“Let’s see it,” Emily demanded.
Brooke huffed an exaggerated sigh before walking to the front counter. She was careful to glance across to Drew’s shop before pulling out the ring box. Once she was sure the coast was clear she pulled out the ring and handed it to Emily.
The ring had a silver band with a heart shaped diamond. Brooke couldn’t help smiling every time she looked at it. Emily’s eyes widened.
“Wow. So, this is really happening?” Emily asked.
“It is,” Brooke reaffirmed.
Altogether she and Drew had been living together for six months. Though Brooke had known much sooner that she wanted to marry Drew.
“I can’t handle this. You and I are both going to be getting married,” Emily squealed with excitement.
“Only if Drew says yes,” Brooke corrected.
Emily shot Brooke a get real look. Brooke had to laugh.
“She’s going to say yes,” Emily insisted.
“I obviously hope so. There’s never been anyone else I’ve ever felt prepared to marry. No one else that I wanted to share my space or my time with.”
“I know what you mean. I feel the same way about Scarlett. I can’t believe we’re both going to be engaged and married.”
“I promise to let you get married first,” Brooke laughed.
“You can get married as soon as you want to. By the way, how are things going with Drew and Frank?”
Brooke gave a slow smile. She remembered back over the last few months. Things between Drew and Frank had beentense for months. They would take one step forward and three steps back. With time things, between them had settled. Now that Drew knew she could count on Frank, at least for some things she was more inclined to include him in her life. It had been interesting for Brooke to watch the relationship between Drew and Frank grow.
“Things have been going really well. Frank has season passes to the Preds games. So I guess Drew and I are hockey fans now,” Brooke chuckled.
“I never thought I’d see the day that you became a sports fan,” Emily laughed.
“You and me both. But it’s fun going with my mom and Frank. And Drew,” she smiled fondly when she mentioned Drew. Emily bumped her with a shoulder.
“What’s the proposal plan?” Emily asked with a grin.
Brooke ducked behind the counter and pulled out a box of rose tea. Emily took the box from Brooke and stared at it. When she met Brooke’s eyes there was an unspoken question there.
“It’s Tuesday,” Brooke laughed.
“I still have so many questions,” Emily teased.
“Tuesday is the day that we close up our shops then meet over here and have a cup of tea together,” Brooke explained.
“You’re going to propose over tea time?” Emily asked.
“I can’t think of a better time to give her a ring,” Brooke answered.
Emily tossed her the box of tea. Brooke caught it with a grin.
“If it means something to the two of you, that’s all that matters.”
“It does mean something to us,” Brooke explained.
In the months since their one disagreement Brooke and Drew had made Tuesday tea an official ritual. It was the time they checked in with each other. They told each other about the day. They talked about the upcoming week and how they were feeling. Tuesday tea time was the perfect moment to propose and Brooke couldn’t wait.
“With that in mind I’m going to need you to scoot. Drew will be here any minute.”
