Alas, I didn't have a proposal quite like that.
Handsome and I had been dating for a while and I had an awareness something was going to happen. But on the night I thought he'd asked, a friend decided to come with us to a movie. Neither of us said anything.
The next night rolled around. We were watching tv at my apartment. He gathered me into his lap and asked me to marry him. I said yes!
It wasn't until later that I realized he'd asked me on April Fool's Day. Oh no!
I began to question the question. Did he really mean to ask what he'd asked? I had to know for sure.
The next day, I gathered a lot of courage. And said, "I need to ask you something." "Okay." "You know how yesterday was April Fool's Day?" "Yes." "Did you mean to ask me what you asked me on April Fool's Day?"
He grinned.
My heart stopped for what seemed like an eternity. Finally, he said, "Yes."
Relief blew through me.
And yes, that was the inspiration for "With This Ring," a very short story from Just Desserts...and other stories.
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8 comments:
Oh, Vicki. I would have been so nervous, too. I'm glad it worked out for you.
Thank you, Sandra. Can you imagine having to ask him to ask again the next day? I can do so many things with being fearful, but that one was really hard for me. LOL
I love this story of your proposal! He knew all along what he was doing and it was memorable. :)
Great story, Vicki. Love the red handbag.
Mary
Wonderful post! I understand April Fool's Day, since it's my birthday. I've always been ragged about that.
Hi, Melissa: He had that funny little quirky grin when I asked him to reask. LOL BTW, he asked yesterday and I said ask me tomorrow which he did. LOLOL
Hi, Mary! Isn't that a gorgeous bag? I just love red. I have an Enid Collins one that is pretty too. Hugs.
Hi, Ilona! How crazy April 1 is your birthday. So people must have asked if you were a mistake. Lordy.
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