Ruin Me, Gently

ISABELLE.

I held up my hand, letting the gorgeous little rock that sat in between my fingers do the talking.

"Oh my God." Aurora, my best friend, held my hand so she could take a closer look at the diamond ring.

"T......this looks divine." Aurora praised.

"I know." I couldn't stop grinning.

"I can't believe Dave finally popped the question," Aurora mumbled, not tearing her eyes away from the ring. I could see a bit of tears in her eyes, and that made me smile even more. Yeah, the ring was precious. But above all, she of all people knew how much this meant to me.

I chuckled, trying to push back happy tears, too. "I didn't see it coming. At least not tonight. But I'm glad it happened."

Aurora finally stared back into my eyes. "You are really going to be Mrs Andrew? Oh, come here." She pulled me into a deep hug. I sniffled, then chuckled. "Yes, I am."

"I'm so happy for you, babe. This is the best news I've heard all month." She said,

I shut my eyes for a second, soaking myself in all the love I was getting from my very good friend. "Thank you, sweetheart."

We pulled away from the hug.

"You are going to make a beautiful bride, mi amore."

I smiled harder, wondering why my cheeks weren't hurting since that was all I had been doing all evening.

"Thanks. The kind words mean so much to me. I really hope I will be able to close my eyes tonight. I don't even know how to explain how I feel."

Aurora scoffed, rolling her eyes at the same time. "You are such a lover girl, Bee. But it looks like you are going to be in your man's arms throughout the night so I wouldn't worry if I were you."

I couldn't help with the blush that crept to my cheek.

"Thank you for the kind words. By the way, what are you doing here? I rushed to the restroom to give you and Mom the news on the phone, but I was shocked to meet you in the hallway."

"Uhh....I...I..." Aurora stammered, suddenly looking nervous, but a small smile crept to my lips as the realization hit me.

"Dave invited you to come witness the surprise?"

A nervous laugh escaped Aurora. "Not really. I came here with my colleagues to discuss work. I had no idea I was going to bump into you."

"By the way, I have to go; I don't want to keep them waiting. I will give you a call when I'm about to leave, and congratulations once again." Aurora blew me a kiss, then rushed out of the ladies' room.

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"Hi, Sorry to interrupt, but did my fiancé leave a message for me?" I was back at the table, but Dave was nowhere to be found, so I decided to ask the waitress that served us earlier.

"I saw him towards the games room."

I frowned.