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Title:  Before She Says Yes
Author:  Amberfocus
Characters/Pairings:  Jonathon Smith (Ten2)/Rose Tyler
Genre:  Romance
Rating:  Teen
Beta:  jeprdyfrndly
Summary:  Jonathon's thoughts as he waits for Rose to come over the night he proposes.  Takes place in chapter 55.
A/N:  For Aja who bid on me (twice) in the Support Stacie auction.  It was supposed to be a drabble, but I've missed writing in the Zeppelins 'verse so got a little carried away and made it a ficlet.

Before She Says Yes

 

 

It isn’t like him to be so nervous. Jonathon’s moved through this relationship with utter confidence, firm seduction, and the skill of a well-practiced lover. Yet the very idea of proposing to Rose has his mouth dry, his pulse racing, and his heart about to thud out of his chest. It doesn’t matter that he’s completely sure she’ll say yes. Mostly. Pretty much. They’d almost lost James, had nearly lost Donna to grief, and the fact that they’ve been blessed and given back what they’d thought was gone has made every moment that much more precious. It doesn’t feel like rushing anymore. It feels like reaching for the future.

 

He pulls the engagement ring out of his pocket and looks at it one more time. It’s nestled snugly in its blue velvet case, a gorgeous platinum band with a single, brilliant, solitary diamond. It’s beautiful, but it pales in comparison to the woman who’ll be wearing it for the rest of her life if he’s very, very lucky. He clicks the box closed, shoves it back into his pocket, glances at his watch and then paces the room. He’s far too anxious for Rose to arrive. His palms are sweating, for crying out loud. This will never do. He runs his hands through his hair nervously, then dashes to the bathroom to neaten it again, then mess it up, then neaten it once more.

 

He brushes his teeth, only belatedly remembering that they are going to eat as soon as she gets here, and the mint of the toothpaste is going to ruin the first few bites. He sighs. Oh, well, at least Rose will have a hello kiss with fresh breath. He thinks about kissing her, thinks about making love to her after he proposes, then firmly stops that line of thought. She’s not even here yet and already he’s feeling the stirring of arousal. He’s pretty sure just thinking about her is going to do that to him for the rest of his life. The rest of their lives together. If she says yes. She’ll say yes. She loves him. She will.

 

The doorbell rings and it is with relief that he goes to answer it. He has to stop himself from growling at Mrs. Hampton from flat 607 who has come by to borrow an egg and promises to bring him over a couple of brownies in the morning. He can’t get her out of there fast enough, even the thought of a chocolate reward unable to overcome his need to be alone until he’s with Rose again.

 

Fear plagues him momentarily when she is five minutes late, then ten minutes late. Maybe he is rushing. Maybe it is too soon. Maybe she’ll still think it is even though he doesn’t. Fifteen minutes. What if she’s not coming? What if something horrible happened to her? What if she doesn’t want to marry him? No, he can’t think like that. This is Rose, his Rose. They were made for each other. Meant to be. Written in the stars. Fate and destiny and love and all those other words that he believes in when it comes to them, rush to reassure him.

 

She’s probably just stopped off to check on Donna, or gotten a phone call from her mother. She’ll be here. She will. He hopes. Oh, please don’t let anything have happened. He can’t bear another accident taking away what makes life worth living. He turns and punches the wall and yelps, then shakes out his hand. He sucks at his knuckles and tries to squelch the rising panic.

 

The doorbell rings again and he practically flings it open. It’s Rose and she throws herself into his arms. “So sorry I’m late,” she tells him. “I stopped to get wine for dinner and ran into Keisha and Mickey. She breathes him in and then pulls back and kisses him. He kisses back with a bit of desperation and then pulls away to look into her eyes. “You okay?” she asks with her beautiful smile firmly in place.

 

“I am now,” he says pulling her back into his arms.  With Rose right where she belongs, his confidence surges back into place.  She'll say yes.  He just knows it.


 

Date: 2009-09-13 04:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angel932.livejournal.com
Beautiful!

Date: 2009-09-15 09:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
Thank you.

Date: 2009-09-13 04:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] doctorsdiva.livejournal.com
*sighs* Oh so gorgeous.

Date: 2009-09-15 09:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
Thank you.

Date: 2009-09-13 04:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] silencing.livejournal.com
::squishes him:: He is so adorable. There are no words

Date: 2009-09-15 09:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
Thank you. He's so nervous and cute, isn't he?

Date: 2009-09-13 05:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] abbieelove.livejournal.com
This is lovely, he's so sweet -I liked Mrs Hampton, the whole egg/brownie thing made me laugh :D

Date: 2009-09-15 09:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
*grins* Thanks. Ah, poor Mrs. Hampton. She may be interupting Jonathon and Rose a bit in the sequel. But she always brings delightfully good sweets.

Date: 2009-09-13 05:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ramblinsuze.livejournal.com
That is so sweet! He's just way too adorable. :D

Date: 2009-09-15 09:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
Thank you.

Date: 2009-09-13 06:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hazelwho.livejournal.com
Ooh, this is gorgeous! You know how excited I am about the return of HM, but I miss the Zeppelins gang already.

