You Took My Heart by Surprise

“Would you like to inform us why it was so necessary that we were in Madrid today?” Jose Maria posed as he followed Sergio through the airport, a slight confused expression on his face. It had been sudden, Sergio’s call to his parents had caught the older couple by surprise, and it had left the older man and his wife a little confused.

The last sudden phone call that they had gotten from their son inviting them to Madrid had resulted in them learning of Emilie’s pregnancy and it had set Jose and Paqui on edge. They liked Emilie, the ginger girl had made their son more than happy, but the twins were still quite young and they didn’t quite know that Sergio and Emilie’s relationship was strong enough to add another baby to the mix.

“I will do” Sergio mused, leading his parents towards his car “But right now, I just need you to get in” he added, pulling the door open. He knew that they were suspicious, his phone call home had come out of the blue, but he didn’t want to give anything away. It had taken a little planning, with his and Emilie’s direct families to accommodate, it had taken a little thought, but he was glad it was coming together. He wanted to give Emilie the perfect day, even if it was short notice.

Jose furrowed his brow. “Sergio, what is going on?” he posed.

“It’s nothing bad” Sergio insisted “In fact, it’s the opposite, but I would like to keep it a surprise, at least until we get back. Can you just go along with it, please?” he mused.

Jose offered his son a little look, but nodded his head. “Alright” he conceded “But it better be a wonderful surprise” he teased.

Sergio, who’d moved to climb into the driver’s side, smiled. He was pretty sure that it would be a wonderful surprise.

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“You’re serious about this?” Isla posed as she looked at her best friend, her eyebrow cocked a little in surprise.

“We’re pretty serious” Emilie smiled “We’ve given it a lot of thought and we’ve both agreed that it is the right call for us. We would have eloped, but my mother would never forgive me” she insisted. It had been a sudden call, after the dinner they’d had with her mother and father, they’d decided that they were done with waiting around, but they’d also agreed that they couldn’t elope. Running away would have hurt too many people.

“This is going to be your only wedding day” Isla pointed out “Are you sure that you don’t want something a little more…wedding-like?” she posed.

Emilie, who’d turned to fixing her hair, shook her head. She knew what Isla was getting at, if things went to plan, she and Sergio were only going to get one shot at a wedding day, but Emilie didn’t care. They’d messed around for long enough and she merely wanted to be his wife, regardless of how it happened. She merely wanted to marry the man she loved.

“I just want him, Lala” she fussed softly “I don’t care about the place or the dress or the reception, I just want to look him in the eyes and give him my word that I am going to be with him for the rest of my life” she insisted with a small smile.

Isla shook her head. “You’re really crazy about this guy, aren’t you?” she teased, a small smile on her face.

Emilie’s cheeks warmed a little before she nodded her head, something which made Isla grin. It had been a long time coming, Sergio and Emilie had been together for over 2 years even despite their ups and downs, but Isla doubted she could have been happier for her friend. She deserved a wonderful guy and, in Sergio, it appeared that she had found one.

“I’m happy for you, Emmy” Isla smiled “I mean, I had my doubts, especially when you and Sergio broke up in France, but I am glad that the two of you made it work. You’re a beautiful little family and I am so proud of you” she grinned brightly.

Emilie smiled back at her friend briefly before the sound of the door opening and closing caught her ears, drawing her attention towards Sergio who smiled at her. “My parents are sat with yours downstairs” he mused as Isla moved to duck out of the room, mumbling about checking on Ethan and Esmé.

“Did you tell them why they’re here?” Emilie posed.

Sergio shook his head. “I wanted to keep it a surprise until we got here” he noted “Are you still sure about this being what you want to do?” he posed gently, his arms gently wrapping around her waist. He knew what he wanted, he wanted to marry Emilie and he wanted to do it soon, but he wanted to make sure that she was on board. She had form for freaking out when things got on top of her.

Emilie nodded her head. “I’m sure, Sese” she insisted softly “You’re not getting cold feet, are you?” she posed, a small grin on her face.

Sergio shook his head. “Not even slightly” he mused, one of his hands carefully cupping her cheek “But I want you to know, we can do this any way and any time you want, I just want to make sure that this is what you want” he insisted softly.

Emilie nuzzled into his touch a little, a small smile on her face. “This is what I want” she murmured gently “I want to marry you, Sese, and I want to do it now” she mused gently.

Sergio smiled brightly at her words before he ducked his head forwards, pressing a warm kiss against her lips. He knew that it had been tough, he and Emilie had had a lot of ups and downs, but the idea that, by the end of that day, Emilie would be his wife, made it somewhat worth it. It had been a long time coming and Sergio couldn’t wait for the moment that Emilie became his wife.