said, could say anything, he opened the ring box to reveal a perfect princess-cut diamond on a white gold band. Two smaller diamonds on either side of the bigger one also graced the band. It was simple, beautiful and classic. And it was perfect.
His eyes met Cara’s as it finally dawned on her what was going on. He had been planning to propose in that restaurant . . . and of course – what was it she’d said at the time? Something about restaurant proposals being a cliché? She had taken everything that had happened and, thanks to her insecurities, had completely spun it out of context. She laughed at the silliness of the past few hours. When would she learn not to let her imagination run away with her?
‘Oh my goodness . . .’ she said, staring at the ring.
‘You like it?’
‘Shane, it’s beautiful, it’s utterly perfect, I—’
‘You haven’t yet answered my question,’ he reminded her gently and Cara shook her head, still somewhat numb from the surprise of it all.
‘Yes, yes, yes!’ Finally she flung herself into his arms and laughed while he placed the ring on her finger. They kissed deeply and passionately and all of Cara’s insecurities and worries immediately left her mind. It was just them – her and Shane – and it would
always
be them; together, making their own way.
‘Are you really surprised?’ he asked, smiling. ‘Are you happy?’
‘Oh yes, very much so,’ she grinned, staring at her hand and the beautiful diamond that twinkled in the candlelight.
‘I thought you had figured it out, I really thought you did.’ Shane kissed her again, this time on the forehead. ‘After that guy beat me to the punch, I felt sick, I didn’t know what to do or how to recover from it. And then when you said that it was all so clichéd, I almost had to rush to the loo to throw up.’
She laughed, remembering. ‘I’m really sorry. I just thought that you’d been spooked, like you saw that proposal and felt pressured, especially after this morning.’
‘Not a chance. To be honest, I’ve been planning this for a while. And when that wedding invite came yesterday, and we got to talking about it, it seemed like the right moment.’
She kissed him again, and without another word, Shane picked her up and dramatically carried her back to their bedroom, crossing the threshold with her as if she were already a bride.
‘Then we’re
definitely
going to that wedding,’ Cara thought, realising she inadvertently had Audrey McCarthy to thank for what was the happiest moment of her life.
Chapter 6
The following morning, Cara hustled out her front door, phone in hand, punching her mother’s number while at the same time sneaking a peek at her newly decorated ring finger. She was an engaged woman! She could hardly believe it. But of course her newly transformed state didn’t work towards improving her timekeeping; if anything her and Shane’s late-night, erm . . . celebrations meant that she’d be even later for work this
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