“It feels great to have that chapter of my life done with. On to a new one and certainly a more exciting one,"--“Are you hungry?” Sergio asked.
“I am hungry. It smells so good. This is incredible, Sergio.”
“I have something I need to talk to you about before we eat,” Sergio said.
He suddenly looked nervous and that made Mandi feel a bit nervous too. She couldn’t imagine what he had to tell her.
“What is it?” she asked.
“Why don’t you sit down first.”
“Okay,” Mandi said. Sergio guided her to the edge of the bed and sat her down. Then he knelt one knee down on the floor and leaned in toward her.
She was staring at his eyes, trying to read them and see what was going on, so she didn’t see his one hand pull out something from inside his pocket.
Sergio placed the deep blue crushed velvet box in front of him so Mandi could see it and slowly opened the top. Mandi was staring with wide and curious eyes, not able to say a word. Her heart was pounding and now her hands were shaking as much as Sergio’s. Inside that box was a beautiful diamond ring and she could tell that it was very old. It was a square cut with small diamonds surrounding it and absolutely amazing—the most beautiful ring she’d ever seen.
Sergio licked his lips and took her hands in his. “Mandi, I love you so much and I am hoping that you will make me the luckiest man in the world and marry me. Will you?”
Mandi’s eyes swelled up and she couldn’t contain her excitement. The answer was easy. She shouted out , “Yes,” and lunged toward Sergio, kissing his face passionately and toppling him over to the ground.
He laughed and then asked if he could put the ring on her finger before he got distracted with anything else. Mandi shook her head and extended out her left ring finger. Sergio slid the ring on and Mandi assessed its beauty upon her still tanned skin.
“It fits perfectly,” she said.
“As it should because you are perfect for me,” Sergio replied.--It isn’t every day that two people can find love and just know that it is meant to be. It changes everything and in one instant you swear off what you always believed would be your destiny and embrace the beautiful road ahead…the road that is traveled with someone you love so much and will not accept living without.
Today we have all laid witness to such a grand love. Sergio and Mandi show all of us that there is no need for good luck when you find the person you want to be with. It all aligns and is instantly beautiful and brilliant.--