Chapter 46

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A couple of days after Blade and Ivy stayed for dinner, I woke up in bed alone.

Usually, I'd wake up beside Reed or he'd wake me up before he left for work, so today I was a little confused.

I quickly got changed into one of his big shirts and made my way downstairs.

I went into the kitchen, but he wasn't there. I then checked the living room, to see him sat on the couch with his phone in hand.

He seemed extremely concentrated and hadn't even realised that I'd walked into the room.

"Good morning." I said, causing him to jolt up out of the seat.

"Oh, morning babe." he said, walking over to kiss me.

"What are you doing? How come you didn't wake me up this morning?"

"I just thought you'd like to lie in this morning...I've just been erm- catching up on some work."

Somehow, his excuse didn't convince me but I decided not to push it further.

"Are you going out to work today?" I asked.

"Yeah, I've got quite a lot to do but I'll see you at dinner, okay?"

"Oh, okay." I agreed, trying to cover my dismay.

I always wished that we had more time to spend together, but I understood how much time Reed's work took up.

As Reed regained his position on the couch, I got a call from Ivy.

"Hey Jul, how would you feel about doing some shopping today?" she asked.

I looked over at my boyfriend and knew that we had no plans, so why not?

"Sure, I've got nothing else to do." I sighed.

"Great! I'll meet you there in an hour, okay?"

"Sounds good, see you soon Iv."

"Bye."

I quickly made my way upstairs and got dressed into a casual outfit for shopping. You never know how long you could be at the mall with Ivy.

When I was ready, I went back downstairs to see Reed still sat in the same place that I'd left him

"Reed, I'm going shopping with Ivy okay?"

"Okay, you can take my card." he replied.

"What? No, I don't need to-"

"Jules, take my card." he said, smiling as he stood up and placed it into my hand. "Buy some nice things for yourself, I've told you not to worry about money."

"I know, but I don't like using your money." I said.

"Please, I want to spoil you." he said, leaning in to kiss me softly.

"Okay, thank you." I sighed.

"Have fun."

He kissed me once more and then I was on my way.

~

When I arrived at the mall, I found Ivy shopping in a baby store.

She still had a perfect body and only found out she was going to be a mother a couple of days prior, yet she was already preparing.

When I saw her, she was in a cute outfit, with her pink hair tied up into a messy bun and was holding a shopping basket which was almost full.

"Shopping for baby clothes already?" I laughed as I walked towards her.

"Oh hey Jules! You can never start preparing too early."

"Your basket is almost full. That baby is already the most spoilt kid in the world." I giggled.

"They most certainly are." she gushed.

We walked around the store, looking at every baby thing in sight. Clothes, toys, shoes, you name it, we bought it.

I could tell that this baby would have an even bigger closet than me at this rate.

Ivy must've dragged me to every single store in the mall, when we arrived at an elegant dress store, which felt far too expensive for me.

It felt as though she was trying to make this the longest day of my life.

"Ivy, we've been shopping for 4 hours! When can we go home?" I moaned.

"Not yet! We bought you new makeup, we got your nails done but now we have to buy you a new dress with matching accessories!"

"I don't need any new clothes. Can we just go?"

"Don't you want to be able to surprise Reed when you get home? Imagine his face if you walked in in a ballgown."

"Why on earth would I need to be in a ballgown just to go home?"

"Look Julia, just trust me okay? Let me make you look incredible and you'll thank me later."

"Fine, but only because I'm way too tired to argue with you right now."

We walked through the store, looking at all of these insanely beautiful dresses.

I must've tried on 10 different gowns which Ivy practically forced me into, but she didn't think any of them were good enough.

I didn't know what had gotten into her. She was acting so strange, but I just decided to blame the pregnancy hormones.

All of a sudden, a dress caught my attention from the corner of my eye.

It was a dark red with a slight sparkle in the fabric. It flowed down to the floor, was tight fitting against the mannequin and the colour fit my new nails perfectly.

"Ivy..." I said, poking her on the shoulder to get her attention.

She turned her head and I pointed her towards the dress that I'd spotted.

"Oh. My. God. It's perfect!" she gasped.

She gathered the attention of a sales assistant and I immediately got the dress in my hands.

I walked into the dressing room and slid into the dress.

I turned to look at myself in the mirror and it was perfect...the fabric, the length, the neckline...everything was perfect.

