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It was smooth-sailing after that.
They graduated from separate high schools and entered different universities. It worked out alright because they were in the same city, and shared an apartment in the middle of the two locations. It had already been years of domesticity for them and Maddison loved every minute of it.
The train ride only took fifteen minutes and then they were walking down the familiar path to their old school. It was half-past five, and the sun was starting to set, leaving in its wake pretty colors that Maddison was always delighted to see. He was smiling as they got to the bridge. That bridge. The one he was on when he realized he was in love with his best friend. He squeezed Sam’s hand and felt him squeeze back.
“Mads,” Sam said just as they reached the middle of the bridge. They stopped walking and Sam pulled him closer, kissing him and then brushing his brown hair away from his face. He never got past Maddison’s height, always three inches shorter than he was and it was often the subject of his grievances against Maddison. He made it up with his bulk though, all muscles and strength.
“What, Sammy?”
There was a twinkle in Sam’s eyes Maddison couldn’t interpret, which was odd because he was usually great at reading Sam. The orange and purple skies hit his face just right, making him look even more beautiful than usual. Sam always looked his best under twilight.
“I love you,” Sam said, voice throaty and…nervous?
“I love you, too,” Maddison replied automatically. “You’re being weird.”
“No, I’m not,” he said. “I just. Mads.” He took Maddison’s face between his hands. “You know this is it for me, right? You and me? This is forever, right?”
Maddison’s heart skipped a beat. “Of course.”
“Then, would you say yes if I asked you to marry me?”
“Are you asking now?”
“Yes.”
Maddison pouted, “Then ask me properly, Sammy.”
Sam smiled, one hand now in his pocket. He took something out of it and let go of Maddison. Maddison’s breath hitched as his boyfriend went down on one knee, looking up at him with pretty jade eyes and a brilliant, albeit shaky, smile. He presented the ring inside the black velvet box, the little diamond rock glinting. It was a simple white gold band with the diamond encrusted on the center. It was perfect. “Maddison Flynn, will you please marry me?”
Kneeling to meet Sam, Maddison nodded until he was kissing Sam, and then said against his lips, “Yes.”
They kissed once more, Sam pulling Maddison tight against him, closer and closer. They were both sitting on the ground, their lips in an endless lock, and if there were passersby, they couldn’t have cared less. This was their moment and no one was taking this away from them.
After what seemed like a lifetime, they finally pulled away and Sam helped Maddison stand.
“Give me my ring please.”
Sam grinned as he took the ring off the box and slid it on Maddison’s left ring finger. He kissed it once it was on and took Maddison’s hand before starting to walk once again “Thank you, Mads.”
“Thank you. You make me happy, Sam.”
“You’re my world, Mads.”
“Sammy, you’re a sap.” And then he stopped them in their tracks. “Wait, we didn’t take a picture.”
Sam pulled out his phone and snapped a quick selfie of them two.
“That’s not enough. Hey, come back.”
“Or you can just paint it. That’d be prettier.”
“I’ll make it the prettiest for Sammy.”
“I know you will.”
Sam put his arm around his waist as they started walking again. “I can’t wait.”
“Can’t wait to what?” Maddison asked.
