The Proposal
Feb 20, 2019 15:17:59 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2019 15:17:59 GMT -5
Off Camera
Lakewood, CO
Saturday 2nd February - 03:42 am
The night was beginning to wind down; the Denver Divas managed to beat the Jacksonville Phoenix by a slim margin of 2 points, but it was still cause to celebrate as far as the team was concerned. They’d be meeting the Los Angeles Blackout in the conference final next week, a rubber match after the teams had gone 1-1 during the regular season. But that’ll come in time.
For now the alcohol was still flowing freely, but the crowd had long since dispersed. The twenty or so people who had come back to Charlotte Bloczynski’s home had dwindled down to six. The star wide receiver and linebacker, Charlotte and her girlfriend, running back Nat McKinley. The team owners, Dom Harter and Annie Zellor, as well as their friends Jaelynn Ramsey and Mary-Jane McCracken. They had retired to the hot tub on the deck to wind down towards the end of the festivities, as Annie made her way out from the kitchen with more beer and wine bottles in her hands. She scurried across the deck as the wind bit at her exposed torso, dropped the bottles in the ice box nearby, and eased herself back into the tub next to Mary-Jane. A sigh of relief escaped her lips as the warm water bubbled around her.
Annie nestled in under Mary-Jane’s arm with a bottle of Bud Light in hand. The pair have become thick as thieves since Mary-Jane agreed to become a valet for The New Murder member, in FGA and Rose City Wrestling - including being there when Annie won the RCW Macaria Championship in her debut match for the company last week. The plan being that Mary-Jane can get used to the wrestling industry and gain some exposure while she continues to train under the tutelage of Annie and Dom, as part of Harter’s Angels. “What are we talking about now?” Annie whispered in the redhead’s ear as the conversation continued around her.
“Jae being on Flashpoint now,” MJ turned her head and replied. She knew she had also been brought in to boost the numbers on Vertigo after Jae got drafted to Flashpoint, and Chris Bond retired at Final Frontier at the end of last year. But she wasn’t quite aware of how deep the connection was between the members of The New Murder. Then again, who really was?
“Ah, okey dokey. Thanks.” Annie chirped as she leaned up to give MJ a quick peck on the lips, before she rested her head on MJ’s shoulder.
On the opposite side of the hot tub sat Dom Harter and Jaelynn Ramsey, while the Divas players occupied a third side looking out across the mountains. “But, yeah,” Dom started, “we’re gonna miss you. Absolutely gonna miss you. But this is your chance!”
“My chance for what?” Jae tried to push the conversation along to stop Dom lingering on the same point any longer.
“Your chance!” Dom tightened his grip on Jae’s shoulder, giving it a playful squeeze as the blonde just smiled up at her friend - it seemed a better alternative than looking down. But he was just so enthused at the prospect, she couldn’t help but feel some of the pride radiating off him as he spoke. “To show everybody what you can do, and without us. So you’re not just...lumped in with us. You’re not just my friend or Annie’s friend now. You get to stand alone, and show everybody what you can do.”
“That’s the plan,” Jae’s response was coy as she tried to remain humble, but she was beginning to blush. Her cheeks reddening as Dom continued to gush over her; they’d come a long way since they met in 3GW, when Dom volunteered to be her tag team partner for one match. Who knew they’d still be together two years later?
“I mean it,” Dom repeated, “You’ve come so far in the time I’ve known you. And you’ve grown so much as a wrestler - in the ring and on the microphone. And I’m…” he chuckled to himself before downing the last of his beer. “I’m so fucking proud of you, Jae.”
“Thank you,” she said with a smile.
“No, I mean it. You’re just...I’m so proud. And you’re finally going to get your chance to shine, and I couldn’t be happier for you. I want you to know that.” Harter stated as Annie handed him another bottle of beer from the ice box. He opened it with his teeth, causing most of the women to grimace in disgust. Except Nat. She’s seen people do worse.
“I know, Dom.” came the reply as Dom leant down to give Jae a quick kiss on the top of the head. “And it means a lot to me. Really, it does.” Jae paused as she averted her gaze, and lifted her head back up to meet Dom’s gaze. “But...I would appreciate it more...if I couldn’t see your penis right now.”
The other four women laughed as Jae narrowed her eyes and shook her head in Dom’s direction. Harter, for his part, feigned being offended by the insinuation as Nat joked, “That’s a sentiment we can all agree on.”
“It’s not like we haven’t all seen it before!” Charlotte said in jest.
