Laurie x Reader
Summary: after over hearing laurie propose to your sister Jo, heartbroken you decide to leave to paris.
Warnings: angst, not proofread nothing else
Author: timhalamet on Tumblr!
Word Count:1046
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''would you do me the greatest honour of making me your husband.''
Laurie's words seemed to reply and echo in the dull hollow walls of your mind. Your heart ached as tears dripped down your face . You were going to tell Laurie you loved him. You thought he loved you.
It was obvious now that you were wrong.
With a hand clamped over your mouth you muffle the sob threatening to break out from your throat.
What made it worse was that he hadn't proposed to anyone else.
He proposed to Jo.
Anger simmed through you overtaking the flow of your pain. You had asked Jo if something between her and Laurie had been going on and everytime she replied with 'don't be silly! Laurie's like my brother!' or 'laurie!? What possibly could make you think that!?' and brushed it off with a furrowed brows and a frown.
But that didn't match up with what you had just witnessed.
Through the slightly ajar door you walked down the hallway of lauries and his grandfather's house, hoping to speak to him only to be met with the sight of Laurie on one knee facing Jo, with a small velvet box holding one of the most gorgeous ring you have ever seen.
''would you do me the greatest honour of making me your husband.''
You held back your sob and flew down the stairs not caring if either of Jo or Laurie heard you.
You ran. Ran till you were in your bedroom, without a second thought stuffing the rest of your precious belongings into your suitcase, filling it to the brim.
You looked around at your room savouring every inch before hauling your suitcase and down the stairs.
"you're already leaving so early?"
Marmees soft gentle voice called out from behind you, and you sighed turning around to face.
"should I get laurie to help you?"
A weak smile formed on your face, but you knew it was no use. Marmee could see through anyone.
"no it's alright..I wouldn't want to bother him" your words came out more bitter than you intended to.
Soon without telling Meg, Jo, Beth, or Amy, you walked out of the door.
And to Paris.
''would you do me the greatest honour of making me your husband.''
Laurie knelt on knee holding the velvet box to Jo.
Jo squealed and grabbed Laurie up and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"its perfect! It's time, we need to go tell the others!"
" wait I need to look presentable'"Laurie joked before dusting his clothes off and fixing the rough state of his hair.
The pair soon went to Lauries grandfather and told him the news.
He was ecstatic.
They spent an hour with lauries grandfather before trampling through the thick mount of snow to tell marmee and the girls.
"Is she here?", Laurie asked marmee.
Marmee sadly smiled, "shes already left to the train station"
Laurie felt his heart drops to his stomach.
" what"
"shes already left to Paris, if you're lucky the train might not have departed yet due to the snow storm."
You sat on one of the benches at the train station, the bell jar in your hand, as you read impatiently waiting for your train to arrive.
Soon the announcer made the announcement
You grabbed your suitcase and bag, holding the book with our arm.
As you began to struggle as you attempted to haul your suitcase and bag on the train, you felt arms grab your suitcase and a familiar voice.
'wait!'
You turned around to see Laurie, his hair sticking in all directions, and his face flushed from the snow.
He grabbed your hand and pulled you away from the train.
"what were you thinking? You were just going to leave? Without telling the girls? Without telling me?" his voice was strained and raspy as if he had been screaming.
"laurie I don't have time for this- the train its leaving!'"you harshly ripped yourself from Laurie's grip attempting to chase the train down, only to be in his hold again.
He held you against his chest.
"you're not leaving. You cant-why?"
You struggled to find your words.
You looked at him million answers as to why. Why? 'why? Really Laurie why? You know exactly why!' you held a finger to him accusingly a you jabbed him in the chest 'you- what happened to us? We were so close. I love you Laurie. That's 'why?'.' Laurie's jaw dropped as you continued. 'i love you and I thought...' your voice trailed off as you swallowed the lump in your throat frustrated. 'i thought you loved me to. And I went. I went to tell you but you already proposed I was too late. You love her.' your voice dropped with jealousy and anguish.
'what?' Laurie asked his brows furrowed as he bit the inside of his cheek 'who are you taking about? I love you. Only you.'
You were confused. But didn't he propose to Jo? 'laurie I saw you... I saw..but you proposed to jo.'
Lauries faced changed. His eyes widened as his mouth slowly formed into a grin before he started laughing.
'laurie it's not funny!' you exclaim, yet also finding yourself trying to hide your smile, pushing him away playfully.
Laurie grabbed your hands, enlacing his fingers with yours.
"god, i was practicing to propose.' he chuckled ' I was practicing to propose. To you."
'oh.' was all that left your mouth but it was nothing compared to the whirlwind of emotions in your stomach.
'so what do you say? Will you be my wife?' he asked grinning as his hands revealed a small velvet bow holding the same gorgeous diamond ring.
'yes!' you beamed at him, your cheeks flushed as he slid the ring on your finger.
As laurie quickly embraced you his chin on your head as you wrapped your arms around your torso as Laurie chuckled.
'i can't believe that after all that practicing this is the propsosal.'
"well I guess that's just the way things go."