42. Montana
forty-two
Montana
“ Disneyland! ” Talon yells.
“My gosh, Talon, have you no chill?” I laugh.
I’m so excited to be here. It’s the last thing on my bucket list and i’m so grateful that I get to experience it with Rocky and little Romeo. Well shoot, everyone is here. Even Marley came out with her sister, Kennedy. Xander’s brother Austin and Kennedy are stuck together like glue, while Marley and Xander are trying not to kill each other at the happiest place on earth. Marley and Xander have the weirdest relationship. I swear they have this chemistry even though they both deny it. Whatever, I am not making this up.
I'm so glad that I brought extra Polaroid film for my camera. I made shirts for Rocky and I. He looks so sexy in his. Mine says ‘Oh Mickey, you’re so fine’ and his says, ‘I’m Mickey.’ He is also wearing a backwards Mickey ears hat that says, ‘Daddy’ on it, and oh my panties.
Along with every other woman here who has eyes.
It’s been a long day. We have gone on all the great rides. My favorite was Indiana Jones and the Haunted Mansion. Splash Mountain was also fun because we got to get wet and with this dry California heat it was refreshing.
We ate so much good food. Don’t sleep on cars land food, it's bangin’. Romeo loved meeting the characters, well, okay, it was Talon who was mostly excited to bring him to meet them. He got to take a picture with Darth Vader and the Storm Troopers, and I’m pretty sure he thought he was going to pass out. It was as if I had met Taylor Swift.
It’s about time for the fireworks when Rocky pulls me away because he wants to go see them from in front of Cinderella's Castle. He says it’s the best place to view them. He’s been here before so I trust him.
While we walk there, I’m amazed at everything lit up. I have been to Disney World, but never here. It’s so illuminating. We stop all of a sudden and when I look back at Rocky, I see him down on one knee.
I gasp and my hands fly to my mouth. I cannot believe this is happening right now. My heart is pounding, and I feel like if you stand close enough you can hear it. He’s smiling up at me, and in his hands, he has a little black box. When he opens it, I see a pear-shaped diamond ring with a halo of little diamonds around it in a rose gold, diamond encrusted band. It’s the most beautiful ring I have ever seen, and also very familiar to me because it was my mom’s.
“Montana, from the moment I saw you when we were younger, and then again, seeing you in college, I knew that you were the one for me. I’m so in love with you, and I thank God every day for you coming back into my life. The day I asked your parents and uncle Atlas permission to marry you he gave this ring. I asked him to meet me at your parents' gravesite so I can speak to them before he got there. I promise you today just like I promised them that I will always love and protect you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. You have brought so much joy and love into my life that I didn’t realize what I was missing. You have given me the most beautiful son, and I can't wait to have more babies with you. I cannot wait to start this new journey. You’ll do amazing things in this life, and I want to be the one by your side through it all. I know I asked you once when we were little, but I’m asking again. Will you do me the honor of being my wife…will you marry me?”
Once he’s finished speaking, the floodgates are open and I'm nodding my head yes before the words come out. “Yes! I’ve wanted to say that to you for so long! I love you and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you.”
“Thank fuck.”
He gets up and places the ring on my finger. He kisses the shit out of me, when he deepens the kiss, someone clears their throat.
“There are kids here you know.” Talon laughs out.
“ She said yes !” he shouts.
All of our family and friends are right there taking pictures and cheering for us. They give us hugs and kisses and take a Polaroid of us and I’m holding out my left hand. He places my mom’s ring on my fourth finger and replaces the promise ring he gave me. Now that is three, he has given me.
“I kept my promise, baby. From when we were six and seven, and even with that promise ring,” he says smiling at me.
“Yeah, Savage, you did. I love you.”
“Por vida?”
“Por vida.”
He kept his promise.
I’m so happy with how much my life has changed. I didn’t think I could ever be this happy again. My angels have outdone themselves. I get to become Mrs. Montana Savage.
Wifey has a nice ring to it.