I Love You This Big (Steph/MADNESS)

[dominic augustus barnes]

Lately Dom was thinking a lot about his future and it was honestly pretty odd, to think the boy who once had no idea what he wanted to do in the future was now deciding to go to college to get his degree in music and voice. He was also working on getting a degree in teaching, that’s right Dominic actually planned on being a teacher, sure he still played music nonstop and he was still working on getting his self known but he still had to have a plan if that failed and that plan was teaching, he thought it sounded like a good idea since he loved kids and he loved music. It was almost a win situation, if he could get his degree that is.

His other thoughts had to do with his girlfriend Steph, the girl he knew he wanted to spend his whole life with and he really hoped she did too. He really loved her, she was his first girlfriend and he knew what people said about girlfriends in high school but he knew that Steph really loved him too and that was all that mattered too him. He loved Steph so much and that was why he planned to propose to her and he only really hoped that she said, because it would probably break his heart if she didn’t. Yes Dom did tend to be a little insecure sometimes so he honestly did tend to fear the worse, but Steph loved him right and she would never break his heart. Lord he sure hoped so, and when he told his parents his plans he was actually surprised when they supported it and even more surprised when they gave him his grandmother’s ring.

Yes, for once his parents were actually acting like his parents, and the next part in all this was the actual proposal and he had to get a hold of Steph for that. Taking his phone out he texted her, “hey Steph if you’re not busy would you mind coming over to my house?” he asked her. Taking a deep breath he stuck his phone in his pocket running his fingers through his hair, he was really nervous now. Pacing he stared at the clock biting his lip, he just really had to find the strength to do this. “I love Steph right, yeah of course I love her” he said to his self.

[stephanie paige barnes]

Stephanie was an early riser, waking up around six in the morning. She didn’t like feeling like she was wasting away the day. That was also why she didn’t take naps unless she was sick or about to collapse. She spent the first half of her mother cleaning, she washed everything on her bed. Then she cleaned out her closet and polished her floor. Steph could be a clean freak, but she could also be pretty messy. Her closet took two hours, the bottom was piled to the top with clothes she had neglected to put up. Her closet was full of winter clothes still, since all her summer clothes were tucked away in drawers.

Stephanie contently sat back on her bed. Looking around her nicely clean room, bright looking with its teal walls and sterile looking with its white furniture. She was still dressed in her pajamas, not wanting to dirty up her room to change. She decided that it was worth it to take a shower. Now it was around and 12 and she quickly picked up stuff to wear once she got out of the shower. A pair of brown denim shorts, a wide brown belt, and a hunter green shirt.

Refreshed after her shower, she dressed quickly and put the next load of clothes in the dryer. Her phone went off, the chime sounds told her that it was Dom texting her. She dashed into the kitchen to answer it. ”Hey Steph, if you’re not busy would you mind coming over to my house?” She smiled and answered quickly. “Sure Dom! I’ll be over in a few.” She couldn’t help but smile at the thought of being with Dominic.
Dominic made Stephanie so happy, she loved him to piecies. There had never been such a sweeter, funnier, amazing guy in the whole world. She couldn’t imagine anything but him when it came to marrying someone, but she felt it odd to tell him that. She wasn’t confident enough to tell him she wanted to. Steph was in fact, his first girlfriend. That taunted her some days, she couldn’t help but wonder if he ever thought of leaving her.
She pulled on a pair of light brown sandals, ones the strapped around the ankle. She curled her hair slightly and put on light make-up, only a small thing of eyeliner and then a light shade of lipgoss. She walked quickly out to her car, keys in hand. It took only about ten minutes to arrive. Stephanie had a bubbly personality, and she skipped up to his front door. She knocked lightly and waited for him to answer.

[dominic augustus barnes]

Dom remembered the conversation he had with a few of his friends about his decision to propose to Steph, and most of them did think it was a good idea and also said that they thought they were so cute together. It was to the point some people were almost surprised that Stephanie was his first girlfriend and his first kiss too, but she was. Dom was always the timid type, and the shy type and he just happened to have waited that long for him to finally find someone worthy to share his first kiss with, even though she did kiss him first and when she did it surprised him. Smiling a little to his self he thought back to that day, it was a day he never wanted to forget.

