Anything You Want [Brendan]

It was Christmas Day at the Harris house and Brendan never thought that he would be this happy again after his split from Stacey. He had gone down a bad couple of weeks after the revelation that the baby Stacey was carrying wasn’t his. If only it hadn’t been that Jake’s baby, he might just have been able to put up with the kid not being his, but it was just too much for him. He had then gone into another relationship rather quickly when an old friend from school had come back into his life, Olivia. But that turned sour as well when Brendan realised that he had gone into it way too quickly. He broke Olivia’s heart and for the first time in his life he actually felt like a bastard. But there was no denying that it was a mistake, it was just too soon after Stacey, he should have known better. But now, now his life couldn’t be much better. He had Libby and he had Melody. Melody was the best thing to happen in his life since Libby came into it.

He knew Gray had reservations about Melody, but that was just because he was pissed at him for messing up his relationships with Megan and Olivia, but Brendan wasn’t perfect, he never said he was perfect, all he had ever wanted was the love of a good woman and a woman he could love back just as much. He had found her. With Melody he was never going to look back and he never wanted to either. The only woman he had proposed to was Stacey and he realised that maybe he had proposed to her a little too quickly. At this point he had been with Melody for almost two months and he knew for sure she was the one for him. With Stacey he had proposed after a month and he had promised himself he would never propose again so soon, but then that was before he and Melody had met up again.

Everything about his time with Melody was different to what it was with Stacey. He knew Melody, like really knew her because of being school friends, she was full of fun and she didn’t give a damn about his wealthy status or how much money he spent on her, and she didn’t get all flustered over his many compliments, which was one of the main things that annoyed him about Stacey when he had been with her. He liked a woman who just took compliments on the chin or just thanked him, none of this, oh I don’t think I’m that good or that pretty rubbish, it annoyed the hell out of him. When he had seen the time, he knew he would have to go and check up on dinner, which with it being Christmas Day was a turkey roast dinner. There were only the three of them at this point, because Debbie was spending Christmas with her boyfriend William and his family and his mom and dad were still having problems over the secret about Grayson and Gray himself, well he had been at home earlier but had gone for a bike ride and so far he hadn’t come back yet.

They had already opened their presents, Libby was outside just now playing on her new bike, but that wasn’t all she had gotten. Brendan’s parents had spoiled her, and she got lots of new clothes as well as some teddy bears and board games and a baby doll which his mom had knitted baby clothes for and Libby loved the doll. They had bought her a pram for it and everything. She had explained in an excited voice that she’d never gotten so many gifts from just one person before. Well technically his parents were two people but he knew what she meant. Brendan himself had bought Libby quite a few things, as well as the bike, he had paid for horse riding lessons for her, and as well as the horse her grandparents had bought her at their vineyard, Brendan bought her a horse at the local riding school. Libby couldn’t believe it. He hadn’t given Melody her gifts yet, because he had wanted the morning to be all about Libby opening her gifts. And his father James was coming to collect Libby after dinner to spend a couple of days with them before they all made their way to Texas for Libby’s birthday on the twenty ninth, when she would be eleven.

He had been so lost in his thoughts thinking about things after he had checked on the dinner he forgot that he had left Melody in the living room and that’s when he heard her shout asking what he was up to. He walked out of the kitchen following the voice to the foyer. “I was checkin’ on dinner, everythin’ looks good, should be ready fer six.” They would be having dinner earlier than usual what with Melody not working just now. He wondered if Gray would actually make it home in time for dinner. With Libby having fun just now Brendan thought it was as good a time as any to give Melody some of her gifts. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her to him and kissed her for a few seconds and then he gently pulled away and looked into her eyes. “Wha’ d’ya say to openin’ a few of yer gifts now Precious? I kinda wanted the gift openin’ to be all abou’ Libby since she ain’ had Christmas here afore, ya know? But I reckon its yer turn now.”

