Another Life by JenniferNewman (100 best novels of all time .txt) 📕

/> “Come with me to the beach today?” I looked up letting his hand continue to stroke my hair as he looked down at me with those same blue eyes he had looked at me with for the past two or so years. I leaned up to kiss his cheek before pulling away to sit back up and climb out of bed.
“Sure. What time?” I ask not knowing how important this is and act casually like every time he asks for us to go out together.
“11:30” he won’t look at me when he says this but I still don’t get it. My mine is elsewhere searching for a top to wear. Even at the age of twenty I have not become any more organised that when I was still a teen. Although my mind is else where I still look up and find him staring at the draw next to the bed. I still didn’t get it.
“Great. What time is it now?” I'm still shuffling threw the drew I kept my tops in but couldn’t find the one I wanted. Soon I would just give up and go for a white top with the print of an old hand watch on the front wearing it with skinny jeans and a blazer.
“11” His answers are short and his tone is distant like he is thinking hard about something in another universe.
“Cool” I went back to the bed kissed him on the forehead and then disappeared into the bathroom to change. Five minutes later I exited the room with my hair brushed and in a messy pony tail and dark rose colour lipstick on. To find Parker already dressed and tugging on a jacket still looking hundreds of miles away. Still not understand what was going on even when Parker said he would be back at 11:30 to pick me up. He just had to do something first.
When Parker came back I was sitting on the settee in the living room with a book in my hand and coursework in my over. Going over and over hoping to get a good grade. He came in straight away pulling me up into his arms and swinging me round until stopping to plant his lips smack on mine.
“hey to you to” I had time to mange before his lips came back down o mine. The feeling I have for Parker haven’t decreased since I admitted I loved him. If anything I love him more which is why his acting funny is starting to confuse me.
“Ready?” I nod my head and he starts to pull me to the door and to his car and away we went. Of course I still hadn’t gotten what it was yet; it was not long to go.

When we arrived at the beach with it glorious pebbled walk way and wave swept pair. We didn’t head towards the pair but straight down the pebbled path towards under the pair. I spotted what looked like a red blanket on the ground before realizing that Parker had set up a picnic for us. So that’s where he had been before.....
“it’ the only day that it’s not that windy down here so I thought.....” I looked up at him; kissing him on the cheek and letting him drag me forward.
He had packed all my favourite foods in the picnic along with some I had never even heard off but are no among my favourite. We were laughing around when Parkers face suddenly went serious. That’s where I am now. Wondering what it is that he’s been keeping. Been thinking of for weeks. Making him seem miles and miles away. His arm was around me when he took a deep breath and put his hand in his pocket before asking me to stand up. I did as he asked but he stayed on the ground taking the small box out on his pocket and turning it round and round I his hand before flipping it open and pulling himself up so he was kneeling in front of me. in his left hand he held the small box. As the light court it the thing inside started to sparkle blinding me until the light came off and I saw that it was a silver band. The round diamond in the middle was the thing that had the light reflecting in my face. Before I realized it my mouth was open and Parker was opening his mouth to speak.
The words came slowly but I heard the repeated over and over in my head as he said them.
“Rose? Will you marry me?” over and over. This is what he had been keeping. What he had been thinking about.
“Oh my god” I breathed unable to believe it. Parkers face was as open as I had ever seen it. The question shown clearly on his face and wide blue eyes. I just had to say it.
I love him. But is it right? To early? A spear of the moment thing
“Yes” I grinned.

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Publication Date: 06-25-2011

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