Leonard was down right nervous, though he wouldn’t dare admit it. He had spent the last month or two trying to figure out exactly how he was going to do this, and even had a whole file in his PADD dedicated to figuring out exactly when and how he was going to do it. Hell he had even went as far as asking Uhura and Sulu for feedback. He wanted to make sure all of this was perfect, because Mika deserved perfect.
So after managing to request some shore leave, he found a planet that was known for is spectacular beaches and managed to convince her to take some time off and go on a small vacation with him. He had made sure to get them a hotel room that had a spectacular view of the ocean. They had only been on the planet for a day and after a rather long day on the beach he had set up a hot bath, complete with bubbles and scented candles up for Mika so she could relax.
The moment he was sure that she was in the water he got to work setting up everything he needed. With precision he went about pulling petals of the roses he had snuck up and went about spreading it on the bed in a fashion that it would make a rather large heart. Then in the middle of the heart using pink rose petals he went about spelling out ‘ Marry Me?’. With that done he went about setting up a few more candles and lighting them out going out of his way to set up a nice mood.
Once he had the room set up to his liking, he quickly went about getting into a nice pair of black slacks and a dark blue button up shirt. He managed to fix his hair a bit with his fingers using one of the mirrors in the room. Once he was sure he looked decent enough he got his grandmother’s wedding ring, the very one that his mother wouldn’t let him have before for his first wife. However since Mika had his mother’s seal of approval he had managed to get the family heirloom.
It wasn’t long after that before he heard the familiar sounds of her getting out of the bath, and he quickly got himself into position making sure to choose the side in front of the large glass windows, so the setting sun over the ocean was behind him. Leonard got down on one knee, with the ring in a little black box in his hand and waited for Mika.