{ooc - 965 words and most of it just thoughts and memories, wow! LOL}

After Brendan told Melody that dinner would be ready for about six she said that it sounded good to her and he grinned. He loved making Melody happy, well he actually loved making everyone he could happy but Melody had been his one main focus since they had met each other. Brendan had then put his arms around her waist pulling her to him and soon her arms were around his neck and he let out a gentle sigh. He loved Melody so much. He had then leaned in to kiss her gently for a few seconds and naturally Melody returned the kiss which Brendan loved. Up until this point they still hadn’t made love, but Brendan didn’t care, it was all the small things like hugging and kissing which made a relationship so special anyway.

Once Brendan had pulled away he asked Melody how she felt about opening some of her gifts now feeling that it was now Melody’s turn to be spoiled for a while. He had to smile deeply when she said why not and commented on Libby being a very lucky girl. Brendan smiled some more, “Felt like I hadta make it special fer her ya know, wha’ with it bein’ her first Christmas with me, an’ she’s never asked fer anythin’, abou’ time she got spoiled I reckon.” Melody had then kissed him again quickly and then removed her arms from his neck and taking his hand pulling him toward the lounge room and Brendan had to chuckle. When she said let’s go Brendan couldn’t help but say, “Well I guess ya waited long enough fer yer gifts, alrigh’ then.”

Soon enough they were in the lounge room and Melody commented that she had a couple of gifts for him as well and then she sat down and pulled a huge bag over that she had brought with her. She stated that he was to go first saying she didn’t mind opening one of gifts before he did. He replied grinning, “Alrigh’ then.” He went over to the Christmas tree and picked up the small packages which he knew were Melody’s gifts and sat down beside her on the sofa. There were another couple of things he wanted to give her, but they were more surprises than gifts and right now they were in one of the drawers in the lounge room.

He then handed over the first of the boxes, knowing which one it was and hoping Melody would love it as much as he had when he saw it. Given the story she had told him when they first met and how he had called her his Little Butterfly, which he still did from time to time, but Precious was the one he used more, he just felt this gift had been very apt for her. “Hope ya like it sweetheart, when I saw it, I thought to maself, yeah tha’s somethin’ I could see Melody lovin’ an’ wearin’.” Inside the box was the following item:-



It had pink stones which would match the other items he had bought her, but the one thing which stood out about it was the butterfly charm. Brendan really hoped Melody would like it.

After Brendan had explained about the morning all being about Libby and making it the best Christmas she would hopefully have had in a long time he couldn’t help but smile deeply at Melody’s response as she said it was okay and Libby deserved it. “Thanks fer understandin’ Precious, although I knew ya would.” Melody had then gone on to say that Libby was a fantastic kid and how she was everything she would want in a child one day. Brendan grinned then, “Is tha’ righ’ Precious?” He asked thinking how wonderful it would be for him and Melody to have a child of their own one day, hopefully sooner than later. It still got to Brendan a lot that he had missed out on the younger years of Libby as a baby and growing up. Then he had that brief joy of thinking Stacey was having his baby and then having that ripped away from him had really got to him. “Ya know ma Little Butterfly, there ain’ nobody I’d rather have another kid with than yerself, an’ if they have ma qualities as well as yer own, we’d be sure to have one jus’ like Libby.”

Brendan’s eyes misted over briefly as he thought about the future and had this vision of Melody telling him she was pregnant, he knew it would be one of the happiest days of his life. Libby would love it too, she had been so happy at thinking she was going to be a big sister, Libby had been just as disappointed as he had when it turned out the baby wasn’t Brendan’s. Although she sometimes did ask Brendan about Stacey, but he would just say she was a subject best not spoken about. Stacey had hurt Brendan with the little revelation, but now he was with Melody and it was time to look forward to the future and be happy once more. He then returned back to the moment he was in with Melody right now realising he had got himself lost in some thoughts.

