A surprise non-proposal...

The night started as any other. I'd just risen from a peaceful sleep when I saw the note lying on the bedside table telling me to wear something pretty and be ready to go soon. I wasn't surprised by that because Chance was always doing things like this. It's why I find myself smiling all the time when he's around. But I hurried and showered, then dressed for the night.



I'd just finished when Chance shimmered in. Before I knew what was happening he'd grabbed my hand and we shimmered out, reappearing in Siena. We were standing on the mountain that overlooked our villa there, the place I'd never taken another, the one that was just ours. It was where we fell in love, where we shared our first kiss and it was simply beautiful.

I was starting to wonder what he was up to and I had every reason to be suspicious it seems. Out of nowhere that damn demon of mine dropped to one knee and managed to shock the fuck out of me.

Then he began to talk and I began to cry. I'll never forget what he said.

" I have loved you for around 600 years now. I have watched as you married others. I have been patient while you found yourself. I love everything about you, Sunshine. You love completely when you let yourself love others. I don't wish to change you or to tie you down. I wish for us to want to spend forever with each other."

It was then I asked him what the hell he was doing. And he pulled out the most beautiful ring I've ever laid eyes on and said...

"I'm asking the woman the I love to spend eternity with me by choice. Will you not marry me?"

I think I laughed through my tears as I said YES and jumped into his arms. He put that gorgeous ring on my finger and it felt right. We're together because we want to be, not because there are locks on our doors or a piece of paper saying we have to be. We love one another, but we also know that we're immortal beings and we both crave freedom to explore this world we exist in. So we'll pave our own way, make our own rules and be happy when we're together.

And in the end, when it's all said and done, we'll always know that this was the way we were meant to be.