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It was September the twelfth and well, I had still not stepped a foot outside because even though everything was starting to get normal, Corona was still out there, haunting people and taking their lives. Also, as I was still recovering from chemotherapies, the chances that I would catch a contagious disease were high, so it was better if I remain aloof from the world for the time being.
Joshua after three months, finally decided to step out and face the world and well, us. Grace was the happiest to say the least and after much pondering and teasing, she finally mumbled a— 'Yes, I feel strong towards him.' and I think it was the sweetest thing ever.
Now they were just the best Tom and Jerry couple one could ever find.
Yes, they were finally couple!
As on fourth June'20.
"Babe? Can you please come here for a moment?" Caden yelled from downstairs and I yelled back a 'Wait!'
"What is— What the hell?! Caden, what did you do?" I looked around the kitchen and my eyes widened in horror looking at the tomato stained walls. The once cream walls were now horrifyingly, disgusted red, even the ceilings!
"What in the world. . ." I looked at the huge splotch of red on the right and I immediately took few steps back, not wanting to be anywhere around this mess.
"A mishap kind of happened." He rubbed the back of his neck nervously and gave me a sheepish smile.
"As I can see." I looked at him with amusement.
"I was making tomato paste and I forgot to put the lid on which resulted in—" He looked at the walls in the kitchen and continued, "this."
"Very mature of you." I rolled my eyes in amusement and shook my head. It was going to be a tough job cleaning all of this, especially the ceilings.
"Here, pass me the cloth." I asked him for the black cleaning cloth which was in the lower shelf behind him. Once he handed me the cloth, I wet it and started cleaning the walls one by one, Caden helped me, ofcourse. He decided to clean the shelves and other kitchen furnitures while I continued cleaning the walls and goodness, was it a tough job!
It had been over and hour and I was yet to clean one more wall and the ceiling while Caden was still busy cleaning the same furniture seeing as to how he dirtied more than he cleaned, like knocking off the blender which still had some roughly beaten tomatoes in it or accidentally dropping the jug of water and splattering water and pieces of glass all over.
As much as he told me not to worry as he had it all handled, I worried more because I could not leave him here alone, God knows he would mess it up more and the fact that he did not want me to clean anything anymore as it would make me tired and uneasy warmed my heart.
"Babe, how about you sit back and relax, while I take care of everything? How does this sound?" I placed my hand on my hip in a motherly manner and asked him with raised eyebrows.
"Terrible." He answered and continued rubbing the same floor that he had been cleaning past half an hour.
"Caden, baby, it's not exactly your forté. Please, just, leave everything to me." I walked towards him and kneeled down, taking the cloth from his hand and smiling at him assuringly.
"And have you clean everything by yourself, no." He snatched the cloth back and started scrubbing the floor angrily.
"Okay, pause and come here." I extended my arms, asking for a hug which he complied with no further thought and sighed, pulling me closer.
"I always mess everything up." He spoke against my neck, sending shivers down my spine.
"That's not true, if anything, it's the other way around." I mumbled and rubbed my arm up and down his back.
Sometimes boys need more affection than girls and it's high time we provide them with the same. Caden was a baby when he was not in a good mood. He needed pampering like a baby, he needed affection more than anyone and he needed hugs, lots and lots of it. These simple things made him happy and seeing him happy, made me happy.
"I just want to be a good boyfriend." He muttered and looked at me with sad eyes.
Oh, poor baby.
"You are the best boyfriend, Caden." I kissed his forehead and let my lips linger there for few moments before pulling back. He pulled me closer by the waist so that I was straddling him and in a more comfortable position.
"This is not how it was all supposed to happen and now I have messed everything up and I don't know how to make it all right. I am such a fucking idiot." I felt his eyes tear up in frustration and my eyes welled up looking at him so sad and disturbed. He was a nervous wreck all over and I did not understand why he was behaving like this over a small mishap— Okay, it was a big mishap, but accidents happen, there was no need to be all upset because of that.
"It's okay, we can make the lasagna again. There is no need to be sad because of that, it was a mere accident and I am not mad at you." I consoled him, but he shook his head frantically before holding my hands and looking into my eyes, "No, it was not just lasagna, it's not about lasagna."
"Then what is it?"
"I was going to propose you, I was going to make your favourite food and then ask you to marry me. I had it all planned, the speech, the red roses which are the symbol of love, everything! I was going to ask you to be my wife, I was going to tell you that even though it had not been a proper year, I wanted to marry you, I wanted you to be my forever and always, I wanted to give you my babies and we could be a perfect couple, a perfect family and I would always behave myself. I would be the perfect husband and would do everything if you would just say yes, but I messed it all up, everything. I am so sorry."
My heart, I think it missed a beat or two.
"Caden." I said, softly, a tear tickling down my eye and landing on our intertwined hands.
"You might think that I am crazy and yes, I am crazy for you, but I don't think I want to wait anymore. I have decided that I want you and only you. We are already living together, maybe not in the same room, but under the same roof and you tolerate me and I love you and I just—" He looked down at our hands and started rubbing his thumb against my skin in a circular manner before continuing in a low voice, a very baby voice which had me melted right there and then,
"I just want to be with you every second of the day and even though everything went against my plan, I still want to ask you, will you marry me, Sunshine?" He looked up, his eyes tearing up as a tear rolled down his cheeks, but I, on the other hand was a complete mess of tears.
"Oh, Caden—" He cut me off and leaned his forehead against mine, cupping my face with his huge, warm hands and pleaded, "Please say yes, Sunshine, please."
"Yes."
His response was almost immediate, he hugged me tightly, wrapping his hands against my body and pulling me closely towards his body. He nuzzled his face against mine and a hiccup escaped his lips,
"I promise I will be the best husband, I promise I will do this whole proposal thing again, I promise I will never let you down, I promise I will love you more than anything in this world. Thank you, Sunshine, thank you so much."
"Thank you for choosing someone as broken as me, I promise I will love you with all my being till eternity, I promise I will never let you down too and you don't have to propose me again, this is the best proposal one could ever ask for. I love you so, so much. I promise that I will try to be the best wife." I vowed and kissed his cheek, looking lovingly at him.
"You don't have to try, you already are the best." We smiled and looked at each other, but then—
"What the fuck happened in here?!" Grace's voice boomed through the kitchen and then her eyes landed on us, "The fuck are you guys doing on the floor, sitting amongst the puddle of tomatoes?!"
"He proposed me." I giggled and her eyes widened in happiness.
"She said yes." She squealed again and ran towards me, squeezing me with a tight hug.
"Even though it's not the best fucking place to propose, I am so fucking happy for you guys." She gave me a sloppy kiss on the cheek and squealed some more when a very confused Joshua entered in the kitchen snd asked,
"Why was I not invited for the tomato party?!"
It was the perfect September twelfth, one of the best days of my life and I was sure that there were more days to be included in this list in future.
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Do you guys want a wedding chapter and then an epilogue or the wedding as an epilogue?