Love On The Water

Mary Alice wandered down the beach front, the warm Florida sand between her toes. The ocean was so beautiful. It stared right back at her, looking at her and smiling too. her boyfriend Santiago, walked right beside her, clinching her and tight. Even though the beautiful eight carrot engagement ring was burning a hole in his pockets, staring at her kept him as cool as a cucumber. Her bright blue eyes matched the water and that long, flowing, curly hair matched the sand. She was gorgeous. The most beautiful thing he had ever seen. Ampy, Santiago's brother had given him a great pep talk before the date. He kept remember what Ampy said. "Look her in her eyes and hold her hand and tell her how you feel. All that lovey dovey crap. Then go in for the kill! It will work like magic!" Santiago's phone vibrated. It was a text from Ampy. "How well did my plan work :)?" Too afraid that they had been walking down the beach for nearly an hour and he still had not asked, he locked his phone and put it in his pocket. "Do it! Do it! " he pressured himself. He looked at her beautiful face as she stared into the ocean and her smile gave him the push he needed. He stopped. She stopped too. He wrapped his arms around her waist and held her as they watched the sun go down. "Mary?" "Yes babe?" "I need to....OH MY GOSH!!!" A chameleon snuck up on the right side of his foot. He backed away pulling Mary Alice! "Honey, calm down. Nothing but a cute lizard! She grabbed the lizard and stared at it's horribly petrified face! "Put that vicious thing down before it poisons you ! "Santiago, relax. It's not poison." Letting the lizard go, se smiled at Santiago! "How is a big strong man like you afraid of something so innocent?" "That thing had evil in his eyes!" Standing in front of him once again, he cleared his throat and tried once more. He walked around to the front of her. "Babe, I love you. I want to be with you for the rest of my life and I mean that. I want to be with from now 2027 until the end of time." He sank his knee into the sand. She gasped and covered her mouth! He let out a deep breath. "Will you ..?" "YES!!!!" Cutting him off, she pulled him from the ground a hugged until he could not breathe anymore !