f o r t y - s i x

Dinner ended and we ate pudding of chocolate brownie and a scoop of ice cream in the living room. My dad suggested playing charades once we'd all finished our food. It seemed a bit strange because we would only really play it at Christmas but I went along with it anyway because I didn't want to be a party pooper and joined in.

"A tree?" Bobby shouted. Maura shook her head.

"Bush?" Tyler yelled. Maura shook her head.

"I know it! It's leaves!" my dad said confidently. Maura shook her head causing everyone to laugh at my dad who just frowned.

"Is it grass?" I asked from my place on top of Niall. I was perched on his lap.

"Yes!" Maura said and everyone cheered. I stood up and picked up a charade card when I felt Niall's hand on my arm. I looked up at him with confused eyes.

"We're doing it as a couple," he stated and by the way he said it I knew he wouldn't change his mind. I nodded and showed him the card.

driving a car

He nodded and I put the card at the bottom of the pile while trying to think how we were supposed to go driving a car as a couple. But when I turned back around, his was already sat on the floor and motioning for my to sit on his legs and pretend to be driving. So I did.

"Riding a bike?" Carol asked. Niall and I shook our heads.

"Oh, I know. Driving a car!" Tyler shouted and I nodded at him. He smiled, "That was dead easy."

I sighed and stood up from the floor, offering Niall a hand up. He smiled and took my hand, pulling on it way harder than I imagined he would. My body nearly completely collapsed and he and everyone laughed. I pulled my hand away from him and let him get up himself.

"Can we watch a movie or something?" Tyler asked my dad.

"We have guests Ty," Carol told him and he groaned.

"Oh we don't mind," Maura said to my dad who was looking at her, "Just don't make it anything awful."

My dad laughed, "Everything Tyler chooses is awful."

"Is not," Tyler protested, "Hand me the controller and I'll prove it."

Maura and Bobby chuckled at Tyler as he took the controller and searched up Gamer. The genre was action like it always was with Tyler.

"Ever seen this?" Tyler asked everyone.

"No," everyone answered apart from me. I'd seen it but I couldn't remember any of it so I just stayed quiet.

Tyler clicked play and the TV screen went black as the movie began. I snuggled into Niall's side and breathed in his scent. Oh that scent. If I couldn't breathe, it could make me be able to breathe. If my sense of smell was gone, I would still be able to smell.

"Princess?" Niall whispered and my eyes shot open. I didn't realise I'd been drifting off to sleep.

"Yeah?" I replied louder than I mean to and everyone shushed me. How were they so invested in a film that was only 5 minutes in? I would never know.

"Can we make popcorn?" he asked me and I smiled.

"Yeah, let's go!" I said and climbed off his lap. We both walked into the kitchen and I got the popcorn down out the cupboard. Niall sort of just stood there while I counted out the right amount of packets and walked over to the microwave. I put 2 in at once to begin with even though that was probably a stupid idea.

When I turned back around to speak to Niall he looked different. Nervous? Worried? Scared?

"Baby are you OK?" I asked and put my hand on his arm. He took a step back from me and looked right at me.

"I can't tell you how much I love you. To even try and put it into words would be an impossible task. The way you blush at every compliment you yet even if it's just oh your hair looks nice today, the way your left eye twitches ever so slightly when your concentrating too hard, the way you'll always tear up paper before putting it in the bin, the way you get so beyond annoyed at your hair yet I know you wouldn't change it for anything. All the tiny things about I notice and I love.

You appeared in my life completely unexpectedly. After becoming famous I never thought I would ever meet someone who likes me for me, let alone fall in love with them. I had no idea what I was in for that day I asked you out for a walk. But even if I did, it would've been wrong. Every day you surprise me. Every day your more amazing and beautiful than the day before. And every day, I fall in love with you more and more.

I love you Lily, with every last bit of my body," he pulled something out his  pocket and knelt down on one knee, making me gasp and start to cry, "Will you make me the happiest man to ever walk any planet and become my wife?"

I stared down at him and the ring he was holding in a red velvet box. An engagement ring. The most beautiful engagement ring in the world. Not to big of a diamond but not teenie tiny. He looked up at me and only when he sniffed did I notice he also had tears in his eyes.

"I don't know what to say," I croaked.

"Well, yes or no preferably," he joked and I laughed.

I took a deep breath, "Yes! Yes yes yes. Yes!"

His smile grew huge and he began laughing slightly as he stood back up and slipped the ring onto my finger. It fit perfectly, just like my black one, and I smiled up at him.

"I love you," I stated and it sounded so basic but there wasn't much else I could say, "I love you, I love you, I love you!"

He smiled and kissed me. I kissed him back. His arms lifted me up and I wrapped my legs around his body. I noticed he was walking back to the living room where everyone else was. I'd actually forgotten they were in the house.

"She said yes!" Niall shouted and everyone erupted into loud cheers and claps.

I looked at him, "They all knew?"

"Yeah. How else do you think I got Tyler to pick Gamer. I know you don't like the movie so of course you would've accepted my offer on making popcorn. And your dad knew because I kind of asked him for his approval. But for the record, I would've still asked you even if I didn't have his approval. As for my parents, they saw me looking at engagement rings and I'm not to sure how Carol knows but I think your dad told her," he said all at once.

"Stop talking," I said and before he could reply I was kissing him again. He was still holding me up and his arms didn't move from under my bum. I moved my hands from around his neck, to his hair and tugged at it. He breathed heavily and I smiled.

"Our parents are here," he breathed and I just smiled even more.

"I don't care," I said and kissed him again.

It was the best day of my life.