He just loved Steph so much and he knew he wanted to be with her for the rest of his life, that there was really no other girl for him out there. Maybe that’s why it took him so long for him to find her; she was just out there waiting for him all along. When Dom texted Steph his hands were trembling and his heart was beating out of his chest, he feared the worst now.

“Oh god what if she said no” he said to his self taking a deep breath shaking his head trying to push that thought from his mind trying not to panic now, sitting there on his couch playing nervously with his hands waiting for Steph to text back and when she did he quickly checked his phone relieved that she said she would come over, because if she didn’t all his plans would just be ruined and that was not something he wanted at all.

He wanted to do this before he freaked out and knew it would be impossible for him to, so now all he had to do is wait for her to get here. He knew he wouldn’t have to wait too long for her to get here though and when she knocked on his door he stood up heading to the door taking deep breaths to calm his nerves, surprised at how nervous he was right now.

Opening the door he smiled when he saw Steph hugging her tightly, something he always did the minute he saw her and couldn’t contain his urge to just hug her. “Hey Steph” he smiled kissing her lips softly as his usual greeting; pulling away he just kept his smile thinking. “So come in and take a seat, there’s something I sorta wanna talk to you about” he said quietly trying to hide his nervousness.

[stephanie paige barnes]

When Dominic opened the door Steph smiled at him"Hey Dominic!". She hugged him back, and ever so lightly kissed him back. This really was the kid she loved, the only one that made her so happy. “So come in and take a seat, there’s something I sorta wanna talk to you about” He said. He was a little nervous, she could tell. She hoped that this was nothing bad, nothing to worry about. He had greeted her as usual, nothing out of the ordinary.. Yet as a girl she couldn't help but feel a tad bit of worry pull at her. "What do you want to talk about?" She asked a bit sheepishly. Steph loved Dom, and the worst thing that could possibly happen was something that would pull them apart.

She walked in and sat on his couch, one she was familiar with by now. Now that they knew each other so well she didn't have to worry about always acting perfect and hiding who she really was. She was completely head over Dom, specially because he accepted her the way she was. Steph had a history with not all that amazing guys, and it hadn't been fun. Now, three days away from Dom felt like forever. She crossed her legs politely on the edge of the seat. She wondered slightly if she still smelled like the lemon pledge and cleaners she had been using, after scrubbing for four hours. She twirled a strand of her hair as she sat, a habit picked up from her mother.

[dominic augustus barnes]

Dom use to be terrified at the very thought of kissing someone since he never kissed a girl before and he really did fear doing something wrong, and his friends would tease him for always being so awkward and timid but he couldn’t help it. Dom just seemed to be that way and it wasn’t in till e met Steph that things changed and he finally found his self in love with a girl he was sure he always wanted to be with her, because it was hard to try and picture her not being in his life now that he had been with her for a while now. Maybe that was why he was planning to propose now, he just really wanted to get it over with or else he would probably never be able to do it. His nerves would probably only get in the way if that dare happen, and that would not be a good thing. In fact that would be something he would really want to avoid. When he kissed Steph and she kissed him back he smiled, loving the way her lips felt on his. It was just something that felt so right, which may be just what made him feel even more nervous. What if she said no to him, oh god he didn’t want to think of that.

Sitting down beside Steph he took her hand in his thinking of what to say to her, how to word what he wanted to say at least and biting down on his lip ever slightly he began. “It’s nothing at all bad Steph; I’m not breaking up with you or anything. I couldn’t do that, I just love you so very much and I could never ever break up with you. I think my heart would break” he took a deep breath smiling a little bit at her, “Steph I love you so very much and there is no one in this entire world I can picture myself with for my whole life then you. My friends of course agree, and my parents for once they agree too” Dom said really quietly and nervously. “I mean I know we’re young and all, but I know I love you and there is no one else I want to be with. So I want to marry you, and I hope you want to marry me to because god you know I’m no good at this stuff” Dom laughed. “I’m still learning, but if you say yes to marrying me, well that’d just be well really amazing and my grandmother’s ring my parents gave me won’t go to waste” Dom muttered nervously.