As Melody had pulled Brendan’s hand through to the living room he had chuckled due to the obvious excitement of Melody and she turned to him and giggled a little. He was so in love, Melody was perfect and sometimes he wondered why it had taken him so long to realise that. Once they were both sat on the sofa after Brendan had collected the gifts for Melody from under the tree he had handed over one of them saying he hoped she liked it and giving a little explanation of why he had bought it. He then felt Melody’s hand on his knee which made him close his eyes briefly enjoying the touch of her hand there. She spoke saying she was sure she would love it because it had come from him and that meant there was nothing to worry about. He smiled deeply at her as he watched her open the gift, “Alrigh’ then.”

He saw a grin form on her lips after she had opened the box and he took that as a good sign. He then watched as she put her finger on the butterfly and Brendan smiled deeply and sighed gently realising that just from that reaction alone she loved the bracelet. Melody then took the bracelet out of the box and wrapped her arms around his neck and then he heard her saying she loved it. “Am sure glad ya love it, an’ yer welcome.” Melody kissed his cheek and Brendan leaned into the kiss and grinned again. Melody then asked Brendan to help put it on her wrist holding her right hand out. “Course I can.” He replied as he took the bracelet from her and opened the clasp and then placed it around her wrist before closing the clasp again. It looked gorgeous on her wrist; he then kissed the back of her hand.

“It really suits ya, but then I kinda knew it would.” Brendan replied as Melody then handed him over a gift with a blue ribbon on it. She said she hoped he liked it adding that she had no idea what to get him until she saw this and thought it made sense to give him it. “Well like ya said abou’ ma gift, it’s from yerself, so am sure am gonna love it.” He then took the gift from Melody and began opening it slowly and he couldn’t help but smile as he looked at it once the wrapping was all removed. “This is awesome Melody; I love it, thank you sweetheart.” He then leaned in and gave her a kiss on the lips and made it linger. “Am gonna take great pride in showin’ that off on ma desk, next to the photo of yerself an’ Libby.”

Brendan then handed over his other gift to Melody, “I hope ya like this as much as the bracelet.” Inside was a pendant and earring set which was made with white gold and pink diamonds.

When Melody teased Brendan by asking him if that was right, he chuckled, “Hell yeah, damn sure I think it’s righ’.” He winked at her and then grinned showing off those ever powerful dimples of his. He loved Melody with all his heart and he couldn’t wait for the day when she would come into him and says ‘Bren, I think I’m pregnant.’ He just knew that he would be the happiest man alive at that moment. He then got a vision of how she would look when she like seven months gone, all blooming and even with that thought he knew she would still be as beautiful as she was now. He then snapped out of his thoughts as Melody began pulling him through into the living room to exchange their gifts.

After Brendan had given Melody her first gift and she had opened it and asked Brendan to help her put it on, he had said it suited her, and he saw that smile of hers. Her smile lit up the whole room and it was just one of the many things he loved about her. Melody had then given Brendan his first gift and once he opened it he had declared that it was awesome and he loved it. Although he had been an assistant editor at The Chronicle, this was different, at the magazine it would be his, and he would be the Editor-in-Chief just like it said on the plaque Melody had given him. Now that Ian had taken a more relaxed role at the paper however it would seem Brendan was going to be busier than usual, never mind trying to cut back on work to spend more time with Libby.

Melody had said he was welcome and then he had said he was going to take pride in showing it off on his desk, but he was referring to the fact of it sitting between his photograph of Libby and his other of Melody, but he chuckled when Melody said he hoped he would. “Of course I will, an’ jus’ had a thought an’ all, we should really get a family photo taken together, tha’ would sure be nice to sit on ma desk, don’ ya reckon?” Brendan said with a grin. The next photograph he wanted sitting on his desk while he was at work would be one of him and Melody on hopefully their wedding day. It was funny in a way that Brendan should work, he didn’t really have to, nobody in his family would have to work with the money they made from his parents vineyard, but Brendan couldn’t sit and do nothing. He would have to speak to April again and maybe Connor and see if they would help with the running of the paper and the magazine, so that he could still take more time to spend with Libby and Melody. He had a feeling that Connor wouldn’t say no to a promotion somehow.