"I love it." I breathed.

Ivy immediately whipped open the curtain and let out a gasp.

"You look insane." she exclaimed. "Reed is going to pass out when he sees you."

"Thanks." I laughed weakly.

"We're buying it right now."

Without even letting me argue, Ivy marched me over to the counter and I paid for the dress along with matching shoes and jewellery.

I didn't dare to look at the receipt, but once we were out of the store, Ivy said that it was time to leave.

~

For some reason, we drove back to her apartment even though all I wanted was to go home and see Reed.

Although, it didn't matter seeing as I didn't know if he was even home yet.

"Okay, go and get ready." she demanded.

"Get ready for what?" I asked.

"It doesn't matter, just put on your new dress and shoes and I'm going to do your makeup and hair."

"Ivy, you're being weird, what's going on?"

"You'll find out soon enough, just shut up and let me make you look beautiful."

~

About an hour later, Ivy was finally finished doing my hair and makeup.

She carefully led me over to the full length mirror, covering my eyes to stop me from seeing anything.

"Okay, are you ready?" she asked.

"I guess..."

She carefully slid her hands away from me eyes as the mirror came into view.

I looked at my reflection and barely recognised myself. My hair was styled into perfect curls and I wore glimmering brown eyeshadow on my eye lids along with a nude lipgloss.

My contour defined my cheekbones and the green of my eyes popped.

The dress outlined my figure and I felt utterly beautiful.

"Woah" I breathed. "I look..."

"Incredible." Ivy smiled. "Now let's get going!" she said practically dragging me out the door by my hand.

"Where are we going?" I asked.

"You'll see!"

~

A little while later, we arrived back at the house and I was completely confused.

"Why am I all dressed up just to come home?" I laughed.

"Stop asking questions and let's just get inside!" she said.

I got out of the car, holding my dress up so that it wouldn't drag along the floor.

Ivy led me to the front door, which was already open for some reason and we entered the house.

All of the lights were off inside the house, which made me think that Reed wasn't even home yet, but I didn't want to question Ivy anymore than I already had.

We walked through the hallway and into the kitchen.

"Okay Julia, close your eyes." Ivy said, taking my hand.

I did as she said and Ivy led me outside as I could feel the wind against my skin.

"Are you ready? Open your eyes in 3...2...1..."

I opened my eyes to see a passageway of rose petals leading through the garden.

There were fairy lights hung in the trees and a gazebo in the centre of the garden.

I cupped my mouth in shock as I saw Reed stopd, wearing a full black suit and looking as attractive as ever.

He smiled the moment he saw me and I turned around to look at Ivy, who was obviously in on this plan.

"You knew about all this?" I asked.

"Of course I did! Now go..." she said, pushing me towards the table.

I carefully made my way down the garden and into the gazebo where Reed had now stood up to greet me.

"You look gorgeous." he breathed.

"Thank you." I blushed. "You look great too."

He took my hand and I stepped into the gazebo, as he never took his eyes off me.

"What's going on Ree?"

"I've been planning this for a while now..." he said.

"You did all this?" I asked.

"Yeah...is it okay?" he said nervously.

"It's amazing!"

"Good...then that'll make this a little easier."

Before I could say anything, he got down on one knee and looked up at me.

I couldn't believe what was happening but couldn't take my eyes off the man in front of me.

All of a sudden, he took a velvet box out of his pocket and held it out in front of him, exposing the most gorgeous ring I'd ever seen in my life.

"I've been wanting to do this ever since the day I met you Jules and although we had a rough start, you make me the happiest man in the world every minute I spend with you so...Julia Goldstone, will you marry me?"

"Oh my gosh." I choked through happy tears. "Yes, of course I will!"

I practically jumped into his arms as he slid the amazing ring onto my finger and we both smiled uncontrollably at one another.

Suddenly I heard a loud crowd of cheers and I turned to the side to see all of our friends watching Reed's proposal.

They were all cheering and clapping once I said yes and I'd never felt happier than I did in that moment.

"I love you." I said, kissing Reed passionately.

"I love you too."

All of this explained why everyone was acting so strange. First Reed this morning and then Ivy...now I was an engaged woman.

No words could describe the emotions I felt, but I couldn't stop shaking as Reed held me.

We're getting married...

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

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