great minds think alike (Haley X Fem!Farmer)
This was requested by an anonymous user, so enjoy!
Our footsteps crunched in the snow as we stepped closer to the lone tree, a question bugged my mind and I had to ask "Haley, you've been taking a whole lot of photos this week, are you working on something?" she gulped and looked everywhere but my eyes, the sky, the floor and everything in between. She finally answered "yeah, I haven't been taking a lot in the past few months so I really need to catch up" it made sense, ever since she moved in over time she's been taking photos less and less, but the sudden burst of work from her was so surprising and out of nowhere. I told her "I just hope you don't overwork yourself" she finally made eye contact with me, her beautiful blue eyes glinting in the warm winter sun, her eyes squinted as she let out a half-hearted laugh "I promise this is the last one" she looked to the tree, smiling and asked me "could you stand near the tree or lean against it" she looked at me and smiled "or do whatever you want, hun" I looked at the tree reminiscing, I invited Haley here and we had a picnic, that day I asked her to be my girlfriend the memory makes me laugh sometimes as I remember I wanted to do it the day before but Jas was playing with her skipping rope and I had everything in hand, she gave me a strange look.
Following Haley's instructions I stood by the tree, pondering what to do I just stared at the trunk, Haley shouted out "just stay there, you look stunning" whenever she compliments me I can't help but feel butterflies in my stomach, we've been dating for two years but them butterflies never truly left. The camera flashed before I could do anything and I was soon blinded by the bright light. Haley chuckled "perfect, I love your smile" I walked up behind her and wrapped my arms around her shoulders "and I love yours" I kissed her cheek and then looked at her camera as she got up the photo she just took. The photo turned out as I expected, me with a goofy smile painted on my face unaware that I looked like an idiot. Haley laughed through her nose "how do you look that good in a photo you're not aware of" she jokingly huffed "not fair" I laughed as she nestled deeper into me "well maybe we should become models together. You're always looking like a goddess" I placed a final kiss on her cheek before letting go of her and suggested "shall we go back home? I'm freezing" Haley rubbed her hands together "yes, I need to do something anyway" I raised an eyebrow "is it me?" she scoffed and playfully punched my arm "I mean...Maybe" she placed her camera in her bag and we walked away from the tree, hand in hand.
I stretched my arms out, and looked to my right only to be met with an empty space next to me. I sat up holding the cover close to my chest looking around the bedroom. Where is she? As if to answer my question I heard a knock at the front door. I quickly gathered a robe and wrapped it around me and answered the door, I'm only in a robe but I'm sure it's Haley, she's always forgetting the keys whenever she goes out. I opened the door expecting to see my blonde haired girlfriend but was greeted with my girlfriends blue haired sister, Emily. A charismatic smile on her face, she said "hey! You look like you just woke up" I nodded "that's because I just did" she laughed and told me "well Haley is waiting for you at the docks, on the bench next to Willy's shop" she looked at my robe and joked "you may wanna get dressed, the weather isn't the best" I nodded and laughed "I'll be right back then, want to come in? It's freezing" she nodded "thank you" I opened the door wider allowing her to enter and she closed the door behind her.
I made way for the bedroom and quickly gathered some clothes and got dressed, it won't be the best outfit but I don't want to keep Haley waiting, especially in this weather. As I tied up my boots, I looked at the drawers next to my side of the bed and the question loomed over my head 'should I do it?' I opened the draw and there it was staring back at me, the mermaids pendant. Maybe this would be a nice time to do it, it's at the beach where we first met and on the pier looking out onto the open sea? Sounds lovely. I snatched the necklace and placed it into my pocket and hoping to Yoba the string doesn't get too tangled.
I walked back into the living room and told Emily "sorry, hope I wasn't too long, I was not prepared" she laughed "it's fine, you look great" I opened the door, wanting to get there quickly, to fulfill the curiosity I had. Me and Emily walked at a quick pace quickly leaving the farm, I had to ask "so what is going on?" she grinned, clearly wanting to tell me but only said "well, that’s for me to know and for you to find out" I put my hand in my pocket, feeling the smooth shell, I need to ask for Emily's permission, fuck. I gulped then turned to her "can I ask you something?" She raised her eyebrow and told me "of course, go ahead" my rate of breathing fastened, I felt as if my heart is going to explode, then I spurted it out
"can I have your permission to marry Haley?"
We both stopped in our tracks outside Pierre's, I waited for her answer, every second that went by, the more anxious I felt. Emily only grinned at me "of course, when are you planning to give her the pendant?" all tension faded away and I felt instantly relaxed, I took the pendant out of my pocket and held it up, the shell unraveled from the string and the pendant hung down, and I stated "today?" Emily scoffed and looked away from me for a second and then smiled "I'm so happy for you two, I know she'll say yes, come on lets go" she went ahead of me, giving me no time to catch up. I placed the pendant back in my pocket and jogged to catch up with her.
Emily stopped at the bridge so I did too, she turned to me "I'm gonna wait out here. Remember, she's sitting on the bench, right to Willy's shop" I nodded "thanks, wish me luck" She laughed a little "I don't think you need it, but I will" I walked through the bridge into the beach, I'm greeted with the sound of the waves and the distant sound of seagulls calling out. I feet sunk into the sand as I walked towards the pier, every step I took a little part of me wanted to go back and put the pendant back. Go big or go home, right?
Haley sat with a book of some kind in her lap, her feet tapped creating a light knocking sound. I called out "hey, didn't keep you waiting did I?" her eyes lit up as she saw me, and she stood up. "no not at all, you were really quick, actually" I smiled and we both sat down, I looked at the sea, a distant fog covering what's ahead, I turned to her "so whats all this?" She handed me the book "it's not much but I hope you like it" it seemed like it had a lot of pages but when it was handed to me, it was surprisingly light.
The first page said in big text, 'Our first date' the title was true as it showed pictures she took of us on our first date, sat in the saloon drinking and eating pink cake together, Yoba that day is so memorable and cute.
The second page said in italics, 'Our first photo shoot' and the photos were from when we were on Marnie's farm with her cows, I love those photos and I know she does too, we look over these all the time.
The third page said in bold text, 'your favourite season' and as the title said it was the pictures she's been taking from the past couple of weeks, some of them are of both of us and some of them are just of me.
Then the next page was different, there was no title or pictures, just a thick back with the middle cut out in a rectangle shape. A material covered the hole, I looked at Haley and she told me "move the cloth" I did and what it revealed shocked me, I gasped out loud and looked at her.
It's a mermaid pendant. She looked at me with a smile on her face, waiting for my reply, lost for words I only grabbed the pendant out from my pocket and showed her, hanging it from my index finger. She gasped too, now also speechless. We sat in silence for a couple of seconds, both looking at each others pendant in disbelief, what are the odds? I was the first to speak up "well I think it's safe to say that’s a yes?" she grabbed my face and planted a kiss on my lips, she pulled away and reassured me "of course it is"