“I hadn’t…” offered Mary-Jane, before she remembered. “...wait, no. In Ireland.”
Harter sat there, mouth agape, as his friends continued to make jokes at his expense. This wasn’t what he signed up for, damnit! “Ladies, I’m beginning to feel attacked here. I mean, I wouldn’t have a problem if any of you were naked...Mary-Jane.” he added, and winked at the shocked redhead.
“I’ll put my top back on if you keep this up!” she protested.
“Dommy,” Annie called her fiancé between bursts of laughter, “I love you, but, uh, can you go put your shorts back on, pleeease.”
“Fine,” Harter grumbled as he stood up and covered his modesty with the beer bottle. Jae continued to sit there with her head in her hands, presumably blushing as Dom stepped out of the hot tub in all his glory.
The laughter continued for a moment, until finally Annie spoke again. “Sorry about him,” she said, addressing Jaelynn directly.
“It’s ok,” Jae replied as she lowered her hands. Her cheeks still red from embarrassment as she sipped on her bottle of Bud Light and took a moment to admire the scenery. Even at this time of night the mountains were a sight to behold; part of her wondered how Charlotte managed to afford a place like this on an LFL player’s salary. But she didn’t know her well enough to ask intrusive questions like that. Instead she’d just have to deal with Dom and his antics. “I know how he can be.”
“Didn’t you two…” Charlotte started, “...I wanna say date?”
“It wasn’t really dating,” Annie answered for her, “just, like, friends with benefits or something like that.”
“Something like that.” Jae added without really clarifying anything. Truth be told, she didn’t know how to classify what she and Dom had together. All that matters now is that he’s with Annie, and she’s got her own beau. The thought of which is enough to bring a coy smile to her face, if only for a fleeting moment.
“I’m working on him though,” Annie laughed as she freed her left arm from behind MJ’s back, and held it out to show off the engagement ring that Dom had given to her a few weeks prior. The 18ct white gold band and 1ct diamond shining in the hot tub’s lights as Annie looked adoringly down at her own ring, the widest of grins on her face as she does so. The others moved in closer to get a better look, admiring the ring for a moment.
“It’s beautiful,” Jae said as she smiled across at Annie. She was genuinely happy for the two of them; despite their contrasting lifestyles, Dom and Annie had become two of her closest friends - intent on bringing her along to Thanksgivings, LFL games, and other nights out and events. But all things in moderation.
“Thanks, Jae!” Annie replied in girlish delight as they all moved back to their original positions in the hot tub. Mary-Jane, however, held onto Annie’s hand as she looked down at the ring.
“You haven’t told me yet,” Mary-Jane started, “how did he propose?” She looked eager to hear the story as Annie glanced over to Nat and Charlotte, both of whom shared that look of apprehension…
Off Camera
Manchester, England
Monday 24th December 2018 - 04:19 am
The sound of the toilet flushing rumbled throughout the hotel room as Dom Harter, naked as the day he was born, wandered out of the en-suite. He rolled his neck with the aid of one hand and groaned, “I’m gonna feel that one in the morning.” The statement was met with giggles from the beds, which had been pushed together for the evening.
“You poor thing, Dommy,” Charlotte purred as she approached him. She drew him in with her eyes, he inclined his head in anticipation as she brought her mouth to his. It was a sloppy kiss, the smell of Jack Daniels and coke being exchanged with each breath as Harter’s hands began to roam.
“Get a room, you two,” the voice belonged to Nat McKinley. Sat up in bed with a shot glass filled with tequila in one hand, she playfully scolded the man who defeated her in tag team competition earlier in the night. But the rivalry didn’t seem to run too deep.
The kiss slowed to a stop as Harter began to look around; it may have looked like a bomb hit it, with clothes strewn everywhere and more than a couple of empty bottles, their bags and other possessions piled in one corner, and the lingering stench of booze and sweat permeated the air, but: “Uh, we’ve got one” Dom stated, having not detected the playful tone of Nat’s jab.
“She’s just messing,” Charlotte nudged him.
“Salt on my neck ok this time?” Annie asked as she knelt next to Nat on the bed.
“Yeah, make a change,” Nat replied as she watched Annie lick her palm and run it across her neck, before she sprinkled the salt shaker over her glistening skin. Annie giggled as the salt was licked off, and Nat promptly downed her shot of tequila, retching at the taste slightly. She looked around the bed, panicked as she asked, “Where’s the lime?” The answer to which was revealed as Annie smiled, revealing the sour green slice gripped between her teeth.