Brendan had then given Melody her second gift saying that he hoped she would like it as much as the first one. When Melody said she was sure that she would, he gave her another smile and then watched as she opened the gift. Soon enough she had the gift opened and said they were gorgeous and thanked him. “Yer welcome Precious, glad ya like them, they kinda go with the bracelet a little, don’ ya think?” He asked her as he smiled at her some more and then Melody leaned in to hug him again. As he hugged her back he could have sworn he felt her heart pounding in her chest and he wondered what would be getting it racing so much, but then he figured it was just his imagination and shook it out of his head.

Melody then removed her arms from his neck after she had hugged him and he watched as she looked down at her hands, he wondered if she was upset over something and was going to ask her about it when she said that she just had one more gift to give him. He gave her a smile even though she wasn’t looking at him and replied, “Alrigh’ then sweetheart.” He then watched as she went into her bag and pulled out a small box which had a white ribbon on it. She then began to speak before she handed it over to him saying that what was inside was very important to her, this made Brendan raise his eyebrow because he quite frankly didn’t have a clue what could be in the box. He gave her a reassuring smile as she handed the box to him. “Okay sweetheart, ya hafta know tha’ yer very important to me, so wha’ever’s inside ya should know tha’ am gonna respect it.”

He then opened the box and again raised his eyebrow at the piece of paper which was inside, he lifted it out and unfolded it slowly, and just before he had it open outright, he suddenly had an idea what it might be, given what she had said about it being important to her. His assumption was proved right once he opened it fully and read it. Holding it in his hand carefully he then looked at her, smiling but with a serious look, his eyes were darting from left to right as he searched her face. True they had been together for almost two months and from the note it would seem Melody felt she was ready to take that next step in their relationship. “Are ya sure sweetheart?” He didn’t mean to doubt her note, he just wanted to make sure that she truly was ready, “I mean, this is great an’ all, am sure as hell in love with ya an’ there’s nothin’ I’d love more than to make love to ya, but I jus’ wanna know tha’ yer really, really sure.” In a way what he had just read sort of made his surprises feel like it was going to be the right time for them. Although with what he had just read, he felt that he had to wait for Melody’s response before he gave her any of the surprises.

When Brendan mentioned about getting a family photo taken for his desk at work and asked Melody what she thought he had to grin at her response when she said it was a fantastic idea. Well that was settled, he would make an appointment at the local photographers. Even though Brendan loved taking photos and had a camera and tripod which he could set the timer on, when it came to family portraits, he always liked to get them done professionally. “I’ll book a date fer us at the local photographers then.” Naturally it would have to be updated if he and Melody were ever lucky enough to be blessed with a child of their own, but it would sure look good to have a photo of him, Melody and Libby together on his desk as well as one hanging on the living room wall.

Once Brendan had given Melody her second gift, he had commented that the set went well with the bracelet and he smiled deeply when Melody agreed with what he had said and then she thanked him again. “Yer welcome.” He replied and as she hugged into him he held her close allowing his chin to rest on her head briefly taking in the scent of her shampoo. He loved Melody so much, every single touch drove him insane and yet for all the time they had been together he had been able to control his urges for wanting to make love to her knowing that he had promised her he wouldn’t rush her and they would only do it when she felt the time was right and she was ready.

Melody had then given Brendan his second gift, which had consisted of a piece of paper telling him that she was ready to take the next step in their relationship. Reading those words had filled Brendan’s heart with joy but knowing that Melody was a virgin he wanted to make sure that she was definitely ready about moving to the next step because it would be a very big thing for her. It would be big for him too because of the few women he had made love to none of them had been virgins apart from Faith who had been Libby’s mom and that was a long time ago now. When he had finished speaking he saw Melody nod her head and then she spoke to him replying to what he had said. As she spoke Brendan just smiled deeply at her and then she moved closer to him putting her hand on his face.

