👑 Chapter Thirty Six 👑

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MARINI'S POV

I was seated in my room getting ready for the dinner date I had promised Isaac after ditching him during lunch. I didn't have to but I enjoyed going out with Isaac to eat out. I'd called it a dinner date but what we went on weren't exactly dates. It was just two very good friends who enjoyed each others company. Some part of me yearned for more and I was only learning to embrace that part.

Isaac kept dropping hints asking me to say yes and I was just about ready to break. After the talk with my Reverend and lots of prayers later I felt more relaxed about the whole situation. It still irked me but I was beginning to accept it as part of my future now. I would have already said yes to Isaac but for some reason I was still holding back even if he basically asked me all the time. I had no idea what I was waiting for. Well I still had about three months before my birthday to figure out the whole thing .

There was a slight knock on my door and I heard Isaac speak from the other side. I was still in my robe having not decided what to wear yet so I hoped he didn't come in. Not that there was anything wrong with him seeing me in my robe, he'd seen me in less but I was naked underneath it.

"Hey Mar are you ready yet?"He asked.

"Nope just deciding on what to wear."I replied holding the robe tighter to my chest as I looked at the door warily.

"Make sure to dress casual. We're not going anywhere fancy."He instructed.

"Okay give me ten minutes."I replied.

I heard him chuckle from the other side of the door probably knowing I'd take more than ten minutes. No matter how fast I tried I always found myself taking a lot of time to get ready.

"It's fine, take your time. I'll see you downstairs."

"Okay."

I listened for his fading footsteps and when I was sure he had left I relaxed back into my seat. I had no idea why I was behaving this way towards Isaac but ever since he proposed I had been thinking more and more about him and not always in the most innocent way. I found myself discretely watching his lips wondering how it would feel to kiss him. Whenever I saw him shirtless my mind would always wander away and practically strip him naked with my eyes. More than ever I took my time admiring how good he looked in a suit and how perfectly sculptured his body was. I was blaming it on the fact that I had been celibate for more than five years and living with the finest specimen of a man I had ever laid my eyes on.

Well I better get ready before I gave Isaac any more reason to tease me about how much time I took to get ready. I had my hair in twists and my nails were done in a dark nail polish. I walked into my closet and pulled on a set of lacy black underwear. Seeing as Isaac had said I should wear something casual I decided on a pair of blue jeans and floral long top that had buttons until my midriff before it flowed all the way down to my heels. I paired it with some tan heels. After applying some red lipstick I grabbed my handbag with all my essentials and left my room.

Isaac was in the kitchen pouring some water for Kim who came running when he saw me. He licked my hand wagging his tail excitedly. Isaac looked up and I had to admit the man did know how to dress. He was wearing a pair of dark jeans, a grey full neck sweater, a brown jacket and brown boots. He looked mighty fine and I had to use Kim as a distraction before my mind wandered too far.

"You look beautiful."Isaac complimented and I smiled up at him.

"Thank you. You look nice too."I replied.

After he was done setting everything out for Kim we both left the house and soon enough we were on the highway headed to wherever he was taking me. Speaking of....

"Where are we going exactly?"I asked me.

"I thought it was time I wine and dine you the american way."He answered glancing at me with a smirk.

"This is a date? And what do you mean by the american way ?"I enquired.

"Yes it is. How else am I supposed to woo you unless it's with good food and perfect wine. And by that I mean dinner and a movie. The classic first date."He explained with a smirk and I found myself getting excited and the possibility of what the night held.

"First date huh?"I chided.

"Well we have to start somewhere."He answered and with that I sat back and decided to enjoy the ride to wherever it was that he was taking me.

After half an hour drive we parked in front of the westgate mall. I'd been there a few times for shopping and it was very luxurious and more expensive than most malls but they also had the best service and goods. I'd never been there for the food or movies though so it was going to be a first for me.

We both got out of the car and walked inside.

"Where do you want to eat? They have a few options, KFC, Subway, Haandi,Pizza Hut, Tapas and a few others so pick one."Isaac asked as we took the escalator to the second floor.

"Done your research I see." I commented looking at him curiously seeing how much effort he had put into the whole night.

"I had to, I want everything to be perfect."He responded with a warm smile towards me that I made sure to return.

"You pick as long as it has nothing to do with pizza, burgers or chicken. I've had enough of those."I protested with a grimace and he laughed.

"I get what you mean and its safe to say that you're not willing to try any foreign dishes for a first date in case they don't agree with your stomach. We can save trying all that for the third or fourth date."He suggested leading me away.

"Third date huh?You seem so sure of yourself."

"Darling you have no idea."He said with a wink making my heart flutter from the endearment and how he looked at me.

If that's how the rest of the night was going to go then I was in for a good night ahead. He chose a place called The Grill Shack and I followed him in. There weren't many people in there so it was easy to find a table that we both liked in the far corner.

As soon as we sat down there was a waitress handing us menus. She left soon after giving us a few minutes to decide on what to eat.

