Matt. With a million questions running through her
mind, she found it impossible to form coherent thoughts.
“ I want to make babies
with you and grow old with you. And I want to do it all right
here.” He continued.
Walking toward her, he could see the
surprise on her face.
“ Say that again…” she
said.
He reached for her and pulled her close.
“ Marry me,” he
whispered.
He took her hand in his and raised it to his
mouth. Kissing her knuckles gently, he looked into her eyes. She
knew he was trying to get a read on what answer may come.
“ But, Matt, we’ve only
known each other for a few months. We don’t even know if we could
even survive living together.”
“ Sometimes time doesn’t
matter. When it’s right, you just know.” He dropped her hand, but
held to it. “I feel like I’ve known you my whole life. I can’t
explain it and I don’t want to even try. Isn’t that
enough?”
“ Matt, you haven’t thought
this through.”
“ Yes I have. Do you have to think it through? I know I can and will love you for the
rest of my life. Aren’t you sure you can love
me?”
“ No, no. It’s not like
that. I am deeply, irrevocably in love with you Matt. You know
that.”
Calmly he knelt before her as she stood with
tears brimming in her eyes. From his pocket he pulled out a ring, a
large diamond princess cut solitaire in a gold setting.
“ I know and understand
what you’ve been through. I know that it’s hard for you to trust,
but like I told you, I will never hurt you and I will always love
you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. You’re the one I
want to lay beside every night and you’re the one I want to see
every morning when I wake up. This is it, Robin. You’re it. Marry
me?”
She couldn’t catch her breath and the tears
fell down her cheeks too fast.
“ I’m scared.”
“ I know you’re afraid, but
don’t be, please,” he said as he pulled her down to kneel with him.
“I love you so much.” Soothingly, he touched her face with his
steady hand. “I will never lay a hand on you or take you for
granted.”
She nodded tearfully. “Yes, I’ll marry
you.”
A few days passed. Matt couldn’t wait to
tell his family. He made phone calls to everyone. He shared the
exciting news with Avery and some other close friends at the
hospital.
As he stood at the nurse’s station, he
looked up at the clock. “Only 3 a.m.,” he whispered to himself as
he rubbed his eyes. Glad this was his last night before three days
off, he continued trudging through charts, signing here and
there.
Avery sat beside him.
“ So, you’re getting
married,” he said with a hint of negativity in his
voice.
“ That’s the plan,” Matt
replied as he continued looking through charts.
“ Well, good luck with that
buddy,” Avery concluded with a pat on the back.
When Matt turned, Sheryl stood before
him.
“ Can I talk to you for a
minute?” she asked.
“ Is Olivia okay? It’s the
middle of the night. What are you doing here?” he
inquired.
“ Yes, she’s fine. She’s
with Kyle. This will only take a minute. I just had to see
you.”
He walked silently to the doctor’s lounge,
Sheryl following closely behind. He took off his lab coat, dropped
to the couch, and folded his hands behind his head. Sheryl
paced.
“ Will you please tell me
what the hell is wrong?” he asked curiously.
Looking rather desperate, she sat beside him
on the couch.
“ Please don’t do this,”
she pleaded quietly.
“ What are you talking
about Sheryl?”
“ I know that you asked
Robin to marry you. The entire hospital knows you’ve thrown
yourself at her. I heard people talking and they are saying you can
see her ring you gave her from a mile away.”
“ Yes, I asked her to marry
me; so what?”
“ Don’t. Don’t do it.
Please. I’m begging you.”
“ Why not Sheryl?” he bit
out.
“ Matthew I still love you
and I want us to be a family.”
The rage swelled within him as he
mind, she found it impossible to form coherent thoughts.
“ I want to make babies
with you and grow old with you. And I want to do it all right
here.” He continued.
Walking toward her, he could see the
surprise on her face.
“ Say that again…” she
said.
He reached for her and pulled her close.
“ Marry me,” he
whispered.
He took her hand in his and raised it to his
mouth. Kissing her knuckles gently, he looked into her eyes. She
knew he was trying to get a read on what answer may come.
“ But, Matt, we’ve only
known each other for a few months. We don’t even know if we could
even survive living together.”
“ Sometimes time doesn’t
matter. When it’s right, you just know.” He dropped her hand, but
held to it. “I feel like I’ve known you my whole life. I can’t
explain it and I don’t want to even try. Isn’t that
enough?”
“ Matt, you haven’t thought
this through.”
“ Yes I have. Do you have to think it through? I know I can and will love you for the
rest of my life. Aren’t you sure you can love
me?”
“ No, no. It’s not like
that. I am deeply, irrevocably in love with you Matt. You know
that.”
Calmly he knelt before her as she stood with
tears brimming in her eyes. From his pocket he pulled out a ring, a
large diamond princess cut solitaire in a gold setting.
“ I know and understand
what you’ve been through. I know that it’s hard for you to trust,
but like I told you, I will never hurt you and I will always love
you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. You’re the one I
want to lay beside every night and you’re the one I want to see
every morning when I wake up. This is it, Robin. You’re it. Marry
me?”
She couldn’t catch her breath and the tears
fell down her cheeks too fast.
“ I’m scared.”
“ I know you’re afraid, but
don’t be, please,” he said as he pulled her down to kneel with him.
“I love you so much.” Soothingly, he touched her face with his
steady hand. “I will never lay a hand on you or take you for
granted.”
She nodded tearfully. “Yes, I’ll marry
you.”
A few days passed. Matt couldn’t wait to
tell his family. He made phone calls to everyone. He shared the
exciting news with Avery and some other close friends at the
hospital.
As he stood at the nurse’s station, he
looked up at the clock. “Only 3 a.m.,” he whispered to himself as
he rubbed his eyes. Glad this was his last night before three days
off, he continued trudging through charts, signing here and
there.
Avery sat beside him.
“ So, you’re getting
married,” he said with a hint of negativity in his
voice.
“ That’s the plan,” Matt
replied as he continued looking through charts.
“ Well, good luck with that
buddy,” Avery concluded with a pat on the back.
When Matt turned, Sheryl stood before
him.
“ Can I talk to you for a
minute?” she asked.
“ Is Olivia okay? It’s the
middle of the night. What are you doing here?” he
inquired.
“ Yes, she’s fine. She’s
with Kyle. This will only take a minute. I just had to see
you.”
He walked silently to the doctor’s lounge,
Sheryl following closely behind. He took off his lab coat, dropped
to the couch, and folded his hands behind his head. Sheryl
paced.
“ Will you please tell me
what the hell is wrong?” he asked curiously.
Looking rather desperate, she sat beside him
on the couch.
“ Please don’t do this,”
she pleaded quietly.
“ What are you talking
about Sheryl?”
“ I know that you asked
Robin to marry you. The entire hospital knows you’ve thrown
yourself at her. I heard people talking and they are saying you can
see her ring you gave her from a mile away.”
“ Yes, I asked her to marry
me; so what?”
“ Don’t. Don’t do it.
Please. I’m begging you.”
“ Why not Sheryl?” he bit
out.
“ Matthew I still love you
and I want us to be a family.”
The rage swelled within him as he
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