Chapter 247
Nicolas
I was so nervous and it was clear Nicol could feel it to but I tried to hide it. I know in my hearts of hearts she will say yes but I was still nervous. When we stopped in front of the Terrace and Outdoor Gardens Nicol grabbed her bag and pulled her fingers through her hair to style it again and put some lipstick on as I kissed all of it off. Then she took a wipe out of her bag and cleaned my mouth. “You to sweet.” “Well, you can’t go in there with lipstick on your mouth I heard it’s a very fancy restaurant.” “Oh, did you now?” “I did.” “And may I ask from who?” “Are you getting a bit jealous Mr. Brown?” “Maybe a slight bit.” I could see she wanted to torture me but she took pity on me and said “JP off course.” “Oh, if it was another man I’m not sure I would have taken you in.” I said smiling at her. “OH, so you are jealous?” “When it comes to you absolutely.” Geoffrey open my door and Herman opened Nicol’s door; I walked around the SUV and put my hand on her lower back leading her into the restaurant. It was really like something out of a fairytale, the gardens being inside everywhere you look there was plants. I booked us a seat outside on the roof and when we walked outside it was just as spectacular. “Oh my.” Nicol said. “You can say that again.” The hostess took us to our table it was nice and private and it was how the plants where situated that made it private, I really couldn’t have chosen a better spot. I pulled out Nicol’s chair for her and let her sit before I took my seat. “Your waiter will be with you shortly.” The hostess said before she left. Nicol totally forgot she was hungry because she was looking everywhere except at the menu. “Nicol we should eat a starter just to get something in you.” “Okay.” She said but still she was staring at everything else. “Nicol that means you have to look at the menu.” “But it so beautiful here, oh I’m going to make JP so jealous when I tell him we were here.” That’s not all his going to be jealous off. I thought.
The waiter came and I order a bottle non-alcoholic champagne a Tie Dye Boston for Nicol and an Empire Caesar without anchovies. When the waiter was gone, I took Nicol’s hand in mine. She looked me in the eyes. “You know what Nicolas?” “No what Nicol?” I joked with her. “I can’t believe I wasted so much time we could have been together and happy.” I could see her eyes were getting watery. “Nicol, we got together when we should have, maybe I wasn’t ready yet and you came at the time I was ready. Don’t think about what if. We are together now and that is what counts.” “You, probable right.” “I know I am.” The waiter came with our champagne and poured each of us a glass. Nicol was shocked that I was going to drink the non-alcoholic champagne with her. “You sure about that?” She asked as I put the glass to my lips. “Yes, off course, I’m sure.” “It really does taste different.” I took a sip but I must have pulled my face because Nicol started laughing. “I told you it’s not the same.” “Not even close.” I told her. Nicol’s Tie Dye Boston came which was V roasted beets, Cyrpress Grove goat cheese, pistachio blackberry vinaigrette it actually looked tasty and my Empire Caeser was Castelfranco, baby romaine, caperberries, parmesan and croutons. I was so happy to see Nicol didn’t wait she immediately jumped in and ate her starter. “This is delicious.” She said. I wasn’t a fan of Beets although it did look nice. “I’ll take your word for it, or maybe it’s because you are hungry?” “Maybe both.” She smiled. We both got silent and ate our starters I was in my head I didn’t know when I should ask her now, before the main course or with the dessert, dessert was so cliché but maybe it will be better to wait until then.
When we were done with our starter the waiter came took our plates and we ordered our main course I ordered the Snake river farm Wagyu strip steak with black garlic au poivre, king trumpet and turnip, Nicol ordered the Broiled petite filet mignon with celery root, potato leek fondue, black truffle. When the waiter left, I poured us another glass of the champagne if that is what Nicol has to drink then I will drink it to. I was burning to tell her about Nikki and my date today but I can’t not before I ask her to marry me just maybe I should do it now then we can have a conversation about Nikki and what we did and how I asked her to marry her mother and then off course how she feels about marrying me. Yet again Nicol saw I was being a bit nervous, “Nicolas did something happen today? What is going on with you tonight? I don’t know you to be so on edge.” “Oh, fuck it.” I said a bit to load “What?” she asked. I stood up and looked at her the whole time I made sure my jacket was perfect then I took her hand and made her stand. “What’s going on? We can’t leave we are waiting for our food?” “Just bare with me sweetheart.” While she was standing, I went on my one knee in front of her. “No, No you are not doing this?” She asked in shocked “I am.” “Nicolas.” She said as the tears streamed down her face. “Nicol Green, the love of my life, the love I lost but then we found each other again, the mother of my child and the mother of my unborn child will you make me the happiest man on earth and please marry me?