I Was So Bitter, Till You Came Along

I woke up to a crash in the kitchen on my nineteenth birthday, jolting up and scrambling out of bed. I grabbed the baseball bat Andy kept by his dresser, and I crept out into the hallway and down the stairs, holding the bat aloft as I moved forward toward the kitchen.

I stepped closer to the threshold into the kitchen when a tall figure stepped through it, making me shriek and raise the bat higher.

"Casey! Put it down! It's just me!" Andy exclaimed. He had both of his hands up in a surrendering motion as he stared at me, and I slowly stood up straight and lowered the bat.

"You... you fucking scared me!" I exclaimed as Andy took the bat from me. "And you didn't even tell me you were coming home!"

"I know and I'm sorry. I wanted to surprise you for your birthday," he said. I closed my eyes and sighed, running my hands through my hair.

"Just... give me a hug," I said, holding my arms open for him. Andy stepped closer to me and pulled me into his arms, and I wrapped mine around his neck. I pulled away and stared up at him, and I pressed a kiss against his lips.

"So, I'm taking you out for your birthday, so go get ready and we'll leave," Andy said. I smiled.

"Okay," I said, and Andy let me go back upstairs to take a shower.

~~

The day went by smoothly, despite the fact that it was blazing hot outside and my constant complaining.

"Trust me, all of this is going to be worth it, Casey," Andy told me as we got back in the car.

Andy drove us to our second to last stop of the day, a cliff. Not just any cliff though. We'd be able to watch the sunset before it got dark enough for fireworks.

Andy pulled me down next to him, the rock warm from the summer sun. I gazed out into the hazy skyline of Los Angeles, tracing the outlines of the tall buildings on the horizon.

"Remember your birthday last year? " Andy asked me softly as the sun very slowly started to make its descent, the sky still very bright with daylight. I smiled.

"Yeah. It was by far the best birthday I've ever had," I said in reply, and Andy took my hand in his, kissing it gently. Andy chuckled softly.

"I think you'll change your mind here pretty quick," he stated matter-of-factly.

"Oh yeah? Why do you say that?" I asked, still gazing out at the horizon. Andy shifted beside me, but I didn't look over until he physically made me; he placed two fingers on my left cheek,making me look at him. He was kneeling on his right knee, his left hand behind his back.

"What are you doing?" I questioned, forcing my pregnant body to face him fully.

"I just wanted to let you know that I love you... and I was wondering if you'd marry me," Andy said, pulling his left hand out from behind his back. He delicately held a gorgeous, dainty ring between his forefinger and thumb, and my breath caught in my throat at the sight of it.

"Andy," I gasped, slowly getting to my knees so I was more level with him than I was before. I held my hands up to my chest, gazing at the ring. Eventually my eyes flickered up to his, and I opened my mouth to say something, but nothing came out except the stammer of his name.

"A-Andy..."

"Its alright, Casey. You don't have to answer right away if you don't want to-" My cry of pain interrupted him, and my hands immediately went to my belly.

"Andy, I think the baby's coming," I said.

"That's impossible. You're only six months along!" Andy exclaimed, pulling me to my feet and pocketing the ring. He helped me.to the car, and we drove off the minute Andy closed the driver side door.

When we arrived at the hospital an impressive thirty minutes later, I was admitted immediately, and my doctor walked into the room, telling me to put my feet up in the stirrups. She closely and quietly examined me, not saying anything until she pulled her latex gloves off.

"There's nothing to worry about, dear. It's only Braxton Hicks contractions. They don't happen to everyone, but I guess you're one of the lucky ones. You'll be able to leave shortly. They shouldn't last much longer," she told me, and I nodded. She left as I removed my legs from the stirrups, and Andy entered.

"You had me terrified," he said, pressing a soft kiss against my lips.

"I was too," I admitted. Andy smiled down at me, both of us not really knowing what to say to each other.

Once the contractions stopped, I was cleared to leave, and Andy wheeled me out of the hospital. We made it back to the car as it was getting dark, and Andy drove off to our last destination of the evening.

~~

Of course they'd thrown me a birthday party. I should have seen it coming. As I hugged them all, the only thing I could think about was Andy's proposal and how desperate he probably was for an answer.

So I let go of Ashley sooner than I normally would have, wheeling around to face Andy. He raised an eyebrow at me.

"Yes," I told him breathlessly, surely making the others wonder. Andy grinned and walked quickly over to me, knowing exactly what I meant. He pressed his lips against mine roughly, making me bump into Ashley a little. I wrapped my arms around Andy's neck, pulling him as close as I could to deepen the kiss.

Andy pulled away from the kiss to eagerly fish the ring out of his pocket, and he grabbed my hand, slipping the ring onto my left ring finger. I laughed with joy and tossed my arms back around Andy's neck.

"Okay what the fuck is going on," Ashley said, stepping to my left and placing a hand on my shoulder. I squealed and covered my mouth in embarrassment as Andy grinned broadly.

"We're engaged. I asked her to marry me earlier," Andy said.

"Why'd she only say yes now?" He asked, confusion written clearly on his face.

"Oh. We thought she went into labor so I rushed her to the hospital," Andy answered.

"What a wild night," Ashley responded.

It definitely was.

Notes

Why hello, folks. I saw Deadpool yesterday and let me fuckin tell you it was so fucking good.