Saturday afternoon. The teashop was closed and upstairs it was quiet. Good quiet. Calm. A yellow earthpony stallion could be found on a couch in front of the window, reading a book. If he would look up he would see a nicely designed living room. A salontable in front of the couch, a big wallcloset filled with book from far and wide, about everything and nothing. Next to it, on the left, were the stairs to the shop, brown and the third step cracked. On the right side of the closet was a window. Jasmine sighed and turned the page as he heard the step of the stairs crack. He looked up and Blondie came in, with bags of food and other stuff. "No stay put. I can handle it" he said as he saw Jasmine's intentions to get up and help. "Oh okay!" Said Jas and picked up his book but didnt start reading. "Did you get the potatoes?". Not that he didn't trust his boyfriends memory, he just wanted to be sure. Blondie rolled his eyes. "Yes, I bought the patatoes and tomatoes and bananas. Do I have to name up the whole list?". Jasmine laughed. "I believe you!" He said and continued reading. Blondie left to the kitched and started putting the groseries where they belonged. He then took a small pan and filled it with water, putting it on fire to boil. Next he took Jasmines favorite tea. Mint tea. In the meanwhile he was whispering a little song. "Hey isn't that "Perfect Two", you know, that song you sang for me during a date?" He heard Jasmine's voice yell from the livingroom. Blondie laughed. "Indeed is. Why?". Quiet. "Oh nothing. Just recognised it" was the answer a bit later. Blondie rolled his eyes and filled a teacup with hot water. On the bottom was written "You're tea-riffic. I wanna marry you♡" and Blondie could still read it through the water. Blurry but still visible. Not for long. A few spoons of mint leaves later the water was a golden browm and smelled delicious. Blondie took a deep breath and open the frindge. "What's taking so long? What in the good name of Celestia are you doing in there?". Shit! He had two options now. Abandon the plan and come up with a better outthought proposal or just ignore his boyfriends suspicion and continue. Ten seconds to choose. Plan B. "N..nothing" yelled Blondie with as steady voice as he managed to make "Be right there!". Quickly he took the frozen honeycube with the engagement ring in it out if the tray and dropped it in the teacup which he place on a little plate. "Okay there goes nothing.." he thought by himself. With shaky little steps Blondie walked into the living room. Jas hadn't noticed him yet. Good. "The less he knows, the better" thought Blondie. Carefully he placed the tea om the salon table and Jasmine looked up. "I didnt ask for tea..?" He said a little confused. Was his memory that bad that he didnt remember the simplest things? He sure hoped not. "I know you didn't, but its because I love you!" Said Blondie who sat down next to him and gave him a smile. Jasmine didnt trust this behaviour. Last time he had pepper in his tea and the time before salt. "Okay what are you up too this time?!" He asked in a serious tone. He didnt trust that beautiful smile. It was telling him something bad was going to happen. "Nothing! I swear. Come on. Cant I do something nice for my boyfriend...?". Jasmine's eyes narrowed and he took the cup and sniffed. The aroma of mint tea made him close his eyes and smile. Carefully he took a little sip. "Mmmhh, delicious" Said the stallion "Thanks!". Blondie's smiled grew. "See? Im not that bad. Just drink the tea". His boyfriend took the bait. Now he only had to wait. Seconds felt like minutes and minutes felt like hours. Wjat only took like seven minutes was enough for Blondies mind to go in setting "I regret every decision I ever made!". "What's taking him so long?" Asked the devil on his shoulder. -"Relax, its been just a minute or three?" Was the angels response. "What if he says no?" -"He wont. He loves him!" "BUT WHAT IF HE SAYS ITS TOO EARLY?" -"Like I said. He won't. Then again: arent we rushing this?!" "We shouldn't have done this. We have been dating for only four years..!" -"Its too late to go back!" "What he runs away?" -"He's gonna hate us!!!" A little gasp made Blondie come back to reality. He looked up and saw Jaz sitting there. One hoof covering his mouth, the other hoof holding the teacup. The ring glittering in it. Tears in his eyes. "There we go. The yelling and screaming. Prepare for rejection, Blondie!". The pegasus took a deep breath and took the teacup from his boyfriends hoof and put it on the salon table. Then he took his place in front of the couch, in the traditional proposal pose. "Jas? I know this is not the most romantical way to do this and maybe this is too early but I felt like I had to this. Dear Jasmine, our relationship wasn't the easiest and our fights were not always the same. But what did stay the same was my love for you! I love seeing your smile. I love seeing you wake up and I love every little bit of you. So I gotta ask you: Do you wanna marry me and make me the happiest stallion in the world?". Jasmine swallowed and whiped away his tears. Then he let himself fall in his boyfriends hoves and kissed him. "Yes! All the yes in the world. Yes, I wanna marry you!!!". Blondie eyes oped wide. And it felt like 30 pounds fell of his chest. "You do..?" He looked full unbelief at Jasmine who still had tears glittering in his eyes. Jas smiled:"Ive wanting to do it myself but I always thought it was too early.." He took him boyfriends hoof. "Thank you". Blondie couldn't believe what just happened. He nailed it. He totally nailed it! A wide smile was on his muzzle and he hugged the yellow stallion. He didnt want to cry but he still felt some tears stream down his face. But he wasnt the only one. Jasmine's shoulders were shaking and he knew he was crying. Blondie carefully pushed him back and placed his hoof under Jasmine's chin. "I love you" he whispered unable to keep the smile hidden. And there they sat. Both a smile on their lips and tears on their cheeks. Staring each other in the eyes. "I love you too!" Whispered Jasmine back. And kissed his boyfriend. And no one even looked up or back at the teacup with the ring still in it...