Dom wrapped his arms around Charlotte’s waist as he stood behind her, and pulled her in close. He leant down to whisper in her ear, “So when you putting a ring on that?”
But the question only elicited laughter from Charlotte. She let forth a hearty guffaw, which in turn caused Nat and Annie to stop what they were doing. Puzzled, they looked over to their partners and Annie asked, “what’s so funny?”
“Nothing,” Charlotte replied between bursts of laughter. She wiped a tear from her eye, “Nothing, just, uh, Dom asked if…” she paused to giggle once more, “...he asked when me and Nat were getting married.” The explanation drew a laugh from Nat as well as a bewildered Annie just knelt there and shrugged her shoulders in Dom’s direction.
“We’re, uh, we’re not there yet,” she offered as she shook her head, “and you two have been together longer than us! So, uh, you first.” Nat suggested before she laughed again. As if that was going to happen.
“Oh yeah, like that’s gonna happen!” Annie joined in the joke.
“It could.” suggested Dom from across the room.
“Come on. I love you, Dommy, but…” Annie trailed off as she watched her boyfriend walk across to where their bags are piled up in the corner. He unzipped his hand luggage and dug into the inside compartment as the three of them watched on in shock. Was he just playing an elaborate joke on them all? Surely he didn’t really have a ring on him. Why would he bring a ring with him to the UK? But to the amazement of everybody in the room, Dom produced a velvet ring box from within the bag before he moved towards the bed. Annie scrambled over to the edge, her eyes widened, mouth open in shock as she watched her boyfriend drop down to one knee, and ask her the question that could forever change the rest of their lives...naked in a Manchester hotel room, after a night of drunken debauchery with two of their friends.
Off Camera
Lakewood, CO
Saturday 2nd February - 03:54 am
“You haven’t told me yet,” Mary-Jane started, “how did he propose?” She looked eager to hear the story as Annie glanced over to Nat and Charlotte, both of whom shared that look of apprehension.
“What’s happening?” Dom asked as he rejoined the party in his swim shorts. He eased himself back into the hot tub next to Jaelynn.
“Annie was just about to tell us all how you proposed to her,” Mary-Jane replied, blissfully unaware that most of the occupants of the hot tub were there that night.
“Oh, you’re gonna love this story,” Dom stated, and Annie’s eyes widened. “Ok, picture this. It’s Christmas morning and we’re at Brytain and Syn’s house, sitting around the tree with them all, opening our presents--” Annie breathed a sigh of relief as she leant back against the edge of the tub. The Divas followed suit, content in the knowledge that their secret was safe. “--we’ve set a limit of three presents each so we don’t go overboard - I’ve been known to do that!” Dom stated, holding up his hands; the time he bought a car for one of his fuck buddies immediately came to mind, at least it did for Annie anyway.
“So I go first, and she’s got me the, uh, the 25th anniversary edition of ‘Blood Meridian’ by Cormac McCarthy. It’s my favourite book, but I only had the paperback. So it’s great,” Dom enthused as he spoke with his hands, “And Annie goes next, and it’s the necklace she saw in a jewellery store in Britain last time we were there together. But I went back there when I was over for Renegade, and I bought it for her.”
“The gold one with the chain of seeds,” Annie added with a smile. She wasn’t wearing it now.
“That does look good on you,” Jae chimed in, having seen the necklace in question a few weeks prior.
“She has good taste,” Dom joked, “But, and this is the funny part. Because we open our next presents, and we soon realize that we’ve each bought a Switch! Which, fuck yeah, we can play while we travel!”
“And I can beat him at Mario Kart anywhere, anytime!” boasted Annie, and most everybody laughed. Except Dom. It’s still a sore point for him.
“We’ll have to play some time,” Mary-Jane suggested as she nudged her friend.
“Bring it with you when we go to FGA or Rose City shows,” replied Annie.
“And then we open the third presents, but there’s one more present under the tree. Who could it be for?” Dom asked, rhetorically. “Well Annie opens it up and it’s just a box. So she opens that, and there’s another box inside. And another box inside that. And inside that box is the ring box, which she opens up. And when she turns around I’m on one knee…” Dom smiled as he finished lying to his friends, drawing some awws from Jae and Mary-Jane. Just to be on the safe side, Nat and Charlotte joined in, cooing over their friend’s engagement story.
“That sounds lovely,” Jae gushed as she gave Dom a quick hug.
