Status: Finished! (8/12-10/5)

Counting Stars

Fourteen

Marisol’s POV- April 2014
I took a sip of my water as I looked at my brother who was rubbing his arm. The boys were looking at him very amused. A nervous Isaac was a sight because he did many things with his hands.

“You ok?”

I smiled as Kara looked at my brother with a concerned look on her face.

“Yea, I’m fine. You know how I am with ties”

She nodded and he loosened it a little. Mike signaled for the violinist to come forward and I smiled lightly as there song began playing. She looked at Isaac and he gave her a smile.

“What’s going on?”

“I can’t treat my girlfriend?”

“Not to that song, I become a mess”

He laughed and I pulled out my phone as he got down on one knee. She gasped and covered her mouth and looked at him with wide eyes.

“So you obviously know what’s going on here”

She nodded and he took a deep breath.

“We’ve been dating for almost 8 years and I don’t regret asking you out”

He pulled the ring out of the box and showed it to her. The ring was simple, yet beautiful.

“What’s that saying you always tell me?”

She smiled and pursed her lips.

“You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly”

He smiled and nodded.

“I was going to say more things but your crying and I don’t like seeing you cry”

He wiped her cheek and she sniffled.

“I knew you were the one when I woke up in that hospital two years ago and you were asleep with your head on the hospital bed. Your hair was a mess, your eyes were puffy and yet I thought you looked perfect”

She smiled at him.

“It was a horrible day for you and well most of you in this table but I honestly didn’t see it that way. I found out who really cared for me that day. You were one of them Bird”

She shoved him lightly when she heard him call her bird and he smiled. He worded his words very well because the boys didn’t really know what had happened that day. They think he woke up from wrist surgery and we’ve never clarified it.

“Will you grow old with me?”

She nodded and sobbed as she hugged him.

“Of course I’ll grow old with you”

I wiped my tears and he pulled away a little to put the ring on her finger. She just hugged him and she pulled him into a kiss. I ended the video and Mike was smiling. He turned to me.

“So when will you ask”

“Calum” I said looking at the teenager who winked.

“I’m just asking. You look ready”

Mike looked at them.

“Dweebs”

I laughed and looked at my brother. He was smiling and he turned to me. I stood up and walked over to him.

“Congrats” I told him as I hugged him tight.

“Thanks sis, it sucks we couldn’t get Jake to fly out”

I nodded.

“He’ll get the video though don’t worry” I said pulling away.

He looked at me and smiled.

“Now you need to get engaged”

“Hold your horses” I said.

He laughed and hugged me.

“How do you feel?” I asked.

“I feel great…I found the person I want to annoy for the rest of my life”

I smiled and looked at Kara who was being hugged by Mike who was congratulating her.

“So can we eat”

Isaac frowned at the boys.

“Must you ruin the moment?”

“Well yea…the food is getting cold”

I laughed and we sat down.

“Playoffs” I said.

“To playoffs. Let’s hope you’ve got a nice shiny cup during the summer for a day”

Mike laughed and nodded.

“Let’s hope”

-------THAT EVENING----------

I sat down next to Isaac who was looking out at the sky on my backyard porch.

“You good?” I asked him.

He turned to me and nodded.

“Yea, I’m good”

I smiled and handed him an Angry Orchard.

“A guest room is empty” I told him.

He laughed and took it from me.

“Where’s Kara?”

“She is on the phone” I said.

“Mike?”

“Took Arny for a walk. Che is somewhere around her” I said.

We stopped talking and waited. A jingle was heard and he took a sip of his hard cider.

“You’re getting married!” I said shaking his arm.

He laughed and nodded.

“Yea I am”

I smiled and took a sip of my drink.

“What are you having?”

“Same” I told him.

He nodded and looked at the sky.

“We’ve had a good life”

I nodded and he looked at his wrists.

“Let’s get matching tattoos”

I raised an eyebrow when I saw how serious he was about this.

“Where?” I asked.

He stretched out his left arm and looked at it.

