WHO: Alice and Arthur WHAT: Showing Alice the Ring WHERE: Library WHEN: After dinner RATING: TBD, I can't imagine too high STATUS: INCOMPLETE
Arthur was nervous. His stomach was in knots and he felt a bit like he was going to be sick. Alice was the first person he'd told about his intentions. He hadn't told his family yet, they'd think he was too young to get married. But Arthur was sure. He'd been sure since he was eleven years old and standing on the train platform.
So here he was, pacing back and forth as quietly as possible waiting for Alice to come. He wondered if he was this nervous now, how nervous he would be when the time came to actually pop the question. And what if Molly said no? What if she was worried about what her parents would think or how her brothers would react.
Her brothers! Arthur made a mental note to speak with them before he asked Molly. For now, he paced. Every few seconds he'd stop and look at the title of a book, but he was too dizzy to really read anything. So he paced.