“What can I say?” he started, “I’m a romantic!”
Lakewood, CO
Saturday 2nd February - 03:42 am
The night was beginning to wind down; the Denver Divas managed to beat the Jacksonville Phoenix by a slim margin of 2 points, but it was still cause to celebrate as far as the team was concerned. They’d be meeting the Los Angeles Blackout in the conference final next week, a rubber match after the teams had gone 1-1 during the regular season. But that’ll come in time.
For now the alcohol was still flowing freely, but the crowd had long since dispersed. The twenty or so people who had come back to Charlotte Bloczynski’s home had dwindled down to six. The star wide receiver and linebacker, Charlotte and her girlfriend, running back Nat McKinley. The team owners, Dom Harter and Annie Zellor, as well as their friends Jaelynn Ramsey and Mary-Jane McCracken. They had retired to the hot tub on the deck to wind down towards the end of the festivities, as Annie made her way out from the kitchen with more beer and wine bottles in her hands. She scurried across the deck as the wind bit at her exposed torso, dropped the bottles in the ice box nearby, and eased herself back into the tub next to Mary-Jane. A sigh of relief escaped her lips as the warm water bubbled around her.
Annie nestled in under Mary-Jane’s arm with a bottle of Bud Light in hand. The pair have become thick as thieves since Mary-Jane agreed to become a valet for The New Murder member, in FGA and Rose City Wrestling - including being there when Annie won the RCW Macaria Championship in her debut match for the company last week. The plan being that Mary-Jane can get used to the wrestling industry and gain some exposure while she continues to train under the tutelage of Annie and Dom, as part of Harter’s Angels. “What are we talking about now?” Annie whispered in the redhead’s ear as the conversation continued around her.
“Jae being on Flashpoint now,” MJ turned her head and replied. She knew she had also been brought in to boost the numbers on Vertigo after Jae got drafted to Flashpoint, and Chris Bond retired at Final Frontier at the end of last year. But she wasn’t quite aware of how deep the connection was between the members of The New Murder. Then again, who really was?
“Ah, okey dokey. Thanks.” Annie chirped as she leaned up to give MJ a quick peck on the lips, before she rested her head on MJ’s shoulder.
On the opposite side of the hot tub sat Dom Harter and Jaelynn Ramsey, while the Divas players occupied a third side looking out across the mountains. “But, yeah,” Dom started, “we’re gonna miss you. Absolutely gonna miss you. But this is your chance!”
“My chance for what?” Jae tried to push the conversation along to stop Dom lingering on the same point any longer.
“Your chance!” Dom tightened his grip on Jae’s shoulder, giving it a playful squeeze as the blonde just smiled up at her friend - it seemed a better alternative than looking down. But he was just so enthused at the prospect, she couldn’t help but feel some of the pride radiating off him as he spoke. “To show everybody what you can do, and without us. So you’re not just...lumped in with us. You’re not just my friend or Annie’s friend now. You get to stand alone, and show everybody what you can do.”
“That’s the plan,” Jae’s response was coy as she tried to remain humble, but she was beginning to blush. Her cheeks reddening as Dom continued to gush over her; they’d come a long way since they met in 3GW, when Dom volunteered to be her tag team partner for one match. Who knew they’d still be together two years later?
“I mean it,” Dom repeated, “You’ve come so far in the time I’ve known you. And you’ve grown so much as a wrestler - in the ring and on the microphone. And I’m…” he chuckled to himself before downing the last of his beer. “I’m so fucking proud of you, Jae.”
“Thank you,” she said with a smile.
“No, I mean it. You’re just...I’m so proud. And you’re finally going to get your chance to shine, and I couldn’t be happier for you. I want you to know that.” Harter stated as Annie handed him another bottle of beer from the ice box. He opened it with his teeth, causing most of the women to grimace in disgust. Except Nat. She’s seen people do worse.
“I know, Dom.” came the reply as Dom leant down to give Jae a quick kiss on the top of the head. “And it means a lot to me. Really, it does.” Jae paused as she averted her gaze, and lifted her head back up to meet Dom’s gaze. “But...I would appreciate it more...if I couldn’t see your penis right now.”
The other four women laughed as Jae narrowed her eyes and shook her head in Dom’s direction. Harter, for his part, feigned being offended by the insinuation as Nat joked, “That’s a sentiment we can all agree on.”
“It’s not like we haven’t all seen it before!” Charlotte said in jest.
