I’m sort of laughing at myself knowing many of you fictioneers like morbid mysterious stuff. I considered writing about Luke’s jealous nature and the mysterious disappearance of Lucy’s former boyfriend. Ending with “What is that red liquid dropping under that bale of hay?” That is the plot of the morbid story I did not write.
The following story is the one I did write. 😀
“Reminds me of your marriage proposal,” smiled Lucy taking Luke’s hand.
Luke and Lucy were country kids. Not many options for Luke to make an impressive marriage proposal. Long walk on the beach? Romantic promenade across a mountain stream? A fine dinner at a luxury hotel? Not possible.
So Luke filled a box with hay and they played “find a needle in the haystack.” As they searched, he “found” the ring. Presented it as an omen from God that they should marry.
Cheesy? Yes. But Luke and Lucy are on their way to sell their hay. They are moving on up!
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Sweet aroma 
A harnless and charming deception
Creative kind of fun from former years.
cheesy? right! but i loved it. 🙂
Yep! Thank you. 😀
How romantic!
It’s love, it’s love, it’s love that makes the world go round. 😀 Thanks for leaving evidence that you came to visit.
Yes, yes, yes! My pleasure, Oneta 🙂
Oh, I liked that one. Reminds me of my own marriage proposal. We went to see the movie “Grumpy Old Men” and right when the one character (I think it was Walter Mathou) says to the other one, “Why don’t your pull your lip up over your face…” My now hubby says: “So, Do you want to get married?’ I was laughing so hard at the film that he had to repeat it twice for me to get it… by then, he said it loud enough everyone in the theater heard. So, of course, I had to say YES! LOL!
I would say he wasn’t thinking much about the movie. I bet you would have been booed if you had said no. My husband and I were sitting on a pig sty. No kidding. No pigs near however. I’ve blogged about it a couple of times. LOL. Getting to know you, getting to know all about you. Getting to like you; getting to hope you like me….Ahh. Love and marriage.
Oh my goodness, this is so lovely and it sounds far nicer than the unattainable options!
I like Luke. Uses his mind when money is no option. 😀 Thanks.
Cheesy works. Or, it has for Lucy and Luke. And for your tale.
Thank you Lorraine. Sometimes one does not recognize the romance that exists in an appreciation of creativity. I guess my tale would have worked if Lucy had found the ring. Maybe it would have been better. Ahh. Too late. 😀
I wondered who would find the ring first. But, I think Luke finding what he planted works — he was trying to be romantic and Lucy may not have expected Luke to ask for her “hand in marriage.”
By the way, my neice experienced the grand gesture. An exotic vacation, and the proposal written in the sand . . . Thankfully, she didn’t have a destination wedding which I probably couldn’t have afforded to attend.
Happy for your niece and others who can afford a classic beautiful wedding and honeymoon with all the trimmings. I just hate to see young people start off in debt, which is the reality for too many. Long loving marriage to your special couple.
Yes, they did go rather over the top, but close enough that I was able to go. They were already in debt, unfortunately. Both have good jobs now.
Lovely story.
Thank you, Sandra. I am a romantic who doesn’t think a bed has to be in the tale. 😀
Ah, how lovely. Nicely done (though your dark and mysterious teaser was also fun too! Haha )