Hopeful Romatic

I scrambled around my apartment looking for something decent to wear. It was my boyfriend and I’s 3 year anniversary tonight and I’m a complete and utter mess. I had till 7:00 when Joel comes and picks me up for my ‘special surprise’. I was running late, it was already 6:45 and I was nowhere near ready! I threw on a white dress with navy blue stripes and white heels. Dashed towards the bathroom and sheepishly splattered on some make up. Before I knew it the doorbell rang, I made a dash to the front stopping in time before slamming right into the door like Tarzan.

Quickly I straightened up my dress and opened the door. To my surprise it wasn’t Joel it was his brother Mark. I was awfully confused.

“By the look on your face you must be wondering where the hell Joel is and why am I here.” I nodded.

“Well I was sent here to deliver this lovely letter to you.”

He handed me a red envelope, I skeptically opened the sealed red envelope to see there was a letter inside. I looked up and gave Mark a weird face, he just shrugged his shoulders and left. Removing the letter from the envelope I read it aloud.

“Hey there beautiful, happy 3 year anniversary; so you must be wondering why I’m not at your door sweeping you off your feet to your wonderful surprise I have planned tonight. Well, I’ve set up a little scavenger hunt or you, by the end of the night you’ll be swooped away; but first we’ll see if you can find it. The limo out front will take you to your destinations; the first will be to where the first time we met each other. See you there ;)”

I couldn’t help but smile, tonight was going to be a long night for sure. Grabbing my keys and purse from the couch I made my way outside, and there awaits me was a long white limo.

I got into the limo and directed the shofar to Washington St, Phoenix Arizona….The Sky Lounge.
Before I knew it we arrived at the club Joel and I first met, looking back to here shared lots of drunken memories. The manager Phil whom I knew very well approached me with yet another red envelope in hand. He handed me the envelope I thanked him and tore the envelope open.

“That wasn’t so hard was it now? Okay so next is a riddle, a candle may melt and its fire may die, but the love you have given me will always stay as a flame in my heart. <3”

I knew exactly where this was, it was Canyon Lake. We’d go up there every summer with friends and just let loose, that’s where most of our best times were spent. We always had a tradition, lighting the campfire all night huddled around the fire sharing stories. And it was also where we both shared our first kiss.

Getting out of the limo I walked around searching for some clues. I slipped off my heels and made my way down the water. For a second I just lost myself in the cool summer breeze and feeling the soft sand against me bare skin. Then I saw a little boat on the dock, I walked up towards the boat to see an envelope attached to the life vest.

Tearing the envelope open it read, “Not so bad Henderson, okay here it goes; ‘Half-way up the hill, I see thee at last, lying beneath me with thy sounds and sights -- A city in the twilight, dim and vast, with smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights.’ Good luck. :p”

This made me think for a while; I took a seat on a nearby log looking out into the beautiful night sky. Then it hit me, he meant Austin Gibbs house. Every time there’d be a party and we got bored we’d go up to Austin bedroom and climb on to his roof top just sit there and simply stare into the night sky.

Picking my heels up from the sand I made my way back to limo, to Austin’s house I went.
Walking up to Austin front door gingerly knocked on the front door but no answer so I opened the door. No one was home so I made my way up to Austin’s room; I looked out at the window to see an envelope tucked between the widow seal.

It read, “Well aren’t you just clever? You found it! Next go where we spent countless hours together during high school. What place meant the most to us, spending almost every sec of our lives at during those 4 years?”

I looked at the not with a stupid grin on my face, he was talking about the football field. I walked out of Austin’s room down the stairs, back to the limo.

During high school Joel was the quarter back of the football team while I was captain of the cheer team. It seemed to everyone that we were a match made in heaven head cheer leader with the schools most popular quarter back what more could I ask for. I cheered him on at every game, throughout wins and lose. That’s what seemed to have brought us together for the most part throughout high school.

I arrived at my old high school so many flash backs came to me from just seeing the sight of the field, but then I noticed; there in the middle of the field was rose pedals shaped as a huge heart with a table set up in the center. Joel was sitting in one of the chairs with his guitar strapped to him.

He had the biggest smile plastered on his face. I made my way towards him, lit candles made its way up to him. Once I was at the table Joel got up and pulled out my chair for me; what a gentleman he was being.

He gave me a quick kiss on the cheek before strumming his guitar.

“Don't stop me from falling, 'cause I don't wanna play pretend
'Cause I just wanna let you in the world I'm in
'Cause I like the way that you're moving

Don't stop me from dreaming,
you're playing with fire and I can't hold back
'Cause I like the way that you're moving

Hopeful romantic, I don't ever wanna be alone
It's automatic 'cause you know I'm gonna lose control
I'm in the static, I'm an addict and you've got to know
Hopeful romantic, hopeful romantic

I'm caught up in you and I don't know what else to do
'Cause I'm under attack and I've got it bad for you
Come bother me, come bother me
'Cause I'm begging for mercy, I'm down on my knees

Hopeful romantic, I don't ever wanna be alone
It's automatic 'cause you know I'm gonna lose control
I'm in the static, I'm an addict and you've got to know
Hopeful romantic, hopeful romantic

You want to get in the way (I want you to)
If you've got nothing to say (I'll take abuse)
'Cause I got a fever tonight, you've got me down on my knees
(You've got me down on my knees)

Hopeful romantic, I don't ever wanna be alone
It's automatic 'cause you know I'm gonna lose control
I'm in the static, I'm an addict and you've got to know
Hopeful romantic, hopeful romantic

You've got me down on my knees
(Hopeful romantic)
and I don't know what else to do
(Hopeful romantic)

I'm in the static, I'm an addict and you've got to know
Hopeful romantic, hopeful romantic”

Before I blink of an eye Joel was down on one knee with a black velvet box in his hands. I couldn’t help but tremble was he doing what I think he’s doing?

“Summer I fell in love with you the first time I laid eyes on you at The Sky Lounge; you are the love of my life. You’re like the missing puzzle piece to me’ you complete me as a person. You don’t know how you make me feel when I get lost in your sea blue eye; our simple kisses are like fireworks going off on the 4th of July. You bring out the better in me, that I’d never seen before” He took in a deep breath in. “No doubt about it, I want to spend the rest of my life with you, start a beautiful family together. I love you and I want you to in my life as long as I shall live, Summer Marie Henderson will you do I the honors and marry me?”

I burst out into tears nodding my head like a bobble head, he slid the ring onto my figure and I grabbed his face into the most passionate kiss ever. I heard a round of applause and a couple of obnoxious screams. I opened my eyes to see all over our friends and family had joined us for this beautiful day. At this point in my life I could say this is the beginning to a new life with the love of my life, neither the less I was a hopeful romantic.