Date: 2009-09-15 09:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
Thank you. I do miss the Zeppelins gang myself, but I really have to finish up HM. It's been hanging, like so many of my others WiP's and it's only fair to finish it before I start up a new one. Plus the plot is rolling again. No matter how much I miss Jonathon and Rose and Donna and Lumin they will just have to wait a bit.

Date: 2009-09-13 06:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rowofstars.livejournal.com
Awww! That was so cute. Jonathon is adorkable when he's nervous.

Date: 2009-09-15 09:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
Isn't he? Thank you.

Date: 2009-09-13 08:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sunnytyler001.livejournal.com
Awww!!! Squueeee!!!
*is happy now*

Date: 2009-09-15 09:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
Thank you. *smiles*

Date: 2009-09-13 08:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] salimali.livejournal.com
awww beautiful :D

Date: 2009-09-15 09:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
Thanks so much.

Date: 2009-09-13 08:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mkejenkins.livejournal.com
Awwwwww.......So sweet, so beautiful...so.....them.

Gorgeous, hon.

Date: 2009-09-15 09:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
Thank you. It's very much them.

Date: 2009-09-14 12:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] morrighangw.livejournal.com
Oh, poor nervous Jonathon! Poor woobie baby. XD

Date: 2009-09-15 09:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
He'll be all right. She says yes. *grins*

Date: 2009-09-14 12:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] doctor10-crazt.livejournal.com
Aw! So cute! I love these two with a passion, so glad you're using them!

Date: 2009-09-15 09:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
Thank you. They wanted to have a moment in the sun, so it felt like a good time for an airing.

Date: 2009-09-14 02:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blackadder72.livejournal.com
You have no idea how happy I was to see a little more of the Zepplins verse because I MISS it. Love, love, love this little interlude of Jonathan's thoughts. Second the love for the brownie and the egg bit, especially the part about even the thought of a brownie making him feel better.

The moment you decide to write any kind of ficlet or sequel, consider me the first among many who will squee with delight.

Wonderful job!

Date: 2009-09-16 01:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
I miss it, too, but you know, when I get back to writing it it'll be fresh and new to me again and that's really important for the long haul on writing epic fics. If I had gone straight into the sequel, I think I would have crashed and burned very hard after chapter three or something.

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the story, especially the brownie bit. I like adding these little bits of reality in.

Date: 2009-09-14 04:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] crimedoc1.livejournal.com
Yay! More zeppelins! I was going into withdrawal, here (although Hunger Moon is doing much to help with that - grin).

Still, I am eagerly looking forward to your promised sequel!

Where does this fit into the Zepplines story? You said at the top that it goes in Ch 46, but that's the chapter about Jackie's wedding reception. Jonathon doesn't propose for quite a few chapters after this - months later, after James recovers. So the reception could not have been the night he proposes.

Date: 2009-09-16 02:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
Thanks. The sequel will come along eventually. I can't stay away from these two for long. I just really need to concentrate on finishing up HM. I love that pairing, too. It's coming along pretty well right at the moment.

As for chapter 46, that was a mistake. It's set during the last chapter of Zeppelins, which is chapter 55. (Wolf Moon ends at chapter 46 and I got that mixed up in my head because I was tired when I posted.) I've edited it above.

Date: 2009-09-14 05:54 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] starlightmoonla.livejournal.com
Awww! This is lovely! Beautiful look into his emotions before that dinner. I loved getting to read a bit of this universe!

Date: 2009-09-16 02:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
Thank you. There wasn't time in the fic to go into it fully as I was concentrating on getting the story finished, but I'm glad I got to go back and revisit it a bit. I love this universe.

Date: 2009-09-14 06:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] helygen.livejournal.com
This is gorgeous; he's so very adorable :)

Date: 2009-09-16 02:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
Thank you. He is, isn't he? *smiles*

Date: 2009-09-14 10:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tardismate.livejournal.com
SQEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!! *bounces and bounces and bounces*

Oh ZEPPELINS! How I miss thee!!!!!!!

Now then, *wipes brow* time for a reasonably coherent comment *grins*

This was absolutely gorgeous. I love how he's all excited/unsure/terrified/desperate/worried. That is just SO Jonathon *huggles poor woobie*

Of COURSE she'll say yes, silly man...and if she doesn't, I'll join the queue of willing fangirls who would!

Thanks for sharing this love - I've missed them ;D

Date: 2009-09-16 02:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
Thank you. He does get into a bit of a panic. Of course she says yes, but he can't help having the jitters. He can't bear the thought of not sharing the rest of their lives together.

Date: 2009-09-14 11:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] yenly-gozal.livejournal.com
So sweet ;)

Date: 2009-09-16 02:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
Thank you.

Date: 2009-09-14 10:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jellybean728.livejournal.com
Oooh he's just too adorable!!

Date: 2009-09-16 02:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
*grins* Thanks.

Date: 2009-09-15 03:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eyeconic.livejournal.com
Aww, sweet!

Date: 2009-09-16 02:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
Thank you.

Date: 2009-09-15 09:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] maniacalshen.livejournal.com
Aww, poor, panicked Jonathon. XD

Date: 2009-09-16 02:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberfocus.livejournal.com
Yeah. But of course she says yes.

Date: 2009-09-25 04:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dragonmom64.livejournal.com
Awwww! Lovely!

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