New Light || Chris Taylor

Twenty Two

Chris' POV- August 2019

I had been cleared to start working out, and in two weeks I could join the guys in light workouts. My return date was actually two weeks earlier than the one that had been brought up last visit. Nora and the baby were doing well too so everything was going great. Even though my memories were all over the place, I thought now was the perfect time to...

"Hey" I greeted Cody as I knocked on his open bedroom door to get his attention.

"Hey, what's up?"

He set the parenting book he was reading down before sitting up.

"Can I get the ring back?" I asked.

His eyes widened a bit before a big smile appeared on his face.

"Of course you can"

I stuffed my hands into pockets and watched as he pulled a blue velvet box from his sock drawer.

"Here you go, man"

I took the box from him and bit my lip.

"When do you plan on asking?"

"Tonight" I answered.

He looked a bit surprised at my response.

"My dad is flying in tonight" I disclosed.

"That explains why both your mom and Noel stayed"

For an extra week, they'd head back to Virginia Beach this weekend. 

"How do you plan on asking?"

"I'm making her dinner" I responded.

Nora had a craving, and I was going to help satisfy that craving.

"For just the two of you or the whole family?"

"Just us two, the families will come a little after" I replied.

He nodded.

"I'm not going to get all my memories back, but I do know that I want to make memories with her" I stated.

"She's going to say yes"

I sure hoped so.

"What are you making her?"

"You can't go wrong with Spaghetti and meatballs with homemade sauce" I answered.

His phone went off, and as he shut off the alarm he said,

"The chunky one?"

"Yes," I confirmed.

"Yum"

He took a seat and began to put on his shoes.

"Headed to practice?" I wondered.

"Yeah"

He stood up and smiled.

"I would say good luck, but you don't need it"

I stuffed the velvet box into my pocket and bit my lip.

"I'll see you later," I told him before making my way out of the room.

He followed me out and stopped dead on his track when he saw Ella and Theo making their way in.

"Don't you two think that's a bit too much?" I wondered.

Theo was holding a giant bouquet of roses.

"It was cheaper to just get the rose petals this way"

I slowly nodded.

"I'm going to go get the groceries from the car"