"You know for a first date I was expecting a five star restaurant or a rooftop dinner."I commented looking at Isaac from the top of my menu.

"One step at a time darling, we'll get there for now let's just enjoy this."He replied and I couldn't help but smile.

He was being so thoughtful about the whole thing making it harder for me to stay detached.

The waitress came over again and we both ordered their barbecued ribs, I got a side of mashed potatoes while Isaac ordered their fries. She left to grab our order taking the menus with her.

I placed my chin on my hand and looked at Isaac. He mimicked me and we sat there staring at each other like a couple of dorks. If anyone saw us at the moment they would think we were a couple who very much in live with each other. If they only knew that we were boss and employee who once had feelings for each other and the possibility of getting married in the future due to messed up traditions.

"I love your eyes."I found myself blurting out and instead of freaking out like I was on the inside I smiled and owned my comment.

Isaac looked away slightly and for the first time he blushed in my presence. I didn't call him out on it though because I myself had been caught unawares with my random compliment.

"Thank you. I used to find them odd because of the attention they drew but I learnt to accept them."He replied honestly but before I could ask him any more questions the waitress came back with our food.

After she left we dug into our food as we resumed our conversation.

"I used to dislike my height. I'm taller than the average woman so it always made me feel awkward especially when I wore heels but once I learnt to embrace that there was no stopping me."I confessed taking a bite of my well done delicious ribs.

Isaac looked at me with a fond smile and made sure to swallow before he replied.

"I like you're height. I'm tall so dating short girls is sort of a hustle. I'm not saying I discriminate girls because of their height but still when it comes to certain things I prefer your height."He replied and I smiled.

"I should count myself lucky then."

"You should."He said with a smirk.

After that the conversation took a lighter turn. Conversation easily flowed with Isaac and I was grateful for that because I would hate if it was awkward. I would definitely not have developed feelings for him if being in his presence made me uncomfortable. I could be talking to him about the weather one minute and politics the next but it would still be interesting conversation. Isaac was not much into business but he always listened attentively when I talked about my work and he made sure to participate. It made me feel treasured that he actually bothered to listen to me rant out about my work.

He truly was a treasure and if I was being sincere with myself the next time he asked me to marry him I would say yes. I was done denying my feelings for him. Sure it was too fast but I couldn't see myself marrying anyone else other than him. I wasn't settling, I was embracing my feelings.

"Since we're going for the movie after, can we skip dessert because we're going to have popcorn and drinks for the movie."Isaac suggested once we were done eating.

"Yeah sure I don't want to fill up on dessert."I agreed and we both got up.

Isaac made sure to pay before we left the cafe and headed towards the movie theatre. I was going to allow him to pay for everything because it's just like he had said, it was our first date. If I insisted on paying, I would insult his manly ego and I didn't want that.

"What do you want to get for snacks?" Isaac asked as we stood in front of the cashier at the movie theatre.

Weirdly enough there was no line which was weird since the movie was about to start in ten minutes. Maybe everyone was early.

"Popcorn definitely and a slurpee please."I requested.

Isaac ordered two slurpees and the big bucket of popcorns, he paid and we grabbed our stuff.

"Why aren't we paying for the tickets?" I asked when we walked past the ticket booth without paying.

"I've got it, let's go."Isaac replied pulling me away with his free hand since I was carrying both our drinks and he had the popcorn.

I decided to just trust him and follow him in. The lighting was a little dim but still enough for us to see everything inside. The theatre was impressive with blue lighting, a huge screen and well spaced comfortable seats. What struck me most about the theatre was that it was completely empty. I looked at Isaac questioningly and he just smirked at me.

We found the perfect seats which there was no need for seeing as we had an option to sit anywhere we wanted.

"You rented out the whole movie theater?"I asked him a little shocked and he nodded.

"Why? We could have just watched the movie at home."

"It's all about the idea not the place and besides I wanted you to always remember our first date. Don't worry I've only rented it out for two hours. Enough time for us to watch V for Vendetta."He explained.

I felt excitement bubble through at the mention of one of my favorite movies. How had he known? Well he could have asked my siblings and it just made me happier that he made the effort to ask and find out.

"I see you've gone all out with this?" I asked.

He looked at me with one of those charming smiles of his that made me smile back.

"I only get one chance at this so of course I'm going all out. Now shush the movie is about to start."He said and as if on cue the lights went out as the screen lit up and the movie started.

I grinned at him before leaning back in my seat with my drink in my hand and popcorn on the space between our seats. We watched the movie in silence and it was actually quite enjoyable.

A few minutes into the movie I felt Isaac put his hand over my chair and start playing with the strands of my hair. I looked at him and his attention was still on the screen but I could see the little smirk on his lips. Feeling courageous I lifted my free hand and intertwined our fingers together. It definitely took him by surprise because he turned around and looked at me but I was busy ignoring him looking at the screen. I saw him look at our intertwined hands before smiling widely. He tightened the hold on our fingers and I leaned back some more on the chair feeling content and comfortable.