Brendan couldn’t believe that tonight was going to be the night, “Well, I reckon outta all ma Christmas gifts yer gonna be the best one.” He wasn’t meaning to make light of what she was going to give him later, he genuinely loved the idea of making love to her later that night and he classed Melody as a special gift in his life every day anyway. Melody then closed the gap between them both and began to kiss Brendan which he naturally returned. He could feel the passion in the kiss from Melody and he gave the same passion back to her allowing his tongue to explore her mouth as he did so, knowing that later that evening they would be doing something much more intimate.

After a few moments Melody pulled apart from Brendan smiling at him and looking into his eyes, he had a smile on his own face, his eyes sparkling and his dimples out in force and then Melody wrapped her arms around his body hugging herself to him which made Brendan move one of his arms to wrap around Melody pulling her even closer to him. As they hugged together Brendan then wondered if now was the right time or not for his surprises and then he figured what the hell. Even if he hadn’t got the note from Melody saying she wanted to take their relationship to the next level he had already planned on giving her the surprises, now they might just have more of an impact given what was on that note.

Brendan shifted slightly, and then kissed her on the forehead, “There’s a coupla other things I wanna give ya, I jus’ hafta go to the drawer, I’ll be righ’ back.” He said as he got up from the sofa and made his way to his ‘important drawer’. This was the drawer where he kept anything he didn’t want going missing. It was a very neat drawer and a lot of important documents were there, like his and Libby’s birth certificates. He pulled out a couple of things and a soft cardboard wallet and made his way back to Melody. Once he was sitting down he wondered what to do first. He opted to give the envelope first. He had gotten in touch with Melody’s place of work and managed to arrange the time off for her before he had booked the holiday for May. He felt that was a good time for it and plenty time for them to sort out other issues beforehand.

He then handed her over the cardboard wallet with a grin, “I think ya migh’ like wha’s in there somehow. Remember I asked ya where the one place ya always wanted to go was?” Melody had answered Hawaii, well Brendan had booked them a two week holiday for the both of them in May. He had already arranged for his folks to look after Libby for the fortnight if Gray was unable to. Inside the envelope were flight tickets and hotel reservations for Hawaii.

{ooc - he wanted to give Melody both his surprises, but I told him it would have more impact if the other was kept for the other post! lol}

After the revelation of Melody’s note to Brendan saying she was ready to take their relationship to the next level she had moved closer to him and initiated a kiss between them. Brendan naturally kissed her back and deepened it with exploring her mouth with his tongue and he soon felt Melody return that gesture, when her tongue began to explore his mouth also. He couldn’t help but let out a slight moan of pleasure then and knew that when it came to later he was going to have to pull out all the stops to make it as pleasurable for Melody as possible what with it being her first time. He just hoped that he wouldn’t hurt her too much because he knew that it could hurt women for the first time due to breaking the hymen which was what happened when a woman broke her virginity. It would seem all those sex classes hadn’t gone to waste on Brendan; he remembered all the finer details.

Melody then broke away from the kiss and Brendan found he couldn’t stop smiling at her with those gorgeous dimples of his out in force. They had always been what caused the women to come running and falling at his feet. Melody had then hugged into him and he naturally wrapped his arm around her hugging her to him and holding her close. After sitting like that for a few moments Brendan had shifted slightly and kissed her on the forehead mentioning that he had a couple of other things he wanted to give her. Her murmur as he kissed her forehead hadn’t gone unnoticed and it made him grin a little.

Brendan had then gone to the ‘important drawer’ and pulled out the other surprises he had for her and the first one he had given her was the holiday he had booked to Hawaii, handing her the cardboard envelope with the flight tickets and hotel reservation inside. He had an envelope of his own, but the one he had given Melody was in her own name. As he gave her the envelope he saw the weak smile she gave him and right away he could tell she was wondering what was going to be inside, so he started telling her about the time he had asked her about the one place she always wanted to go. Realisation must have started to dawn on Melody as she then questioned him with a ‘you didn’t’ and Brendan couldn’t help but chuckle a little.

