Unexpected Surprises - For needwake_upcall
James walked out to the gate at the end of his driveway and opened it up so that Ava could come in. After doing so, he walked back into his house and began hanging signs. The first was on the door: "Come in and walk to the stairwell." The second was at the foot of the stairs: "Walk up." Once at the top of the stairs, there was another sign: "Go into the bedroom."
Once she entered, there was a small box with a ring inside, waiting for her with a note underneath.
Ava,
A little over two years ago, I gave you a promise ring. I promised to marry you someday. I promised to fall asleep with you every night. I promised to wake up beside you each and every morning. I promised to share every piece of me with you -- the good, the bad, and everything in between. I promised to stand beside you, no matter what. I promised to love you forever. I promised to someday tell you all of these things, standing at an altar, with you in a white gown, surrounded by our friends and family.
Of course, I didn't plan for the two-year break in between those promises and the same ones I'm making now. Which is why I wanted to give you a new promise ring -- and with it, a new set of promises. I'm keeping the old ones, but I'm adding onto them.
I promise to talk to you, whenever something is bothering me. I promise to never keep things in the way I did before. I promise always to be there for you, mentally and physically. I promise to remember that there are two of us in this relationship, not just me. I promise to make you happy and to support you, in whatever it is you want to do. I promise to never spend more than two weeks apart from you if I ever go on an extended tour. And I promise to make you fall in love with me, each and every day, so that you never forget any of it.
It's not an engagement ring, but a promise ring. But don't, for one second, doubt that an engagement ring won't be coming eventually -- I meant it when I told you that you were the one I always wanted to be with. The one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. It's always been you, Ava.
I love you.
Love,
J.
PS. - When you're done, come downstairs into the kitchen and have some champagne with me.
Once she entered, there was a small box with a ring inside, waiting for her with a note underneath.
Ava,
A little over two years ago, I gave you a promise ring. I promised to marry you someday. I promised to fall asleep with you every night. I promised to wake up beside you each and every morning. I promised to share every piece of me with you -- the good, the bad, and everything in between. I promised to stand beside you, no matter what. I promised to love you forever. I promised to someday tell you all of these things, standing at an altar, with you in a white gown, surrounded by our friends and family.
Of course, I didn't plan for the two-year break in between those promises and the same ones I'm making now. Which is why I wanted to give you a new promise ring -- and with it, a new set of promises. I'm keeping the old ones, but I'm adding onto them.
I promise to talk to you, whenever something is bothering me. I promise to never keep things in the way I did before. I promise always to be there for you, mentally and physically. I promise to remember that there are two of us in this relationship, not just me. I promise to make you happy and to support you, in whatever it is you want to do. I promise to never spend more than two weeks apart from you if I ever go on an extended tour. And I promise to make you fall in love with me, each and every day, so that you never forget any of it.
It's not an engagement ring, but a promise ring. But don't, for one second, doubt that an engagement ring won't be coming eventually -- I meant it when I told you that you were the one I always wanted to be with. The one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. It's always been you, Ava.
I love you.
Love,
J.
PS. - When you're done, come downstairs into the kitchen and have some champagne with me.