The River Bend (Rocco)

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@evelyn

"Of course I will," he let out the breath he hadn't been aware of holding and he grinned at her. a grin that he hoped showed her everything he was feeling. elated. ecstatic. and there were many more emotions that he was feeling. he reached up to touch her cheek. "I love you, Rocco," he stroked his thumb over her cheek softly and softened his smile. that was the first time she had said she loved him. he had told her those four little words a little while ago but he'd been okay with waiting for her to say it back. he hadn't been fussed. everyone felt things differently and he had been willing to wait. "i love you too." he said as he leaned in to kiss his fiance quickly. he had a sudden thought and he reached to the side of him, tugging one of the long blades of grass that were growing in a tuft next to where they were sitting and he quickly rolled it up, tying the pliable blade of green into a ring and he looked at her, holding it up. "i'll buy you a real one when we get home .. but for now." he said as he reached to take one of her hands so he could slip the ring onto her finger.

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Ev was smiling so much her cheeks hurt, but she didn't care. She was sure Rocco was probably feeling the same way, but it didn't matter. He loved her. Granted, she knew that from a while ago, but she didn't know he was thinking of marrying her. That was a new thing and she was so excited about it. He repeated that he loved her and leaned in to kiss her, but he pulled away too fast. Ev pouted a little, not ready to be done with him yet, but he wasn't really looking at her. He was doing something with the grass. She leaned over, trying to see what he was doing, but then he held it up. A ring made out of grass. "It's perfect," Ev told him as he put the makeshift ring onto her finger. Then an idea came to her. She pulled out her wand and pointed it at the grass ring, transfiguring the grass into a metal texture so it was a little more durable. She left it green and looking exactly how it did when he made it, she just changed the density. She didn't want it to rip the first time she did anything. She reached up and touched his cheek gently, "Did you have this all planned?" Ev asked. It really didn't matter, but she was curious.

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@evelyn

"It's perfect,"he smiled as he slipped the grass ring onto her finger. he ran his thumb across the back of her hand before letting it go and he wrapped his arm back around her waist. he titled his head slightly as she pulled out her wand and pointed it at the ring, transfiguring it into metal. he laughed and rested his chin on her shoulder. "why didn't i think of that." he teased as he looked at the green ring. he turned his head slightly into her touch as he looked down at her, a content smile still on his face. "Did you have this all planned?" he shook his head and smiled a little more. "i didn't." he said, brushing his nose just below her ear as he leaned his head forward. "but it felt perfect."

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Evelyn couldn't help but giggle softly when Rocco asked why he hadn't thought of transforming the grass. She twisted in his arms a little bit so she could kiss his cheek. "Because you weren't a Ravenclaw. Things like that are my specialty," she teased back at him. He was too sweet. A part of her couldn't believe that he asked her to marry him and that she said yes. She didn't feel any different. Wasn't something like this supposed to change your whole outlook on things? Apparently not, but that was a surprise to Ev. "That's because it is perfect, Rocco. All of it. You couldn't have asked me at a better time." She would have said yes no matter when he asked that question, she cared for him too much to be able to doubt that at all. "I guess this means we won't be able to keep our secret too much longer, huh?" Ev asked, a little bit of concern lacing her voice. She wasn't sure if she was ready to tell people yet. She didn't know what her team would think or her parents or ... anyone, for that matter. The idea of telling people about their relationship made her feel strangely anxious and she didn't know why.

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@evelyn

"That's because it is perfect, Rocco. All of it. You couldn't have asked me at a better time. I guess this means we won't be able to keep our secret too much longer, huh?" he hadn't thought of that. they'd done well at keeping it from the people it needed keeping from but it was hard. they had to sneak and being sneaky wasn't easy of favourable when all you wanted to do was spend time with the other person. he rubbed his hand through his hair and shook his head a little. they still needed to keep it a secret though, after all what could happen after the people close to them found out was still uncertain. they had their teams to consider, what rules their might be, not to mention the long standing rivalry between the two teams. it was almost unspoken but it was there. "no. we'll keep it a secret for as long as we need too." he said as he touched her cheek. "we need to be smart about this." he said with a soft smile as he touched a finger to the green ring on hers. "plus, it might be exciting to keep a secret as big as this one."