Melody seemed happy with the surprise and said it was wonderful and thanked him but then added that she would have to see if she could get the time off work not wanting to put a dampener on his gift. Brendan just shook his head grinning, “Ya don’ hafta worry abou’ any of tha’ Precious, all taken care of. D’ya think I’d have booked the holiday without makin’ sure ya could get the time off first? It’s all done an’ dusted; yer bosses were fine with the dates.” He grinned at her, hoping she wouldn’t be too annoyed at him for getting in touch with her bosses and arranging the time off behind her back, but really if he wanted it to be a surprise for her, that’s what he had to do. Melody then wrapped her arms around his neck and thanked him before kissing his cheek. He couldn’t stop grinning, “Yer welcome, jus’ glad ya like it.”

Brendan’s heart then began to beat incredibly fast, wondering if it would be the right moment or not for his other surprise. He had promised himself he wouldn’t jump in so fast again, but somehow everything with Melody just seemed to fit and everything was running so smoothly. It was almost like this was the relationship which was meant to be. Really it wouldn’t matter when he did it, he was probably always going to be nervous as hell, and it was now or never. He then fumbled around in his pocket where he had put the other surprise, or two really, but before he could say anything Melody began to speak again.

She was telling him she had no more presents for him but that she hoped what they would be doing later would make up for it. “Ya don’ hafta apologise fer not havin’ anymore gifts Precious, yer all the gift I need.” He wasn’t even referring to making love later that evening either, he was referring to Melody as a whole. She was a special gift to him, she had come into his life just as he thought he would never be happy with a woman again and she had turned his life around. Melody’s stomach had then rumbled and she spoke saying she hoped Brendan hadn’t heard it. He just smiled raising an eyebrow, having been oblivious to it because he was too busy thinking about what he wanted to do next. “Hear what?” He asked, but that question was sort of already answered when Melody asked how dinner was coming on. He looked at the clock, “Well, should maybe check on it, I reckon it should be ready soon enough.” It was now getting on for quarter to six and he had said dinner would be ready for six. His heart started beating so fast again that he felt his chest was going to break if he didn’t just get it over with.

“Afore I go an’ check on it again, there’ somethin’ I wanna ask, an’ I know if I don’ ask now, am probably never gonna ask an’ I migh’ jus’ die.” Alright so the dying thing was a slight exaggeration but really Brendan thought his heart was going to explode. He then pulled out the box which he had been fiddling about with in his pocket. He ran a hand through his hair messily and then he looked at her seriously and sighed gently before getting up off the sofa. “I wanna tell ya, tha’ I was plannin’ on this afore I got yer note abou’ well ya know, so it ain’ a spur of the moment thing or nothin’.” Come on Brendan just get on with it he thought, as he then bent down on one knee and took Melody’s left hand in his own, knowing full well that doing that was a major give away and Melody would know already what he was about to say and do.

“Melody Webb, I love ya with all ma heart, an’ I know yer the one fer me, will ya marry me?” He then opened the box to reveal not only an engagement ring, but an eternity ring, both with an inscription on them.

After Brendan had given Melody the tickets for the holiday he had booked for the both of them to Hawaii, she had mentioned about being able to get the time off, not to put a dampener on his gift. Brendan had then taken great joy in telling her he had already arranged the dates for her and her bosses had said it was fine. Bren had a lot of charm and it often came in handy when required for situations such as the one for getting the time Melody would need. Of course telling them what he was hoping to happen up until the point of them going away in May had helped in them saying yes she could get the time, and then he had sworn them to secrecy hoping that Melody wouldn’t find out, and obviously where the holiday was concerned she hadn’t, so hopefully nobody would give anything else away either. Melody then thanked Bren for organising it all and he just gave her a deep smile. “Yer welcome Precious, I’d do anythin’ fer ya, ya know tha’ righ’?” He asked, not that he had to because he knew she knew that already.