“I hadn’t…” offered Mary-Jane, before she remembered. “...wait, no. In Ireland.”
Harter sat there, mouth agape, as his friends continued to make jokes at his expense. This wasn’t what he signed up for, damnit! “Ladies, I’m beginning to feel attacked here. I mean, I wouldn’t have a problem if any of you were naked...Mary-Jane.” he added, and winked at the shocked redhead.
“I’ll put my top back on if you keep this up!” she protested.
“Dommy,” Annie called her fiancé between bursts of laughter, “I love you, but, uh, can you go put your shorts back on, pleeease.”
“Fine,” Harter grumbled as he stood up and covered his modesty with the beer bottle. Jae continued to sit there with her head in her hands, presumably blushing as Dom stepped out of the hot tub in all his glory.
The laughter continued for a moment, until finally Annie spoke again. “Sorry about him,” she said, addressing Jaelynn directly.
“It’s ok,” Jae replied as she lowered her hands. Her cheeks still red from embarrassment as she sipped on her bottle of Bud Light and took a moment to admire the scenery. Even at this time of night the mountains were a sight to behold; part of her wondered how Charlotte managed to afford a place like this on an LFL player’s salary. But she didn’t know her well enough to ask intrusive questions like that. Instead she’d just have to deal with Dom and his antics. “I know how he can be.”
“Didn’t you two…” Charlotte started, “...I wanna say date?”
“It wasn’t really dating,” Annie answered for her, “just, like, friends with benefits or something like that.”
“Something like that.” Jae added without really clarifying anything. Truth be told, she didn’t know how to classify what she and Dom had together. All that matters now is that he’s with Annie, and she’s got her own beau. The thought of which is enough to bring a coy smile to her face, if only for a fleeting moment.
“I’m working on him though,” Annie laughed as she freed her left arm from behind MJ’s back, and held it out to show off the engagement ring that Dom had given to her a few weeks prior. The 18ct white gold band and 1ct diamond shining in the hot tub’s lights as Annie looked adoringly down at her own ring, the widest of grins on her face as she does so. The others moved in closer to get a better look, admiring the ring for a moment.
“It’s beautiful,” Jae said as she smiled across at Annie. She was genuinely happy for the two of them; despite their contrasting lifestyles, Dom and Annie had become two of her closest friends - intent on bringing her along to Thanksgivings, LFL games, and other nights out and events. But all things in moderation.
“Thanks, Jae!” Annie replied in girlish delight as they all moved back to their original positions in the hot tub. Mary-Jane, however, held onto Annie’s hand as she looked down at the ring.
“You haven’t told me yet,” Mary-Jane started, “how did he propose?” She looked eager to hear the story as Annie glanced over to Nat and Charlotte, both of whom shared that look of apprehension…
Off Camera
Manchester, England
Monday 24th December 2018 - 04:19 am
The sound of the toilet flushing rumbled throughout the hotel room as Dom Harter, naked as the day he was born, wandered out of the en-suite. He rolled his neck with the aid of one hand and groaned, “I’m gonna feel that one in the morning.” The statement was met with giggles from the beds, which had been pushed together for the evening.
“You poor thing, Dommy,” Charlotte purred as she approached him. She drew him in with her eyes, he inclined his head in anticipation as she brought her mouth to his. It was a sloppy kiss, the smell of Jack Daniels and coke being exchanged with each breath as Harter’s hands began to roam.
“Get a room, you two,” the voice belonged to Nat McKinley. Sat up in bed with a shot glass filled with tequila in one hand, she playfully scolded the man who defeated her in tag team competition earlier in the night. But the rivalry didn’t seem to run too deep.
The kiss slowed to a stop as Harter began to look around; it may have looked like a bomb hit it, with clothes strewn everywhere and more than a couple of empty bottles, their bags and other possessions piled in one corner, and the lingering stench of booze and sweat permeated the air, but: “Uh, we’ve got one” Dom stated, having not detected the playful tone of Nat’s jab.
“She’s just messing,” Charlotte nudged him.
“Salt on my neck ok this time?” Annie asked as she knelt next to Nat on the bed.
“Yeah, make a change,” Nat replied as she watched Annie lick her palm and run it across her neck, before she sprinkled the salt shaker over her glistening skin. Annie giggled as the salt was licked off, and Nat promptly downed her shot of tequila, retching at the taste slightly. She looked around the bed, panicked as she asked, “Where’s the lime?” The answer to which was revealed as Annie smiled, revealing the sour green slice gripped between her teeth.
