Evolved {Part 3}

Chapter 9. With You

She was happy. And it made me happy. The way she overcame this incident was remarkable. It was like it was a curse that made her a better person. Made her get out of that low-life stage she'd been suffering through.

We arrived about an hour later. The smell of apple pie and cider fled through the air. I strapped Henry's official vest on, and placed Meredith's sunglasses on her face.

We enjoyed the day singing cheesy songs on a hay rack ride, and stuffing our faces with carmel apples. We picked out more pumpkins than I could imagine. The sizes ranged from large to small, and everything in between.

But the smile that was spread across her face was something I may never forget. It was the first time I had seen her so happy in a long time. I placed my hand on hers as I left one on the steering wheel.

Her grin grew wider, making one appear on my face as well. "This was a much-needed afternoon. And it was spent perfectly." she said. "I couldn't agree more." I replied kissing her hand.

We pulled into the drive, and it was around 7:00 in the evening. I placed all the pumpkins accordingly in the way Meredith was trying to picture them.

"I think that's all of them Mer." I said hauling in a few mini's. "We can put the small ones on the dining room table." she suggested. Making about the fourth cup of coco today, we sat on the porch soaking in the rest of the astounding day.

Cool wind blew and more leaves fell from the trees. The sun disappeared, and the stars were out. We sat in silence, but it was nice. As I glared up at the sky, a shooting star, the brightest I had ever seen, dashed across the sky.

It shined so bright it was almost like the sun in the afternoon. The moment was almost has if being in a slow motion action scene in a movie.

I flinched and looked away, but the sound of Meredith's mug breaking turned my attention towards her. "Meredith what's wong?" I said, as she covered her eyes and winced in pain.

She was shaky with her words, and tears flowed uncontainably out of her eyes. "I-I can see." she stuttered. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I noticed that she had not been wearing her sunglasses since we had gotten home.

"M-Mer, are you serious?" I asked. She nodded her head quickly, and looked straight into my eyes, something that hadn't happen in a long time.

Everything about that moment was perfect. We sat there, holding each other, and crying in one another's arms. They were tears of joy, happiness, and relief. "I c-can see."

She said once more, I held her face in my hands. "Yes, yes you can." I said bracing her into another hug. This was it. This was my moment. This was everything, everything I could ask for.

I released myself from the embrace, and back up to present myself in front of her. I pulled a velvet box from my coat pocket, and got on one knee.

She cried, even more than before. "Meredith Amarisa Lanagen. You are my person. You are my real-life hero, my go-to, and my heart. Everyday you amaze me more, not only with you intelligence that never fails to shock me, but with your beauty as well.

I want to spend the rest of my days with you. I want you to be the person that I see first thing in the morning. I want to sit around and be lazy, get ourselves tangled in blankets with you. I want to start a family, I want to go on adventures, seek the world with you.

I can't imagine a day without you. A day without seeing you smile. A day without your magnificent touch, your contagious laugh, and your wonderful dancing. You're the greatest thing that has ever happened to me, and I never want to lose you. So Meredith Lanagen,

will you marry me?"

She nodded her head multiple times, while covering her mouth, shaking uncontrollably. "Yes, yes, of course yes!" she said pulling me into a powerful kiss. This was the type of heat-warming hug you never wanna pull yourself from.

Taking a breath of air, we looking up at the sky. Glowing with such power. "It was her." she said, "It was my sister." Looking down at her staring up into the sky with amazement brought me great joy. There was no doubt in my mind, nothing that could have ever changed it. I have the most wonderful woman, a man could ever ask for.

"Look at the stars,
Look how they shine for you,
And everything you do,
Yeah, they were all yellow.

I came along,
I wrote a song for you,
And all the things you do,
And it was called "Yellow".

So then I took my turn,
Oh what a thing to have done,
And it was all yellow.

Your skin,
Oh yeah your skin and bones,
Turn into
Something beautiful,
Do you know,
You know I love you so,
You know I love you so.

I swam across,
I jumped across for you,
Oh what a thing to do.
'Cause you were all yellow,

I drew a line,
I drew a line for you,
Oh what a thing to do,
And it was all yellow.

Your skin,
Oh yeah your skin and bones,
Turn into
Something beautiful,
Do you know,
For you I'd bleed myself dry,
For you I'd bleed myself dry.

It's true,
Look how they shine for you,
Look how they shine for you,
Look how they shine for,
Look how they shine for you,
Look how they shine for you,
Look how they shine.

Look at the stars,
Look how they shine for you,
And all the things that you do."

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No words...