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Ev nodded when Rocco said that they should still keep their relationship secret, at least for the time being. She felt the same. She couldn't just go around and tell people she was engaged. They didn't even know she was dating someone yet! And besides, she didn't want their relationship to affect her job. She loved playing Quidditch and didn't want to have to stop, or to make Rocco stop. She smiled, "I think we can be smart about it," she agreed, laughing when he said it would be exciting to keep the secret. She shrugged, "It might be. We'll have to see, and come up with a fun way of telling people, or at least a way of telling them that won't make them angry." She was a little nervous for Dustin's reaction. He was a brother to her and Ev didn't want to upset him. Still, she was confident that this would. 

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@evelyn

"It might be. We'll have to see, and come up with a fun way of telling people, or at least a way of telling them that won't make them angry." he knew there would be people who got mad when they told the world about their relationship and their impending nuptials but he didn't really think it was any of their business. if he wasn't worried about being taken off his team and ev being taken off hers he'd shout it to the world right now but she wanted it kept secret and he was willing to do that for her because he loved her. besides, it would allow him some time to think of how to tell his parents and siblings that he'd kept something this big from them but he knew he'd have their support. he was lucky enough to have a family that would be there no matter what he did. "well i don't really think anyone will have the right to be mad." he said with a smile as he touched his fingers to her cheek and brushed them into her hair. "after all it's between us, nothing to do with anyone else when you think about it."

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Rocco touched her cheek and Ev closed her eyes, smiling slightly at the feeling. "I guess you're right," she agreed, leaning into his hand. She laughed just a little and then opened her eyes. "I mean, they don't have a right to be mad, but I do think it has something to do with them. I'm sure my parents aren't going to understand my logic when I tell them about us. I'm sure they'll support us, but they won't understand why I kept it a secret from them. I just don't want to make them angry," she confessed quietly, waiting for Rocco's response. Ev had absolute confidence that he would help her feel better about the entire situation.

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@evelyn

"I mean, they don't have a right to be mad, but I do think it has something to do with them. I'm sure my parents aren't going to understand my logic when I tell them about us. I'm sure they'll support us, but they won't understand why I kept it a secret from them. I just don't want to make them angry," he chuckled a little and shook his head a little. he didn't think it had anything to do with anyone but them. it wasn't as if their parents, family or even friends were going to be involved in the relationship, so why should it matter? "well it's a little late to worry about keeping it a secret from them." he said as he nudged her shoulder gently and wrapped his arm around her waist. he knew it was going to be hard, there would be people that felt they had the right to be angry but he'd tell them they were wrong. he and ev were in love and he didn't see that changing anytime soon. "how about we head back to the tent? i'm pretty hungry." he said with a grin as he rubbed his hand down his back before shifting slightly, getting ready to get up.

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Ev sighed and shrugged when he said that it was late to be worrying about their secret. "I know," she answered softly. "I just ... I don't know what I want anymore," then she looked over at him with a mischievous grin, "Other than you, of course." she scooted closer to him as he wrapped his arm around her. Really, things did make more sense around Rocco. Things just seemed to happen the right way and she loved being with him. Then he suggested they go back to the tent to eat and Ev grabbed his arm for a second, trying to get him to wait. "Wait. The sunset's almost over," she said softly, watching as the colors began to fade over the horizon. Still looking at the sky, she spoke again. "I'm so glad we decided to take a break from London." Even though it was her idea, he agreed and she was overjoyed that they'd spent so much time with one another.

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@evelyn

"I know, I just ... I don't know what I want anymore, Other than you, of course." he laughed and rolled his eyes a little, nudging her softly before tapping the ring that was still sitting on her finger. "well i'm glad, cause it'll be hard to change your mind." he said, teasing her as he kissed her cheek and he softened his face to look at her again. "it'll be okay ev .. i promise." things would fall into place as they needed them to. "Wait. The sunset's almost over," he stopped, sitting on his haunches as he looked over the horizon and he grinned slightly. "maybe we should get married in this spot at sunset." he said with a smile as he turned to her. it really was a beautiful spot and while he'd said it out of the blue, the few seconds he took to think about it afterward started to seem really good. "I'm so glad we decided to take a break from London." he grinned and stood up, holding his hand out to her as he stretched his back out slightly. "well we're nowhere near done. tomorrow awaits."

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Ev smiled at Rocco. "I won't change my mind. Don't worry, she promised. It wouldn't be a hard promise to keep, of course. She nodded when he said it would be ok, but didn't know if there was anything she could say. She grinned at his next suggestion, "Yes, please! Right here with all our family and friends." Ev loved that idea. She took his hand. "I'm ready. Let's go."

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