When Noah left Rayne and Julian’s place he quickly made it back to his room.
He took another look at the box, feeling very pleased with the items that Rayne picked out for him.
"I hope you like it, Ella. I can’t wait to see you", he whispered, gliding his hands over the box.
Today was a special day for him and Ella. Her parents were kicking her out of their house so that they could get some ’quality alone time’, which in return allowed him to spend a good portion of the day with Ella.
They had planned to meet up by the lake and take a walk through the surrounding forest area for a picnic today and he couldn’t wait.
"Why are you awake so early? The sun isn’t even up yet", said Ian, groggily. He heard movement in the kitchen and went to check on what it was.
"Oh, my bad. I didn’t realize it was still so early in the morning. Oh, I’ll be out for a bit today", said Noah, looking at his brother with a guilty expression.
Ian sent him a knowing look and rolled his eyes. "Love birds these days", he mumbled and went back to his room.
Noah rested for a little while longer before standing up to get ready for his special outing. He picked out a pair of denim shorts and a clean T-shirt that he just picked out of the warehouse yesterday.
He even sprayed a bit of his leftover cologne for today’s occasion, wanting to make sure he was at his best appearance.
Meanwhile, at the Soto’s house, Ella had long been awake.
She snuck out early in the morning to take a long shower then went over to one of the working generators. She plugged in her precious curling iron and spent the morning doing her hair properly.
Her heart pounded as she thought of her upcoming date with Noah. She looked at her reflection in the small mirror she found inside the warehouse, noticing her flushed cheeks.
She shyly looked away, her eyes landing on the mobile home where Noah lived with his brother.
"Only a few hours left before I can see you", she whispered. She double-checked her hair in the mirror and packed up to go back home to change.
She picked out a cute off-the-shoulder floral print summer dress for today’s occasion, wanting to look as cute as possible.
It finally turned noon and Reginald finally kicked Ella out of the house.
"Okay, go out and don’t come back until evening. I want to have a special date with your mother", said Reginald, waving her out of the door.
Ella hopped out of the house cheerfully, "Okay, have fun! I’ll see you guys after dinner", and turned to leave.
When the door finally closed, Reginald took a deep breath.
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"What’s wrong sunshine?", his wife’s voice sounded from behind him.
Reginald turned around and faced his wife, "Our baby is all grown up. You should’ve seen how dolled up she was when she left".
His wife reached over and gently patted his arm, "Yes, well she is at that age. At least it’s Noah, he seems like a very responsible man. I like him".
Reginald pulled his wife closer, "Yeah, he’s a capable man. I just wish he manned up and formally asked my daughter to date him".
"Haha, sweetheart, as if you weren’t the same way back then. Hiding it from our parents! Do you remember the excitement?", she laughed, remembering their youth.
Reginald looked at his dainty wife, "Of course, I remember those days. How about we go and keep that excitement alive?". He placed his arms around her waist, lifting her off the ground.
Outside Ella made her way over to the lake. They agreed to meet by the forest edge near the lake.
Ella spotted Noah from a distance. He was holding a picnic basket and a folded blanket, smiling at her.
She took a look around, making sure no one was watching her before lifting the skirt of her dress and running towards him.
"Hi, I hope I didn’t make you wait long", she said, smiling at him.
Noah snapped out of his trance. When he saw her running towards him in her beautiful dress he felt like the world around them stopped.
His heart raced, "You’re so beautiful", he said quietly.
"Thank you", she blushed, "Shall we get going before someone spots us?"
Noah nodded, "Yes, let’s go. I found a nice spot a little further in, beautiful wildflowers are blooming there now". He took her hand and led her into the forest.
They walked in silence for a few minutes, enjoying the view of the plants and critters in the surrounding area.
"Wow, it’s beautiful here! I always thought places like these only existed in movies!", exclaimed Ella. There was a very small circular clearing that was filled with small wildflowers.
Noah smiled seeing her happy expression, "I’m glad you like it. We can stay here as long as you’d like. I’m free all day".
He placed the basket on the ground and laid out the blanket on the grass. "For you, my lady", he smiled, motioning for her to get on the blanket.
"Why thank you, good sir", said Ella, playing along.
They both sat on the blanket and looked around, pointing out the occasional butterfly.
"So did you like my gift last time?", said Ella, flirtatiously.
She hadn’t really had a chance to speak with him since the incident where they met at the shower RV.
Noah placed his hand around her and pulled her closer to him, "Oh, you have no idea. They kept me up all night that night", he grinned.
Ella blushed, feeling excited.
"Speaking of gifts, I have something for you", he said in a low voice.
"A gift? For me?", Ella perked up, looking at him with bright eyes.
Noah reached into the basket, pulling out the black box that Rayne handed to him earlier. "Here, it’s for you. I hope you like it".
Ella accepted the box, opening it excitedly. She gasped seeing the beautiful pearl necklace and bracelet resting on top of the black velvet cushion inside.
"Noah...this...this is so beautiful. I’m absolutely speechless! How did you find this?", she asked, running her fingers across the pearls.
He smiled seeing her glowing expression, "I heard that pearls were your favorite. I wanted to gift you something nice".
Her eyes watered, "I love it. Thank you so much". She leaned over and hugged him.
Noah accepted the hug, "Here, let me put the necklace on for you". Her dress today was beautiful, and somehow perfectly fit the daintiness of the gold chain and pearl pendant.
Ella pulled back and turned around, letting him place the necklace around her.
She felt his fingers tickle the nape of her neck as he clasped the two ends of the chain together, sending sparks down her body.
"There, all done", he said softly.
Ella looked down at the pearl that sat just above her cleavage, "Thank you, it’s so beautiful". Enjoy more content from freewebnovel
"Not as beautiful as you", said Noah, leaning in for a kiss.