An Unexpected Gift - MickBeth - PG13

[MickLifeCrisis]

An Unexpected Gift Challenge. At least I tried.



As she lay in Mick arms, letting herself come back to earth, Beth thought about their evening. She couldn’t put her finger on it exactly but somehow, Mick seemed “off”. Something wasn’t right. He was distracted and preoccupied one minute, and so intense the next. When he looked into her eyes she felt he was staring into her very soul.

Then there were the tangible things, the first being when he greeted her at his door with a single red rose. The loft was awash in candlelight; soft music playing in the background. The table was elegantly set, with a huge bouquet of red roses in the middle. Later, he led her into the candlelit bathroom where there were still more roses. He ran a bubble bath as they sensually undressed each other, though Beth felt he had been undressing her with his eyes all evening. Afterward, he lovingly caressed every part of her with a soft towel, then carried her into the bedroom and laid her on the satin sheets, strewn with rose petals. They made love as if it was the first time and the last time, all rolled together. It had brought Beth to tears.

And now as she spooned in front of him, she wondered what it all meant. Mick began to whisper in her ear.

“Beth, I love you.”

“I love you, too.”

“I want you by my side, always. I want us to be together.” He nuzzled her neck. “I want to give you a gift. The greatest gift I can give you.”

Beth’s eyes popped open, and her heart began to race. “Mick… what…?” He shushed her with a finger to her lips, as he reached under the pillow with his other hand.

“Beth,” his voice cracked as he opened the small box. “My name is the one thing truly my own. I want to give it to you. Will you be Mrs. St. John?”

[redwinter101]

Oh, MLC - that is gorgeous. A beautiful scene, capped off with a wonderful, wonderful gift:

My name is the one thing truly my own. I want to give it to you.

How beautiful.



Red

[MickLifeCrisis]

Aw, shucks, thanks Red!

/MLC breathes a little easier now./

[cassysj]

That's very sweet. Mick makes a perfect evening and tops it off with the best gift of all.

[lorig]

Awe MLC, that was so sweet and beautifuly done. Very nice!

[Luxe de Luxe]

oooh... you gave me a Coraline flashback then MLC.... my heart's just beginning to slow down. Lovely ending. And glad you gave this a go.

[Catmoon]

I too had a Coraline flashback -- you had me scared there for a moment! What a romantic way to propose. She's got herself a great catch there.

[GuardianAngel]

Very pretty and sensual.

At first I thought he was going to offer to Turn her. You know, being that was how Coraline phrased it when she bestowed that 'gift' on Mick. But I couldn't imagine Mick doing that to Beth. So I was more than pleasantly surprised by his offering. WooHoo! Mrs. St. John. Now THAT is what I call a gift.

[kpyle]

Very nice!! I too thought I was having a flash back to Coroline, but was pleasantly surprised with his gift!! Not that I would be disappointed if he offered at some point, but not the same way as Coroline!! thanks so much for this!!

Kelly

[MickLifeCrisis]

Cassysj and lorig, thank you so much! "Sweet MickBeth" is a favorite topic of mine, and I love to share it!

Thank you also Luxe, Catmoon, GA and Kpyle! The "Coraline" moment was intentional - I'm glad that it worked!

[Misfit]

Well done, MLC

even if you did scare me with the 'gift' line

Sweet MickBeth... just the way I like them

[wollstonecraft61]

How romantic! I would take it!!!!

[MickLifeCrisis]

Thank you, Misfit and wollstonecraft! Romantic and sweet fits MickBeth perfectly.



Oh, look! I have an office now! Thanks, Phoenix! /Hmm....seems a little empty.../

[mitzie]

I too thought of Coraline and my heart was saying No, no!! What a beautiful and sweet proposal!! I loved it!!!!

mitzie

[allegrita]

Oh, MLC--you are such a minx!! You scared us. And you did a really good job of it, too!

What a sweet, romantic, loving evening for Mick to give his Beth... and all that romance culminates in the most beautiful moment of all. And yes, his name is the greatest and most unexpected gift Mick could offer her.

Nice job--and please keep writing!!