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I rarely greet y'all in the beginning but seriously , the song I put for this chapter is in my top 10 songs I love of all time. Have a listen . Oh and I totally got emotional writing the last chapter. This one is no different!! Happy reading ♡.

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●ARIA POV●

I knew that Warren could be romantic. He's surprised me a few times . But today tops all those other times . I thought it was a little suspicious that my boss just let me leave at lunch, and on top of that, my sister came to visit. We went to my favorite burger place, the same one , when she told me that Dylan was going to be the Best Man. That was the last time I actually went here . But today, today was different. I felt happy and free .

The burger itself tasted better , maybe it was because the first time in my life , everything felt like it was all in the right place. That I was in the right place . We finished our meal while we caught up with everything that Delilah was up to . She told me about how their house was almost done and that they were trying for children, which got me excited.

We then took a little drive to the spa we went to during her wedding week. She said that I made her life so much easier that week and she had been wanting to treat me to something like this since the whole Brittany drama . Delilah insisted that this was her treat and I couldn't argue that . We were put in separate rooms and I got an hour long massage . Then I went into their beauty room for the most relaxing facial.

"Should we do it?" Delilah asked as she pointed to the makeup artist chair.

I shrugged, "sure, I mean, we can't let this dewy skin go to waste," I say as we booked a makeover . I wanted to keep mine as natural as possible , so I asked for just a touch up and maybe some lashes.

It didn't take long to get the look I was thinking of , so while we waited for Delilah , I had my hair done in large curls. I know I'm going to see Warren later, so I might as make his jaw drop . We usually stay indoors during the week, but a little surprise midway doesn't hurt.

After Delilah paid up , we took a stroll down the block and ended up in front of this cute little boutique, "should we go in? Henry said I can treat myself to a new dress. What do you say? I'll tell him I got one for you too."

"Okay, I'm in."

After trying on a handful of dresses I ended up with this beautiful but simple red dress, "Aria, you look phenomenal in that. You should keep it on. We can ask her to snip the tags off," I couldn't argue with her because I had to admit that she was right.

We finally got back to my place where we sat by the kitchen and talked a bit more . She was telling me how Dylan came over the other day and that he seems to be doing a bit better . That he's finally come to terms about losing me . Although I hurt to know he was still feeling pain over our split, I couldn't help but feel at peace . Because if he and I didn't end, I wouldn't have discovered exactly how strong I could be .

And, from that break up , it led me to Warren. I would go through all that heartache if it meant I would be standing where I am now . I told Delilah that I'm glad he had the two of them to help him through and she understood why I wouldn't be able to maintain a friendship with him. Too much had happened and too much damage was done . Besides, I wanted to keep that chapter in my story in the past . It had no place in my present and definitely not in my future.

That's when I heard a knock on the door , "who could that be?" I said outloud as I opened it.

My heart stopped for a moment as I stared at the most handsome face that's ever been in front of my eyes . From that moment on everything went by quickly. Warren had taken my hand and we were off. I didn't care where he took me as long as we were together .

We ate at our favorite place and then took a drive down memory lane of our first date . We went to his special spot and laid on the same blanket we laid on the first time and watched the stars blink. We talked about our goals and our achievements as well as new dreams. When we first talked about our aspirations, they were all career driven. But now, we're both at the pinnacle of our life that this goal had been met and some much greater awaited.

I chose my words carefully as to not scare him into thinking that I wanted it right away. But my new dreams included him , us , a house we make into a home with our children. When 9pm hit, we got up and made one more wish before we left.

"We have one more stop," he says to me when we got in the car .

"Oh? Somewhere new?" I asked.

"Yes, but first, I need you to put this on ," he hands me a sleeping mask , "and no peeking."

I slipped it on over my eyes and sat back . He then began to play all our favorite songs . The ones we sing our hearts out to , the ones we dance to and lastly our favorite love songs. I felt the car begin to slow down as he played Thomas Rhett's die a happy man. And that's when I couldnt help but feel the swell in my chest . This was his way of serenading to me and I was completely touched.

No man has ever done anything this creative to express their love to me and I just wanted to pull him in for a kiss . As the last bars were played out in the song, I felt the car stop and turned off . Warren had already gotten out of the car and to my side.

"I got you baby, let me get your hand, and I'll guide you to our last stop," he says as he tightens his hold around my waist and my hand.

I heard him fidgeting around with a key and him opening a door. He guided me through the threshold and immediately I felt warmth, I smelled the pine of the wood and I heard the echo of the room with each step.

"War, where are we?" I ask.

"You can take off the mask," he instructed and the room came into view.

I was inside a dimly lit room one I recognized immediately. I looked around and then I turned to the man who brought me here.

"This is where we will be saying our hellos and goodbyes to our guests," he points around in the entrance landing.

He grabs my hand and leads me to the first room, "this is where I envision us having dinner or parties with family and friends," he says .

We continue on with each room, him describing what he sees me, him or us doing . He then begins to lead me up the stairs, the first room he brings me in he tells me , "you want the same things I want . I see this being one of the rooms our children will be in ," we go to the room right next to it, "this would be the other room," and he then he leads me to yet another room , "and this would be for our other child."

He points across the hall , "that's the bathroom they would share, dirty and fight over." I laugh at that statement because I envisioned that too .

We then walked to the master suite , rose petals were scattered around the room as we walked right to the middle, "this is where we would make all that magic happen, creating our beautiful children." A tear gently rolled down my cheek, one I didn't realized that formed and escaped my eye.

"Aria, when we were kids , I told you that one day I will marry you . I never forgot about that, even though it was 20 years ago . You made a deep impression on my heart and I could never forget you . I didn't want anyone else near the spot reserved just for you , so I built an ice wall around it . People said I was unlovable, or that I was heartless. That I would die alone if I didn't just hurry up and marry , and so on and so forth. But I didn't listen to any of that. And I'm so glad I didn't, because I knew one day, we would meet again.

Ar, you melted that ice because my heart only belonged to you . Your words, your voice, was the song that my heart knew to sing and it came to life when you came back. It was like everything that used to be dark went away and now, everyday is like heaven when we're together.

I don't need a fancy car, a thousand trips to different destinations because in this life, with you by my side will be all the adventure I'd ever care for . No matter where you go, I will be there with you by your side.

Aria , you are the greatest love of my life . I waited 20 years to love you again and I don't want to waste any more time from accomplishing our new dreams. I know this might have been presumptuous of me, but as soon as you showed me this house, I saw our life in it instantly," tears were now streaming down my face as he spoke . My mind knowing exactly where this was going .

My heart was pounding loudly as he knelt down on one knee and pulled out this pouch that carried the ring, "Aria Cassidy Lawson, would you do me the greatest honor and fulfill one of my dreams, will you marry me?"

The ring was simple in design with a 1 carat diamond inlaid with a white gold band. I looked at him and saw the tears spilling out of his eyes as he let his emotion begin to show, "of course I would marry you . A million times, yes."

He slipped the ring onto my finger and we kissed , "I love you," I say .

"I love , you," he says with emphasis.

"This is our home baby," he tells me as I kiss him again.

"It is, isn't it?" I say excitedly.

"Welcome home, my love."

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I'm not crying, you are! Ahhhh! We're getting closer to the end and I already miss them.

Seriously though, that is one romantic way to propose.