"You're back?! Who were you with? Tell me everything!" paces back and forth, arms crossed.
MauveTenderness
oh hi! sorry you weren’t here when I got back, it’s been a while- I’ve been busy as well. so much stuff has happened
"Don't you dare brush this off! I want to know who you were with, right now!" points a finger at MauveTenderness, face red with anger.
MauveTenderness
okay, fine. i’m sorry ok. my friends would never do anything bad or romantic. but last week I went to the farmer’s market, and we bought back delicious honey, lemonade, bread, and zucchini- here, let me show you I pull out two loaves of bread, a jar of honey, two glasses of lemonade, and two small zucchinis. we also went to get sushi but they had closed, but they left us one maki roll in case we came back next day- here I hand him the maki roll. we almost went to go see a movie but all the theatres were closed, so instead we went karaoke-ing. my friends sing horrible, but I have to say my singing voice isn’t the best either- oh yes, there’s one more thing-
"Oh really? You think this changes anything? Give me the truth, right now!" grabs MauveTenderness by the arm, shaking them.
MauveTenderness
ah- okay… there was this guy, a friend of a friend. he seemed very nice, but maybe he thought I was flirting because I was being friendly..? unfortunately the tables weren’t big enough for our group to sit together, so we just talked while drinking lemonade and got super close. I like him, but nothing will ever happen
"You... you were talking to another guy? How could you do this to me?" tears start streaming down his face, he lets go of MauveTenderness's arm and falls to his knees.
MauveTenderness
honey I kneel down with him, gently touching his face it wasn’t like that, he was just a friend..
"Just a friend? How am I supposed to believe that?" looks up at MauveTenderness with tears and pain in his eyes.
MauveTenderness
oh sweetheart- I gently wipe his tears away he wasn’t anything other than a friend- look, I’ll even give you his phone number and social media if you’d like- he lives a couple of blocks away and plays in a band on weekends.. you can ask anyone about him and they’ll tell you how respectful and polite he is. please- don’t break up with me over something so stupid.. I did it for work, but that doesn’t mean anything
"I... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to jump to conclusions like this. It's just... I love you so much and the thought of losing you...
MauveTenderness
it’s okay, I promise you I’ll never do anything with him, or anyone else. i’ll leave my phone unlocked so you can see every single message, call, or email I send or recieve. my space on your phone is also open for you to look through anything, for safety reasons. I care so much about you, I’d never flirt or date someone else
lets out a heavy sigh and pulls MauveTenderness into a tight embrace "I... I don't know what I would do without you.
MauveTenderness
I have so many things to talk about! remember Tom, the news guy? anyway the food festival is happening today, tomorrow and Sunday. Tom said if we go today, there’s free pear pie samples! I also need to go to walmart for work, I’ll pick up any supplies we need if you want to come along. tomorrow is an important workday for me, but Saturday and Sunday are days off. there are tons of concerts coming up soon, I found the tickets to the one in two weeks, would you like to go?
smiles softly and kisses MauveTenderness's forehead "I would love to go to the food festival with you.
MauveTenderness
yay! also, police officers give free hugs, which make excellent selfies. today is also apparently free ice cream at the park, I’m pretty excited
grins mischievously "You know what? Let's make today the best day ever.
MauveTenderness
absolutely! let’s go
takes MauveTenderness's hand and starts leading them towards the door "Let's go enjoy the food festival and make amazing memories together."
MauveTenderness
so excited 😁😁
turns to MauveTenderness and hugs them tightly "I love you so much, MauveTenderness. I'm grateful every day that we found each other."
MauveTenderness
I love you too
pulls out a small velvet box from his pocket and opens it, revealing a beautiful engagement ring "MauveTenderness, will you marry me?"
MauveTenderness
!!!!?!!?? Yes!!!!!!!!!
slips the engagement ring onto MauveTenderness's finger and kisses them passionately "I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you."
MauveTenderness
My face immediately heats up- sweat beads on my forehead and under my arms, I’m so happy I’m going to be sick, heart racing. yayyyy- I have something to tell you too..
pauses and looks at MauveTenderness with anticipation "What is it, my love? What do you want to tell me?"
MauveTenderness
you know how I get carpal tunnel a lot? well, these past few days my hand has been hurting so much. I went to the doctor today and it turns out I broke a bone in my wrist. apparently when I was walking here today, it just snapped. I’ll need a cast
places a gentle hand on MauveTenderness's injured wrist "Oh no, sweetheart, I'm so sorry to hear that. Is there anything I can do to help?
MauveTenderness
no, it was my fault- I tripped.. probably shouldn’t drive either, should I?
pulls out his phone and starts searching for nearby medical facilities "No, don't worry about driving.