Proposal

I smiled as I looked at myself in the mirror. "All right. You've seen the dress, now sit down so we can do your hair and make-up." Adrienne said, putting her hands on my shoulders and sitting me back down on the chair and in front of the make-up mirror. Sam smiled, putting her hands on my shoulders. "Now close your eyes." She ordered. "What?" I asked, panicked. "Relax, sweetie. We're not going to hurt you." Adrienne said soothingly. I nodded before closing my eyes. After what felt like hours, but was probably about twenty minutes, Adrienne and Sam stopped. "Now open your eyes." Sam said, and when I did, I gasped. I looked really good. I couldn't believe it. "Wow." I murmured softly, smiling. Adrienne nodded in agreement. "You are going to blow Zane away." She stated, smiling proudly at her and Sam's work. Sam checked her watch, and her eyes widened. "Adrienne, we'd better go. Zane'll be here soon." She said, pulling Adrienne toward my bedroom door. I followed them downstairs and hugged them goodbye before sitting down to wait for him. A few minutes later, a heard a knock on my door. I smiled and got up to answer it. Zane looked very handsome in a dress shirt, nice slacks, and dress shoes. His hair was slightly styled, adding to the look. He looked me up and down, his eyes widening. "JoAnn, you look...wow." He finally said, and I grinned. "You look pretty wow yourself." I replied, making him grin back. "Are you ready?" He asked, and I nodded. "Good, let's go." He said, offering me his arm. I smiled again, taking it as he led me to his car, opening the door for me and closing it once I was in the car. "Any chance that you'll tell me where you're taking us?" I asked without much hope. He grinned, eyes still on the road. "Nope." He replied with a small chuckle. "Worth a shot." I said with a shrug. About thirty minutes later, we pulled up to where I assumed we'd be for the night. He walked around the car and opened the door for me.I took his hand and let him pull me out of the car. Then he covered my eyes with one hand. "What are you doing?!" I asked, and I heard him chuckle. "Just trust me." He murmured as continued to lead me. "Almost there." He murmured, and seconds later, we stopped. "Ready to see where we are?" He asked, excitement clear in his voice. "Sure." I replied, starting to get excited about the location myself. He took his hand off of my eyes and I gasped, tears filling my eyes. It was the park where we'd had our very first date. In the middle of the park was a picnic table covered with a table cloth with rose petals on it. All kinds of food along with a bottle of wine and two wine glasses were also on the table. I threw my arms around him, kissing him passionately. When I pulled away, I smiled. "I love it." I murmured, and he grinned back at me. "Good, I'm glad." He replied as he led me over to the table and we sat down. All in all, the date was perfect. We ate, we drank a little and had a great time. Then he got up and held his hand out to me. "Dance with me?" He requested, and I laughed, taking his hand. "There's no music." I said, wrapping my arms around his neck as he placed his hands on my waist. "Really?" He asked, raising an eyebrow as the beginnings of 'Hallelujah' could be heard. I smiled up at him as we swayed slowly back and forth. I sighed happily, laying my head on his chest. "Zane, tonight was perfect." I said, looking up at him again. "Oh, tonight's not over yet, hun." He said as he pulled away. He seemed to take a deep breath before he spoke again, taking my hands in his. "JoAnn, ever since my sophmore year in high school, I've been so in love with you. You're nice, and beautiful and fully willing to be an amazing person." He paused and got down on one knee, and I gasped. "What I'm trying to say is: JoAnn Richter, will you do me the honor of agreeing to be my wife?" He asked, pulling out a box with a beautiful ring in it, Tears coursed down my cheeks in happy tears. "Yes! A billion times yes!" I replied, and he picked up a twirled me around while kissing me and putting the ring on my finger. We pulled away from each other and grinned. I got home about an hour later, dazed and happy. I couldn't wait for the days in the future where it would just be him and me. I'm finally going to get my happily ever after.