Dom wrapped his arms around Charlotte’s waist as he stood behind her, and pulled her in close. He leant down to whisper in her ear, “So when you putting a ring on that?”
But the question only elicited laughter from Charlotte. She let forth a hearty guffaw, which in turn caused Nat and Annie to stop what they were doing. Puzzled, they looked over to their partners and Annie asked, “what’s so funny?”
“Nothing,” Charlotte replied between bursts of laughter. She wiped a tear from her eye, “Nothing, just, uh, Dom asked if…” she paused to giggle once more, “...he asked when me and Nat were getting married.” The explanation drew a laugh from Nat as well as a bewildered Annie just knelt there and shrugged her shoulders in Dom’s direction.
“We’re, uh, we’re not there yet,” she offered as she shook her head, “and you two have been together longer than us! So, uh, you first.” Nat suggested before she laughed again. As if that was going to happen.
“Oh yeah, like that’s gonna happen!” Annie joined in the joke.
“It could.” suggested Dom from across the room.
“Come on. I love you, Dommy, but…” Annie trailed off as she watched her boyfriend walk across to where their bags are piled up in the corner. He unzipped his hand luggage and dug into the inside compartment as the three of them watched on in shock. Was he just playing an elaborate joke on them all? Surely he didn’t really have a ring on him. Why would he bring a ring with him to the UK? But to the amazement of everybody in the room, Dom produced a velvet ring box from within the bag before he moved towards the bed. Annie scrambled over to the edge, her eyes widened, mouth open in shock as she watched her boyfriend drop down to one knee, and ask her the question that could forever change the rest of their lives...naked in a Manchester hotel room, after a night of drunken debauchery with two of their friends.
Off Camera
Lakewood, CO
Saturday 2nd February - 03:54 am
“You haven’t told me yet,” Mary-Jane started, “how did he propose?” She looked eager to hear the story as Annie glanced over to Nat and Charlotte, both of whom shared that look of apprehension.
“What’s happening?” Dom asked as he rejoined the party in his swim shorts. He eased himself back into the hot tub next to Jaelynn.
“Annie was just about to tell us all how you proposed to her,” Mary-Jane replied, blissfully unaware that most of the occupants of the hot tub were there that night.
“Oh, you’re gonna love this story,” Dom stated, and Annie’s eyes widened. “Ok, picture this. It’s Christmas morning and we’re at Brytain and Syn’s house, sitting around the tree with them all, opening our presents--” Annie breathed a sigh of relief as she leant back against the edge of the tub. The Divas followed suit, content in the knowledge that their secret was safe. “--we’ve set a limit of three presents each so we don’t go overboard - I’ve been known to do that!” Dom stated, holding up his hands; the time he bought a car for one of his fuck buddies immediately came to mind, at least it did for Annie anyway.
“So I go first, and she’s got me the, uh, the 25th anniversary edition of ‘Blood Meridian’ by Cormac McCarthy. It’s my favourite book, but I only had the paperback. So it’s great,” Dom enthused as he spoke with his hands, “And Annie goes next, and it’s the necklace she saw in a jewellery store in Britain last time we were there together. But I went back there when I was over for Renegade, and I bought it for her.”
“The gold one with the chain of seeds,” Annie added with a smile. She wasn’t wearing it now.
“That does look good on you,” Jae chimed in, having seen the necklace in question a few weeks prior.
“She has good taste,” Dom joked, “But, and this is the funny part. Because we open our next presents, and we soon realize that we’ve each bought a Switch! Which, fuck yeah, we can play while we travel!”
“And I can beat him at Mario Kart anywhere, anytime!” boasted Annie, and most everybody laughed. Except Dom. It’s still a sore point for him.
“We’ll have to play some time,” Mary-Jane suggested as she nudged her friend.
“Bring it with you when we go to FGA or Rose City shows,” replied Annie.
“And then we open the third presents, but there’s one more present under the tree. Who could it be for?” Dom asked, rhetorically. “Well Annie opens it up and it’s just a box. So she opens that, and there’s another box inside. And another box inside that. And inside that box is the ring box, which she opens up. And when she turns around I’m on one knee…” Dom smiled as he finished lying to his friends, drawing some awws from Jae and Mary-Jane. Just to be on the safe side, Nat and Charlotte joined in, cooing over their friend’s engagement story.
“That sounds lovely,” Jae gushed as she gave Dom a quick hug.
“What can I say?” he started, “I’m a romantic!”