“I want a sleeve”

I smiled.

“How drunk are you?” I asked him.

He finished up his hard cider and I looked next to him.

“You had your own little party” I said.

“Nope, Mike drank one with me”

I laughed and nodded. Mike probably made him believe he had drank it but Mike didn’t really like hard Cider. He turned to me and smiled at me.

“I’m getting married”

I nodded and he smiled like the dope he is.

“You are” I said.

He leaned on me and let out a deep breath.

“It’s nice to propose when I know my sister is in good hands”

I smiled and turned so he could put his head on my shoulder.

“Will you be my best man?”

I smiled and looked at him.

“Of course I’ll be your best man” I told him as I hugged him tight.

He sat up and I looked at him.

“Don’t you dare aww”

I laughed because he was crying.

“I said nothing” I said.

“Good”

I nodded and he looked at me.

“Stop smiling at me”

I laughed and pulled him against me.

“Do you regret it?”

I hummed and he looked at me.

“Defending me that day?”

“Of course not” I said.

He nodded.

“Do you think mom would be proud of us?”

I nodded.

“She is proud” I said.

“After what I did?”

“She forgave you for that” I said kissing his forehead.

He was asking about trying to kill himself.

“I miss mom”

I nodded.

“I miss her too” I said.

The door opened and Mike and Kara stepped out. She was ending her call and Mike was closing the door.

“You two ok?”

I nodded and Isaac sat up.

“Yup”

Mike laughed when he noticed how drunk Isaac was.

“You do know you have to travel tomorrow?”

He shrugged and looked at him.

“I’ve done worse”

He took a final completely drunk and he aced it.

“The boys are going to notice”

He looked at Kara.

“Don’t care”

She laughed and walked over to him.

“What did you drink?”

She got the can and laughed lightly.

“He’ll be fine”

“Lies”

Isaac looked at Mike.

“Shut up”

I laughed and Mike chuckled.

“You are a horrible drinking buddy”

“I don’t like cider”

“This has 8% alcohol”

Isaac grinned at her.

“Where did you get them?”

“That liquor store. I got 3 of them and a small one for Mike…but he gave that to the plants”

I laughed, sounds like something Mike would do.

“Come on let’s go to bed”

He stood up and made a face.

“It’s fucking hot”

Mike laughed and watched as Isaac walked inside.

“I don’t get it”

I looked at him.

“You and Isaac could get completely shit face and walk good”

I winked at him and he laughed.

“You know how well those two are with alcohol” I said.

“Yes I know”

He picked up the cans and looked at me.

“I hate how your brother can’t have a hangover”

I laughed and followed him inside. I let the dogs in and closed the door.

“He was a bartender how do you expect him not to know his drinks?” I asked him.

He nodded and followed me into our bedroom.

“He asked me to be his best man” I said.

He laughed.

“Only your brother would”

I shrugged.

“I told him yes” I said.

He smiled.

“Of course you would. Is he going to be your maid of honor?”

I smiled and looked at him.

“So we’re getting married?” I asked him.

“Of course, one day you will be Mrs. Richards”

We both stopped talking when we heard Isaac say something followed by Kara’s laugh. My little bird began to be heard and Mike looked at me.

“He’s more romantic about everything”

I laughed and he looked at me.

“It’s true though”

“I don’t want to date my brother” I said.

He laughed and I kissed his cheek. He pulled me down and flipped us over. I laughed when he touched my sides.

“I drank Cider, I will throw it up on you” I warned him.

He frowned and got off of me.

“Lamo”

I laughed and cuddled up to him. I put my hand on his chest and looked up at him.

“Playoffs” I told him.

He nodded slowly and I smiled at him.

“You guys got this” I told him.

He nodded; if I had known they would be down 3-0 in a series I would have never said that. They won the series but it was a time that was nerve wrecking for all of us.
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I thought this one had posted, but obviously it hadn't! I blame Time warner for giving up on me when i went to bed two nights ago. I didn't post yesterday cause i was not home so sorry!