Stay [a Roman Reigns story]

29 Perfect

While I was sitting in the car as the driver drove me to Roman, I thought about what my husband might have planned. I mean, I always knew he was good for surprises, but now I wasn't expecting any. Not that I could ever really expect them....

The drive took longer than I had expected. We drove for over half an hour until the driver finally pulled into the grounds of a park. Immediately I was a bit worried and equally confused.

"I'm sorry? Are you sure you're allowed to drive in here with the car?" I asked, because I didn't want him to get in trouble.

"It's all quite all right, Ma'am. I have a special authorization. We'll be there any moment." he replied.

Not 10 seconds later, a beautiful pagoda illuminated with fairy lights appeared. And then lights went on everywhere in the trees next to it as well. My breath immediately caught in my throat. It was so stunning. The sun had just disappeared from the horizon so everything was bathed in a mysterious light.

As I was still trying to grasp what was going on here, the car came to a stop in front of the pagoda. The driver got out to open the door for me. Carefully I got out of the car. My eyes wandered around to take in as much of this great environment as possible. Suddenly, however, I saw a movement next to me. I turned around and saw Roman coming towards me with a big smirk and dressed in a dark gray suit.

"Hey, baby girl. I'm glad you made it!" he murmured as he stood in front of me and placed his hands on my hips. Gently he placed a soft little kiss on my forehead.

"Roman.... what did you do?" I asked breathlessly as I placed my hand against his cheek.

"Oh that? I just realized that a date night is long overdue. And when I was looking for places to do it, I stumbled across the Japanese Tea Garden. Do you like it?" he explained to me.

"Is that even a question? I love it!" I replied happily.

"Good, come with me. Dinner's waiting." he said before taking my hand and leading me up the pagoda steps.

There, a table was already waiting for us, with wine and a huge sushi boat. I giggled softly, because I knew how much my husband loved his sushi. Roman moved my chair into place and then took a seat opposite me. With a tap on his phone suddenly soft piano and cello tones played. 

Together we ate and drank. And meanwhile we talked the entire time. Roman held my free hand on the table in his and kept drawing small circles on the back of my hand. The loving smile did not leave my face for a second. I couldn't even describe how incredibly happy I was at that moment. I did not think that there could be a more perfect evening than this.

"Would you like to dance with me, Mrs. Reigns?" asked Roman at one point.

"I'd love to," I replied.

We swayed slowly to the beat of the music while looking deep into each other's eyes. I had found such happiness with this man. From one minute to the next he had changed my whole life. Both of our lives, actually.

"I can't begin to thank you for this evening, Ro. I love you so much. And this... is perfect. I don't think it gets any better than this." I said as I laid my head on his chest so I could hear his heartbeat. I sighed contentedly.

"You think this is perfect? Well then, I'll make an effort to take it up a notch," he replied.

"What?" I asked, confused.

At that moment he let go of me and held only my left hand. My eyes widened as he got down on one knee. 

Holy crap!

"Dani... I know my first proposal was more of a business arrangement. But I knew from the first moment that I loved you more than life itself. You have enriched my life so much. More than you may realize. I love you with every fiber of my being. And it's time we make it official for our families and friends too. I want you forever. And I want us to share our happiness and love with our loved ones. 

That's why I'm asking you again today. The way you deserve it... the right way.... Daniela Jette Müller Reigns, will you marry me... once more?" asked Roman.

His eyes sparkled as he reached into his pocket with his free hand and pulled out a beautiful diamond ring.

"Ja...Yes... Si... Ioe!  In every language, yes!" I replied as tears of joy were already streaming down my face.

Roman stood up and put the most perfect ring on my finger, which was already carrying my wedding ring. He then kissed my finger before giving me a dazzling smile.

"Thank you, baby girl." he whispered before pulling me tightly against him.

So tight that we were almost one. Roman kissed me passionately. If it were up to me, this moment should never end. But it had to end so that we could experience more perfect evenings. Because what I already thought was perfect, Roman had truly one-upped.