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All that was left was the box Taylor had gotten for me. He got up from our spot and brought it over to me. He didn’t say anything, just looked at me with an intensity in his gaze.
I slowly unwrapped the paper and revealed a ring box. I looked up at him. “Taylor.”
He took the box from me and got down on one knee in front of me. After a few gasps, the whole room went silent to watch.
“Lydia. We’ve been married for half a year. But I want to do it right this time.”
I slid off the ring Taylor slid to me over his desk when he suggested our business deal. I let his mother’s ring fall to the floor and bounce away under the couch with a few plinks.
“Lydia, will you marry me?” He opened the box revealing a simple ring with two diamonds on a gold band.
“Yes!” I yelled. I put my arms around him and pulled him up to spin him around. Everyone in the room clapped. I even heard Michael cheering.
“I want to change our last name,” he said close to my ear.
“Oh?”
“I want to hyphenate. I want to make us the Maxwell-Hirano’s. I don’t have as much respect for the Hirano name as I once did.”
“I’d love that.”
“When you get married for real can I marry you guys?” Virgo asked. “I got ordained for this photo-shoot a few years ago.”
We broke apart, but I kept my arms wrapped around one of his. “Of course, Virgo.”
“But since Michael is proposing when we get home, maybe we should do a double wedding instead?” Virgo said, looking thoughtful.
“What!” Michael yelped, his face turning the darkest shade of crimson I’d ever seen. “How can you know that?”
“Congratulations,” Taylor rumbled next to me.
“Thanks.” Virgo smiled, threw a piece sign, and roped her arms around Michael who was still sputtering.
“What an exciting day!” Mrs. Tupp cried and then sighed.
The rest of the party went by with a fair amount of drinking and storytelling. Taylor and I opened up the milk puzzle and occasionally someone would try to fit a piece together. By the end of the party, with the help of everyone, we got half of the border finished.
As the night went on, slowly people had to leave. Mr. and Mrs. Tupp left first, making sure to grab their casserole dishes on the way out. Then Carol, Lincoln, and my aunt headed back to their home and her hotel. They promised to come back in the morning for a brunch we had planned to help everyone get to know each other better. Virgo and Michael left last, practically running out the door. Virgo saying, she wanted to get home to get proposed to already while Michael hid his embarrassed face in his hands as they left.
I shut the door after they ran out and leaned back against it.
Taylor walked over to me and put his hands on my waist. I welcomed the warm touch.
“Mr. Maxwell-Hirano,” I said slyly.
“Yes?” He asked, his voice deep.
“I can’t wait for our second wedding,” I said, putting my hands over his shoulder.
“Neither can I,” he leaned forward and pressed a kiss to my lips.
He tasted like spiced wine as he nipped at my lips in the way that drove me crazy.
He broke away and said, “I’ve got a beach house in Capri. I want to take you there for our honeymoon.”
“Where’s that?” I asked.
“It’s an island by Italy,” he said. “It’s beautiful. You’ll love it.”