Melody had then given him a huge hug and kissed him on the cheek and Bren responded to the hug by wrapping his arm around her pulling her gently toward him, feeling like he had never felt before with anyone. When Brendan said he was glad she liked it, she replied by saying she didn’t like it, she loved it. “Am sure glad I booked it then, guess I jus’ wanted to show ya how much I love ya.” Bren knew he would feel at home when they were in Hawaii, because he wore a lot of Hawaiian shirts as he found them so colourful. Brendan let out a gentle sigh as Melody leaned against the sofa and then she had told him she didn’t have any more gifts for him to which Brendan had replied that she didn’t need to say sorry and that she was all the gift he needed. He watched as she closed her eyes but was smiling and Brendan knew he had said the right thing.

Melody had soon asked how dinner was going and after he had looked at the clock he said he should go check on it, but then added that before he did he had to ask her something and if he didn’t ask now he was going to die. It had been a slight exaggeration on the play of the word die and when Melody began to sit up and ask if he was alright and was going to say was there something wrong but trailed off, he knew he should have used better words. “No, there ain’ nothin’ wrong with me sweetheart.” He replied as he then got up off the sofa and pulled the box out of his pocket, and he saw Melody’s mouth open but no words come out. He took in a deep breath wondering if that was going to be a good or a bad sign, however, only time would tell, he had to ask the question. There was no going back now. Brendan had then said a few things to her about how he was feeling and how his decision was nothing to do with the note she had given him before. She still didn’t speak but he could have sworn he saw her move her head, just about. Then as he went to get down on one knee he heard her say ‘Oh Bren’, which made him take in another deep breath and then swallowed hard.

He still wasn’t sure if it was going to be all too soon or not, it felt right for Brendan, but would it be right for Melody? And this would be the second time for proposing, but this time it really did feel right. Everything about his time with Melody so far just made it feel right. Brendan then said those special words about how she was the right one for him and would she marry him. His heart was pounding in his chest right then unsure as to what Melody would say. He knew what he wanted her to say, but he also knew that it might just be too soon for her. All he could do was wait, but he did see her put her right hand up to her chest and heard a small gasp from her. He wasn’t about to take that as good signs however, not wanting to count his chickens before they were hatched. He saw her look at the rings in the box and blink a few times. Then she said she didn’t know what to say. Brendan felt his heart skip a beat; it was too soon, he should have waited. “Maybe I shoulda waited fer a while, it’s too soon ain’ it?” He asked, not that a refusal would have made him hate her, he could never hate Melody, he was completely in love with her.

She then looked back down at the rings in the box and slowly she looked back up to look at him seriously and then she said those all important words. Then a huge grin broke out over her face which made Brendan smile deeply showing off those dimples of his in full force. He couldn’t get to say anything else then as Melody wriggled her hand out of his and wrapped her arms around him. This made Brendan stand up pulling her with him and then he gently twirled her around before placing her back on the ground. “Am so glad ya said yes, ya’ve jus’ made me the happiest man in the world I reckon.” He then let go of her and gently took her left hand in his own and placed the eternity ring on first and then the engagement ring. He then kissed the back of her hand, “I love ya so much Melody, yer the most beautiful, precious person in ma life jus’ now aside Libby an’ I wanna spend the rest of ma life with ya.”

Brendan then remembered about the song he had been working on for Melody over the past week, while he had been thinking about proposing to her, knowing that he had got it right this time, and that was the title of the song. ‘Got It Right This Time’, however, he knew that he should get checking on the dinner, so that would just be another extra surprise for her later. He then kissed Melody with a bit of passion behind it and let it linger for a minute or two and then he gently pulled away and gave her a deep smile. “I guess I should go check on dinner now, wha’ ya reckon?” He didn’t wait for an answer though and made his way into the kitchen, now that he had got his most important question out of the way and got the answer he was hoping for, he reckoned he’d be able to enjoy his dinner now.