He had been deliberating on whether or not he should ask Shannon to marry him for months. He wasn't sure when he had exactly fallen in love with her. All he knew was that he couldn't imagine life without her. He knew that the next step would be marriage, but he was afraid of change. He was certain Shannon shared mutual feelings for him, so she would accept him. He was too comfortable with the life they shared now. The idea of proposing to her slipped back further in his mind until he almost forgot he wanted to ask her. Nothing lasts forever though, and Devon found himself thrown into the situation before he knew what had happened.
Devon first met Shannon on the third day of filming a new TV show. He was rather excited when he found out that she would be his co-star. She was attractive with blond curly hair and a great sense of humor with a laugh that crinkled her nose in the cutest way. As he came to know her over the five years that they had worked together, Devon knew Shannon's heart was just as loveley as she was on the outside.
Rumors had been circulating for weeks that the series would be ending this season. Devon was sick with dread. If the show ended, his excuse to see Shannon at work and date her would be over. Without that constant, he wasn't sure what their future together would be like. There was a chance that Shannon could move on, or they would have different goals and be forced to part ways. It seemed that the only certain way of securing their future would be to propose.
One of the excuses they had for dating was that Devon's and Shannon's characters were romantically involved in the show. Some of the scenes the characters were in were not acted, and some of the words were ad-libbed. The fans sensed this and loved the actors and characters. It made sense then that the future of the characters would be decided in the final season. Devon assumed he and Shannon's characters would get married, which gave him an idea.
Today, he didn't need to read his script. He had rehearsed the scene in his head for almost a year now, just not in this setting. He took a deep breath in an attempt to calm his nerves. No one knew what he was going to do, and he was afraid his idea would get some people angry. The director and most of the crew were there. Shannon was getting a make-up touch-up. Everything was in place.
Shannon walked into the apartment setting for her character and glanced over her script.
"Ready?" announced the director.
"Yes," she answered.
Devon walked on set and took his place opposite from her.
"And action!"
Devon and Shannon started acting the scene with no mistakes. Their characters were arguing and the climax was that her character was going to move.
"Jes, wait," Devon said and pulled on her arm before she could walk away.
She crossed her arms like it was suggested in the script.
"Jes, you mean more to me than any job. I love you, and I can't let you walk out of my life. I need you. You're the reason why I wake up in the morning and why I've come to work these past five years. Every day with you makes my life a little brighter."
The director whispered to his assistant. "Those last couple lines were added again."
"They're good." They both nodded and looked back on stage.
Devon was kneeling down now and pulled out what the crew had thought was going to be the prop ring.
Shannon gasped at its size, surprised the prop crew would have a ring so lovely.
Devon held her hand and lifted up the ring. "Will you marry me, Shannon?"
Several gasps were heard, and Shannon's eyes brimmed with tears. "Are you serious?"
"This is me. I've never been so serious in my life."
"Oh my gosh, Devon, I can't believe this! I mean, in front of all these people, on set?"
The director double-checked the camera to make sure it was still rolling and stared back at the suspenseful scene.
Devon gazed in her eyes. He never moved from his position.
"Yes!" she brushed away the tears. "Yes, Devon, I'll marry you."
He stood up, put the ring on her finger and gave her a huge hug. As they kissed, the crew cheered and clapped for them.
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