#stc3.3

“I take you Thalia Louise StClaire, to be my lawfully wedded wife.” 

Father-Daughter Dance. 

“You’ll always be my baby girl.”

“Do you know how much I love you, Thalia?” He asked holding her gaze his hand intertwined with hers. Heart hammering in his chest as he continued “Don’t answer because there’s no way you could know. I don’t even know how to explain it myself.” “But I do love you, T, I love everything about you. I love that dirty mouth you have,” He smirked and she laughed “I love that you’re a fighter, that you always get back up even when you don’t want to fight anymore. I love that you give as good as you get. I’m never bored around you, Thalia.” 

He smiled “I love all the many sides you have, the girl who loves her family, the rebel, the soft girl who blushes when I look at her a certain way. The sexy biker chick who rides a custom, Harley. I even love the bratty you, the girl who pouts when she doesn’t get her way. Like I said I love everything about you so...” Gianni said, hand going to his back pocket as he dropped to one knee, popping open the little black box in his hand to reveal the most beautiful white gold ring she’d ever seen. 

Her eyes widened, “Gianni” she gasped, and her knees suddenly felt week, like she couldn’t hold herself up anymore. Hands covering her mouth she dropped to the floor “I can’t believe this...”  Thalia looked up at him. eyes misting and he panicked for just a moment. “I never thought I’d get this,” she whispered eyes gripping his “that I’d get you back, yet here you are asking me if I’ll have you.” “And I just...” “I know I don’t deserve this but I want it anyway.” 

Gianni pulled out her chair waiting for her to sit before taking his own seat. “Wow...  you are in gentleman mode tonight, I like it” she teased. Gianni smirked shaking his head as his only reply. “Soo... when did you have time to do all off this?” Thalia gestured around her, she hadn’t stopped smiling and Gianni loved it, he sat there silent for a moment taking in her the joy oozing out of her. “I love you like this.” He said, Thalia blushed and he smirked he liked that too, the fact that he had that effect on her. That even now he had that effect. “Gianni...” Thalia said getting his attention. “Oh yeah, been working on this for a few days... and of course I had help.” He shrugged. 

“Shall we eat? he asked gesturing to their plates.” Thalia blushed again picking up her fork silently and he smirked: “This looks good.” she said cutting into the steak and taking a bite, it was moist and filled with flavour just the way she liked it. They ate mostly in silence talking here and there, “Did you miss me at work today?” “Nah.. I actually got some things done.” Thalia rolled her eyes and he smirked. 

When they were done, Gianni cleared away their plates. And when he returned instead of taking his seat he stood beside her taking her hand, placing a gentle kiss on it bringing her to her feet. “I have one more surprise,” he said holding her gaze. Thalia stood, ready for her next surprise.

Thalia sat on the couch checking her phone for the hundredth time, Gianni should have been home an hour ago and she was getting way past pissed. She heaved a sigh and typed out her message, to which he replied immediately, she couldn’t help but feel disappointed at his response, sending him a bratty reply so he knew she was pissed at him. The door to the apartment opened and she heard a breezy “Hey T,” as she typed out another more bratty reply. Gabi covered her eyes. “Didn’t you hear me say hi?” Thalia giggled. “Don’t you knock?” she replied trying her best to sound pissed. Ever since Thalia had got to know Gianni’s family she’d learned why he was so guarded, they did not respect his privacy at all. 

Gabi rolled her eyes and threw herself on the couch landing directly on Thalia. “What are you doing here Gabi?” Gabi ignored the question and replied, “Happy Birthday by the way”. “Thanks” Thalia muttered, not feeling overly excited. “You didn’t answer my question.” 

“Oh I’m here because I have gifts for you but you can’t open them till I get the text.” She said all playful like she had a big secret. “Wait what gifts? and text?? from who?” Thalia said confused. “Shh... so many questions.. just sit tight,” she said turning on the TV. “Gabi,” Thalia said in warning... but Gabi ignored her, she was used to threatening tones from her brother. They sat for around 30 minutes Gabi talking Thalia’s ear off as she often did, till her phone vibrated in her pocket! Gabi jumped from her position on the couch dragging Thalia up with her. “It’s time.” She said dragging Thalia into the bedroom where she’d placed the gifts.  “We have an hour to get you ready, you have to wear this dress and I’ll do your hair and makeup.” “Gabi wha-”