"There's one more tradition I want to try."Isaac whispered looking at me an hour into the movie.

I turned to face him and I could make out his face from the dim lighting. His eyes stood out the most, like blue orbs in the dark of night.

"What tradition is that?"I whispered back knowing there was no need to since it was just the two of us in the theatre but if I spoke too loud it would be weird.

"Don't slap me."He begged and I chuckled at his weird request but I still obliged.

"I won't."I promised.

He looked skeptical for a second before I saw him lean in. I knew what was going to happen and even though my logical brain was asking me to move away I listened to my stupid heart that was beating rapidly in excitement and stayed put. His eyes drifted to my lips for a second before they found my eyes again. Out of reflex I licked my lips and I saw him bite his. In the next few seconds I got the answer to my question; what would kissing Isaac would feel like? One word. Perfect.

His lips were soft and plump moving against my own in a rhythmic and passionate pattern. The kiss was slow and soft engaging all my senses. My face felt hot and my skin tingled with goosebumps. The movie disappeared and I couldn't tell you what was going on because all my attention was on how Isaacs lips felt against mine.

When we pulled part minutes later gasping for breath my eyes fluttered open and I looked at Isaac who had the same look on his handsome face.

"You have no idea how long I have been waiting to do that."He whispered brushing his lips against mine teasing me.

Instead of replying I just pulled him in for another kiss to confirm that what I had felt during that first kiss was not a dream. Call me starved after all those years without intimacy but if Isaac is what I had been waiting for then he was so worth the wait.

I have no idea how much time passed but our two hours lapsed pretty quickly and we had to leave to give space for the next movie.

On the drive home I could not get rid of the smile on my lips. I didn't want to start asking myself all the questions like what did all that mean. I just wanted to enjoy the feeling of having gone on the most amazing date in years with the most handsome man in existence.

"Thank you for today."I said turning to look at Isaac whom was concentrated on the road.

"My pleasure."He replied turning to give me a wink and a smile.

Definitely best first date ever. When we got back into the house, Isaac opened the door for me and allowed me to walk in first. I expected the house to be dark but there were candles lit everywhere and fairly lights hanging over the walls. There were rose petals on the floor setting up a very romantic mood.

I turned around to ask Isaac what was going on but I gasped when I found him down on one knee. He had a red velvet box on his hand opened to reveal a very gorgeous diamond ring. In as much as he had been proposing relentlessly ever since he got the idea, I was still taken by surprise seeing him actually do a real proposal.

"Marini Mwendwa Kiarie,"I resisted the urge to roll my eyes when he can me called me by my full name, "I know we haven't known each other long but I feel like I've known you my whole life. We connect on a whole other level and you understand me more than anyone else. I love your smile, your gorgeous figure, your brain and how you carry yourself. You're a role model to many and for that I admire you. I've never been as enamored by anyone as I am with you. I'm undeniably in love with you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. So my darling queen will you do me the honor of being my wife. Will you marry me?"He proposed and in my shocked state I managed to nod.

"Yes."I breathed out.

He took my left hand and removed the ring from the box before sliding it into my finger. It fit perfectly and felt light but I could still feel it on my finger. Isaac kissed the back of my hand twice before getting up pulling me into a hug.

"You're in love with me? "I asked after swaying in his arms for a few minutes feeling unexplainably happy.

"Yeah but don't overthink it."He replied pulling away.

I saw the sincerity in his voice and I was assured that I didn't have to say it back. I knew I felt something great for him but I wasn't sure if I could call it love yet. He was so understanding and for that I had no regrets about saying yes. I didn't feel pressured to say it back because I didn't want to lie to Isaac just to make him happy.

"I said don't overthink it."Isaac distracted me from my thoughts.

"I know sorry."I apologized." You know normal people don't usually get engaged after their first date."I teased looking up at Isaac my hands on his chest and as his wound around my waist in a protective and possessive manner.

"Yeah well nothing about us has ever been normal."He replied and with that he leaned down and captured my lips in another toe curling kiss.

"How did you arrange all this?"I asked when we pulled apart.

My question was answered when two bodies came crashing towards us laughing and yelling congratulations. I should have known that Amani and Jeremy had a hand in it all.

After another round of congratulations and hugs we all sat down to share a bottle of champagne in celebration of our engagement. Isaac and I kept exchanging warm glances at each other. I could see the immense love he held for me in his eyes and even though I couldn't return his exact feelings I hoped he could tell that I cared for him a lot. Now that I had said yes I had all the time in the world to fall in love with him and I could see myself getting there one day. I'd just take it slow and let the handsome man sweep me off my feet.

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She said yes...... I hear wedding bells 🔔🔔🔔. Finally the wait is over.

This chapter was a little hard to write because I wanted the proposal to be thoughtful and romantic without being too cliche or extravagant. Hope you guys loved it.

That's all for now. See you in the next chapter.

I love you all. Be blessed. 


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