Evening; Various places; Erik and Andy
He'd been horribly nervous since deciding to do this but once the day was here the nervousness vanished. There was little worrying was going to help with. He would take her to dinner, take her for a moonlit stroll in the park, and pop the question. She would say yes or no. And really he couldn't do anything about it.
They'd gone to the Empress for dinner and it had gone very well - the food and wine was perfect of course and the atmosphere was romantic without being over the top. The weather was cooperating nicely - it wasn't bitterly cold but there was still enough snow on the ground to make the park a lovely picture.
With her arm tucked through his they strolled down the walking path in the general direction of the Manor.