She looked at him, nodding in agreement. "But we surmounted, Darian. We love each other now." She said, squealing.
"That's because you gave us a chance, I had no intention to love you when I met you but you didn't give up on me. You deserve the whole world and that's why I am doing this," he went down on one knee, causing her to gasp. "Lena Dawson, my wife." He stared lovingly into her eyes.
Lena was confused for a bit, she looked around to understand what was going on. "Darian, what are you doing?" She asked, smiling.
"I never imagined that I would love you this much, I didn't plan to, but it happened and I love every bit of loving you. Loving you is my favourite thing to do and I assure you that I will never stop, not even for milliseconds. We've always had each other's back, you've borne so much for my sake and you've shown me the real meaning of love. Pure love, real love that makes one complete. It's been more than two years since I started this journey with you and I want you for a lifetime. I understand that we are married, but Lena, I want to ask you to marry me again." He brought out a small box decorated with ribbon and went down on both knees.
Pulling the lid, it opened up to a shiny diamond ring with two bright stones glistening around the metal. He looked at her shocked face and smiled. "I want to ask you properly. Helena Dawson, what would your response be if I asked you to marry me again?" He pointed the ring out to her and fixed his eyes on her.
"Darian! Are you proposing to me right now?" She asked, encircling her palm around her lips.
"Yes. So, what do you say?"
"Of course, you know what my response would be," she hit his shoulder lightly. "I will say yes to you, Darian Dawson. I will marry you again, I will always say yes to you every time that you ask me to marry you. I love you too much, and I will marry you again." Tears slipped down her cheeks as Darian wore the ring on her slim fingers, kissing it thereafter. "I love you," she uttered, the sound of sobs clouding her voice.
"Thank you, Lena." He rose to his feet, engulfing her in a deep hug that soothed their souls. They remained in each other's arms, both not saying a word to each other.
After a long minute, she broke the stillness between them. "The ring is beautiful, you always do things to surprise me." She hit him lightly when he let go of her.
"Only beautiful things are meant for you, Wifey." He kissed her cheeks. "Why did you cry?" He wiped off her tears with his thumb and smiled.
"Is the baby kicking?"
"Yes, she is. She gets really excited whenever Daddy is around. She runs around all the time when you are with me." She took his hand and rubbed it on her belly. "I can't wait to have her, I am certain she would look exactly like you."
"She's going to be a girl and I am sure that she will take after you." Darian countered her word but she shook her head.
"She will come out soon and we will see what she looks like. Did you tell your mom that we are having a baby girl?" Lena asked Darian.
"I thought you did, didn't you?"
"I did, I told her immediately I found out." Tapping her fingers on her thigh, she turned to Darian. "You two are not too close."
"You know that I am trying the best that I can to be close to her, right? You see how much I care about her, don't you?"
"I do, but I feel you should go deeper, Darian. Maybe you should do more, it's been months and you haven't even called her mom yet." Lena sighed. "Okay, I was just saying that it's best to take your time." She shrugged her shoulders.
"Lena, that's what I am doing. Taking my time, let's keep it slow and steady with her. What do you want to eat tonight?"
"Sandwiches, can I get that? The ones Tina made before she left."
"I will get them for you." Darian straightened up immediately and was heading to the kitchen to get the food when Lena made a sound. He swivelled around, looking at her. "Are you good?" She replied with a yelp, patting her legs as she moaned out in pain.
He ran towards her and held her, "Darian," clutching her tummy, she said. "Darian, my water just broke, the baby is coming now." She groaned out in pain and Darian's heart skipped a beat. He was confused for some seconds, "The baby came early, let's go to the hospital."
He heaved her up without hesitation, wrapping a hand around her neck, he led her out of the lounge and into the living room.
"Please, be safe, I want to get the baby's things." He yelled out Isabella's name for aid. He got the bag that was filled with the baby's things in the room. Isabella was already out, helping Lena. "Let's go," Darian was scared, he didn't know what awaited them as they helped Lena to the car. He silently prayed in his heart that Lena would deliver safely, he took the keys from Jay and made sure to drive to the hospital by himself. "Hold on, I will soon be there."
He said in a shaky voice, his mind was filled with anxiety and excitement. He just couldn't wait to hold his baby in his hands. He was going to be a father.
That thought scared him and excited him. He knew he could do this. He had thought of becoming a father since Lena got pregnant and he was ready to give it all it would take.