The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

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Chapter 156

| have many plans for us. | want this trip to be memorable for her andtoo, but she is my priority. | know that

she was very excited about this trip when we first planned it, then the accident happened and everything went

downhill. When we started discussing going again in Summer, she was hesitant despite wanting to go. She even

suggested going in winter to avoid repeating a pattern that might have turned into a bad omen: Somehow, she

connected the trip to something negative. That's why | suggested adding France and Spain to the list.

| know that Paris is known for being the city of love, but | know my girl has always been in love with Italy, so my

big surprise for her is going to take place in Italy. Sometimes, | wonder if maybe I'm taking things too fast, but at

the stime, | feel that we know each other well enough and our love is strong, so why should | wait?

Milan is where we're staying, but today, I'm taking her to a place that is around an hour and a half away from

Milan.

"Do 1 look good?" my gorgeous girl asksas she twirls, showingher beautiful light pink dress. | didn't tell

her to wear pink, but I'm glad that she is. Knowing her, she'd want to wear her favorite colour because she loves

associating it with all her favorite memories. I'm hoping that today turns out to be one of her favorite memories,

because if not, | will be utterly devastated.

"More like perfect," | say, grinning. | close the space between us in just two strides and give her a peck on her

lips.

"You still don't want to tellwhere you're taking me?" she wonders, placing her manicured fingers on my

chest.

"Honestly, no." | smirk and she throws her head back in exasperation. "It's gonna be worth it, you impatient girl."

Thope my tone is as promising as | intend.

"Luckily, | trust you." Her smile makes my legs go weak. It is captivating in every single way. It brightens her face

and brings joy and warmth to my heart. | don't think I could ever get tired of admiring the beauty of her smile.

"You're not going to regret that." My tone may be confident, but I'm not confident. My heart is racing and I'm not

sure whether she can feel it or not. While one of her hands is still on my chest, I'm holding the other one in mine.

My nervousness isn't at a low level, but | won't let it holdback. I'm determined to take this step and if her

rejection hitsin the face, I'm going to handle it.

We both leave the hotel suite and head downstairs to the lobby. A fancy car is already waiting for us in front of

the hotel, bur she doesn't know that. When we step outside the hotel, | stop her.

"We're getting in this car, cupcake," | tell her. | love the way her eyes widen in surprise. | know my girl quite well.

She's not amazed by the fancy car as she has been into a lot of them, but it's the surprise itself that she likes.

The driver opens the door for her and we get in. Two flutes of champagne are already waiting for us inside.

"I'm liking this already, Cromwell," she says. | can feel the smile in her voice. As much as | want her to enjoy

every single moment today, this isn't the part | care about exactly.

"Are we going to spend the whole day at the place you're takingto?" my curious girl wonders

"We will leave after sunset." | reply. "Don't you want to watch the sunset from a high place in Italy?"

Rosie has always been fascinated by sunsets. She says that their beauty is one of a kind and they make her feel

warm. She also loves the way the sky turns into different shades of orange, pink and yellow. She toldbefore

that sunset always resembled a gorgeous watercolour painting and each time, the painting cout with

different shapes, yet they were all beautiful in their own way.

"Tin so excited!" She claps her hands as she looks at me, causingto chuckle. She looks out of the window

once we leave the city. She is muesmerized by the view and looks at everything with great admiration. The way

she looks is breathtaking. and I'm afraid that when I'm grey and old, | won't be able to remember exactly the

way she looks. That's why | take my

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phone out of my pocket and sneakily take a few pictures of her. Most of them are side profile pictures, but her

side profile is stunning.

"Hey, Rosie," | say, wanting to snap a picture of her whole face. At first, she looks surprised, then her surprise

morphs into a gorgeous smile.

| love taking pictures of her and us together. | like to keep memories of everything we do together. If possible, |

want to recreate whichever ones we can recreate five years from now.

After an hour and twenty minutes, we finally arrive at our destination.

The magnificent landscape around us has my girl in complete awe. She looks speechless as she admires

everything around her.

"Welcto Parco dell'Alto Garda Bresciano," | say, opening the door for her.

"How can a place look this beautiful?" she whispers as she takes my hand while stepping out of the car. | wonder

the sthing when | look at her. How can someone look this beautiful?

| place my hand around her waist and guide her to where our picnic is. When I first started planning this date, |

had a lot of things in mind. | want this date to always be remembered by the two of us. | tailored it according to

her liking, because | honestly don't care much about what we should do during our dates as long as she's happy.

By the look on her face, | can tell that she's in love with this place, which means | have done well so far. After a

ten-minute walk, we reach the picnic and a gasp escapes her mouth as she brings her hands to her mouth.

"How did you even prepare this?" she squeals, looking at me. "This is amazing!" She jumps into my arms and |

hold her tightly, kissing her cheek.

"You deserve the best, baby girl," | murmur, gently rubbing her back.

"Have you calledbaby girl before?" she wonders, leaning backwards to look at my face.

"I'm honestly not sure. Don't you like it?" | ask, still holding her in my arms.

"I like it," she says, pecking my lips before pulling away.

The two of us sit down and start eating because we're both starving. As the tpasses, my anxiety increases.

Until now, everything is all good and she loves everything about our date, but I'm not sure if she's going to love

what | plan on doing.

We have been dating for less than a year. Well, If | count the first six months before the accident, then we have

been dating for exactly a year, but there is a six-month gap between our first six months and our second ones.

"Look!" she eagerly speaks, catching my attention. "The sun is about to go down!"

This is the moment | have been waiting for. It's now or never. Technically, | still have time, but I'm impatient and

Ldon't want to wait any longer.

"Lettake a few pictures of you with the sunset," | say, standing up. She enthusiastically nods and quickly

stands

1. up.

| put my phone in my pocket after taking a lot of pictures of her and a few selfies of us together.

| deeply inhale and take the ring out of my pocket, but keep my palm fisted to hide it. "Rosie." She looks at me

when | call her name. "I have loved you for years and | used to wonder if | could ever make you mine. Now that

you're mine, it's a dream that has finally ctrue and I'm truly blessed that | get to wake up beside you. You

light up my entire life and you makelook forward to trying new things. | love everything about you and |

cannot imagine being in this life without you. | guess

what I'm trying to say is," | kneel on one knee in front of her, causing her to gasp as she brings her hands to her

chest, "will you marry me?"