Dennis and Sharon have been going out together for over five years now and finally they made a decision to move in together, Sharon was excited about the idea. At work, all she could think about was moving in with Dennis. On her way home she decided to stop at the store to pick up some stuff for her new home, things like curtains, drapes, bathroom set, air freshener and some other stuff. They have been apartment hunting for over a week now and they found a very nice apartment in Brooklyn, somewhere close to their jobs. It had two bedrooms and each bedroom had its own bathroom, a big kitchen and a little patio at the side of the building with a great view of the city. Sharon and Dennis decided on getting a two bedroom because, they wanted to have an extra room in-case they have a friend or a family member staying over. Christmas was only a week away and they had decided on moving in together before Christmas.
Sharon felt as if she was in a fairy tale movie. She started wondering what it would be like living with him, knowing that they will see each other every day, sleeping in the same bed, no more weekend visits. Suddenly she was snapped back to reality when the door bell rang she got up and ran down the stairs to open the door. It was Vicky (her best friend from ever since they were children) she most have forgotten that Vicky was coming over to help her pack. As soon as Vicky enters the room, she gave Sharon a hug then they both went upstairs. There wasn’t time for any chit chatting because the moving truck would be there for the stuff any minute now. Two hours later the Uhaul truck pulls up in the drive way, they open the window to tell the driver to come up a little closer. Sharon went down stairs to open the door so that the men would take the furniture’s out. Vicky and Sharon were in the kitchen when the truck finally left.
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Dennis was waiting patiently at their new apartment when his cell phone rang, Sharon “hi baby the truck is on the way ok, bye later” before Dennis could say anything, she hang up the phone. Sharon put the phone in her pocket book and went down stairs to help her friend finish cleaning up the living room. Vicky was in her car honking the horn for Sharon to come out of the house. Sharon was just taking a last look at her old apartment. She reaches into her pocket book, took out a penny and places it on the floor in the middle of the room and left. It was an old tradition of her family, they do that whenever they move from one place to another, and they believe that it will bring them luck.
The girls were in the bed room upstairs putting away stuff into the dressers while David was down stairs in the kitchen cooking dinner. Dennis is a chef for about 3 years now; he works at a very big restaurant down town Brooklyn. He is currently planning on opening up his own restaurant pretty soon. He just needs to get a loan from his bank and with some help from his friend Mike he should be able to finalize everything by the end of the year. Ever since he was a teenager he just loves cooking, his dream was to become a chef and own his own restaurant and I guess his dream is finally coming true.
Dennis shouted “girls’ dinner is ready” Sharon and Vicky ran down stairs and they were surprised to see, what David has done to the dining room table, there were at least five candles each of a different color, three wine glasses and food in separate dishes. He cooked shrimps, chicken, pork and ham, there were rice, mash potatoes and a big bowl of salad in the center of the table. Sharon and Vicky were speechless when they saw all that food on the table. Both girls sat down and David came and pours wine in their glasses, then he sat down beside Sharon. After dinner the girls did the dishes. Then, Dennis and the girls went into the living room to relax and watch a movie. Sharon and
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Dennis tried to convince Vicky to stay over but, Vicky insist that she had to leave and because she didn’t want to spoil their first night together in their new home.
After Vicky left, they went to bed early because they, were too tired to finish unpacking the rest of their stuff besides they had the whole weekend to do that. The next day Sharon, got up very early because she wanted to surprise Dennis by making him breakfast. Looking at a picture of her and Dennis, she started day dreaming again, how wonderful it would be living together, having him around every day would be great. They would be doing a lot of stuff together, like having a candle light dinner every now and then, going on vacations together and you know fun stuff then suddenly she was snap back to reality when she heard a voice saying “are you alright”. Sharon turns around to see Dennis, with no shirt on, only his boxers she said to herself “boy he is so sexy in those boxers”. She took a minute to catch her breath before answering him “yes I am ok thanks”. He came down the stairs and gave her a hug and she felt as if she was melting in his big strong arms.
After they had finished unpacking the rest of their stuff they went to the mall to get a Christmas tree. Sharon wanted to buy an artificial tree but Dennis insists on buying a real Christmas tree. They bought a lot of decorations like, ornaments, Christmas lights and a reef to put on the front door. They stopped at the store to get some more groceries and then they went home. They had a lot of fun setting up the Christmas tree; they were laughing and making fun of each other while putting on the ornaments on the tree. The hardest part was getting that star at the very top of the tree, finally it was all done. They took a lot of pictures of the tree and with the tree.
While Dennis, was out running some last minute chores he said he had to do. Sharon finally got the chance to rap some Christmas presents that, she had bought for him. She
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went down stairs to put the presents under the tree, that’s when she saw that Dennis had put some gifts under the tree already. Sharon didn’t remember him putting them there but the idea put a smile on her face. As she was about to take up one of the presents she heard Dennis came in. He came in, kisses her on the cheek, and then he went upstairs. Every time he kisses her she, had this funny but wonderful feeling that ran through her entire body it was something she couldn’t explain even if she wanted to.
The next day was Christmas and Sharon was excited because they were planning this Christmas dinner for weeks. Their parents and some of their friends were coming over it was their first dinner party and everything had to be perfect. While Dennis was in the kitchen cooking Sharon was busy pasting name tags on the back of the chairs around the dining table. She was putting, wine glasses, knives and forks, dishes, and spoons on the table. She decided to use the two tables by the window, to put the food so that everybody could go around and serve themselves. After that, she went in the kitchen to help Dennis by washing plates, pots, forks, bowls or any other dirty dishes in the sink that he had finish using.
After they have finished all the cooking and placing stuff on the table, they had about two hours to themselves. They decided to take a bubble bath together, and then get dressed for the party; fortunately, they had some extra time to relax a little before their guess starts arriving. One by one their guess started coming one after the other. Vicky was the first to arrive, because she promise to come early to help move stuff around for the party, while Vicky and Sharon was busy doing stuff Dennis was doing some last minute arrangement in the kitchen. The door bell rang Dennis, went to answer the door, it was his mom and dad. When the last guess arrived everybody all went in the dining room. Vicky went in the living room to turn down the music a little.
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Before everyone starts eating Dennis took his spoon and hit his wine glass twice saying “I have an announcement to make” then everybody was quite for a moment, Dennis stood up and reach into his pocket, took out a gift and as he place the box in front of her she remembered that, he told her he had some last minute shopping to do yesterday. Suddenly, Sharon felt very nervous, as she took up the box, in her mind she kept saying to herself (is this what I think it is) she closed her eyes for a moment then took a deep breath open her eyes and open the box (yes she was right it was an engagement ring) Sharon was breathless and in tears when Dennis said “will you marry me”? With tears running down her cheeks Sharon got up and said “yes” and gave Dennis the longest kiss she had ever given him, then everybody started cheering and saying congratulation to both of them. It was truly a big surprise of her life and the best Christmas present anyone could ever get.
