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Kendall rolls over to look at me, one of her eyebrows arching. Despite how tired she is, I can see the curiosity burning in her eyes.
“What kind of thing do I need to see this early in the morning?”
I grin and get out of bed. “Guess you’re just going to have to get up and come with me.”
After a moment, she gets out of bed and wraps the blanket around her shoulders. She’s swallowed up by the fabric as she yawns and shuffles out of the bedroom behind me.
She follows me through the house and out onto the deck, barely saying anything. When she wraps her blanket a little tighter around her shoulders, I smile.
“What are we doing out here?” she asks. “The sun isn’t even up yet.”
“It’s coming,” I say as the first rays of orange start to creep over the horizon. “You just have to be patient. I want this to be our first sunrise together as an engaged couple. I didn’t think it was right that we miss it.”
I loop my arm over her shoulder as she hums. She shuffles around a little, nestled in her blanket and tired.
It takes her a moment, but finally she looks up at me with wide eyes.
“What did you just say to me?” she asks. She pulls her blanket a little tighter.
“You know, I thought about taking you away on a vacation for the proposal. Somewhere with stunning beaches or soaring cliffsides. Something that would look dramatic in the pictures.”
Kendall shakes her head though there’s a small smile spreading across her face. “This is perfect. After all the mornings we’ve spent talking while the sun rises, this is perfect.”
I lean down to kiss her softly. “I’m glad you think so. I wanted to make this as special for you as possible.”
In the grass down below, fake candles begin to flicker. Kendall gasps, her hand flying to her mouth as they illuminate, spelling out the question I’ve been waiting to ask her for far too long now.
She nods as she looks at me, tears in her eyes. I grin and shake my head.
“You have to listen to my whole speech before you agree to anything. I worked hard on it.”
My heart is hammering in my chest as I look at her. She is everything that I’ve ever wanted and more. Kendall is the piece of me that I didn’t know was missing for so long.
Life is better with her in it.
“I don’t want to spend another day without knowing that someday you’ll be my wife.”
I get to my knee in front of her and pull a diamond ring out of my pocket. It’s small, but when I picked it I knew she would love it. Kendall would hate anything that’s too big or flashy. She likes simple and understated.
As tears flood her eyes, I know I chose the right ring.
“Kendall, I know that nothing with us is ever easy. You and I butt heads and we make each other angry. But I’d rather fight with you then spend another day not fighting with anyone else. Since the moment I met you, I knew there was something different about you. I want you in my life as my wife and my partner for the rest of our lives. Will you marry me?”
Tears are streaming down her cheeks, and she wears a smile that stretches from ear to ear. She nods and holds out her shaking hand. I laugh and slide the ring on her finger before standing up.
She throws her arms around me and hugs me. I can feel her tears soaking through my shirt as she leans her head on my shoulder.
When she pulls back, her eyes are dry, but her smile is still in place.
Our family and friends start popping out of the bushes. Kendall looks up at me and the tears start falling again as her mom’s fiancé snaps pictures of us.
She drops the blanket and reaches up to smooth down her hair. I laugh and kiss her temple.
“You look stunning.”
Her eyes are narrowed when she looks up at me. “I have a massive case of bedhead.”
“Then I’ll correct myself.” I kiss her quickly as the camera snaps away. “Your bedhead is stunning.”
