Pov y/n

Scarlett shifts a little bit behind me and pads my knee, making me look at her.

"Come on, get up, I have more plans." She shares with a mysterious smile and my eyes grow.

"More than this amazing picnic?" I ask and she nods.

A grin creeps onto my lips and I get up and step away to help her pack the containers back.

We ate a few more fruits while we were quiet and just enjoyed the moment but there are still some left.

The basket is quickly packed and I help her fold the blanket, carrying both items back to her car, no matter how much she insisted on carrying one thing as well. She already planned this amazing date, I can do the carrying then.

This time she won't tell me where we're headed, no matter how much I annoyed her with the question, she denied me the answer and in the end I let it be. She chuckles over this small victory and I put on a fake pout.

"Oh, that's not fair, you know I can't withstand that pout." She complains lightly and I almost want to giggle but keep the pout on my face.

Her eyes dart over to me every few minutes and I do my best to not falter. Not long after we stop in a parking lot and as soon as the engine is turned off, Scar cups my face with both hands and leans over to peck my lips a few times until my pout falters into a soft smile and I kiss her back.

"See, that's better." She grins and I playfully roll my eyes at her but wrap one hand around the back of her neck to pull her in for one last kiss.

When we pull away, her cheeks are a little flushed, which looks adorable.

"Let's go." She says and gets out of the car. I follow her and look around but I don't recognize the area.

"Where are we?" I ask and slowly spin around to take in my surroundings.

"You'll see in a bit." Scarlett answers with a cheeky grin and takes my hand to lead the way.

I let her lead the way and when we stop in front of a building, I look up at it and my heart jumps a little.

"You're taking me to the observatory?" I ask, already excited to go inside.

"Yes, I am. On our first date you said you missed the stars." Scarlett recollects while walking inside the building with me to buy the tickets.

"And since we're in the city, it will be very hard to see them from down here and taking you out onto the land would have taken quite long. So, the observatory seemed like the best option."

A little pout forms on my lips again at her explanation but this time it's because she is so adorable. When she has the tickets and turns around to me, she frowns a little at my pout.

"What's wrong?" She asks and takes my hand again.

"Nothing is wrong. It's just really cute that you remembered and put so much thought into this date. It makes my heart melt a little." I admit and see her eyes starting to sparkle at my confession.

"Of course, I remember and you deserve to be taken on a great date." She says and lifts our linked hands up to her mouth to kiss the back of my hand gently.

"Now, let me show you the stars that you miss so much."

With a nod towards the entrance, she tells me to follow her and I do.

We pass some information boards and stop when they seem interesting. With every step we take, I get more and more excited to enter the main room where we will be able to see some stars.

Now I am the one leading the way and Scarlett follows me more than willingly and I catch her smiling at me every once in a while.

We finally reach the main room and my jaw almost drops.

In the middle there is this huge platform thing where you can either sit on or lay on and watch the animation that's shown in the dome.

Since it's a little later, it's luckily not very full. I pull Scarlett to the platform in the middle and flop down onto it, laying back to admire the fake sky above us.

It may not be real but it looks like it and it reminds me of home, which makes me smile.

Scarlett lays down next to me and her fingers graze mine and I automatically open my hand so she can intertwine our fingers. We stay silent for a while, simply enjoying what we're seeing right now.

"Thank you." I whisper, not wanting to destroy the calm atmosphere we created.

"For what?" She whispers back and I turn my head to look at her, just to see she is already looking at me.

"For today, for the picnic and for this." I gesture towards the dome with my free hand.

"You're more than welcome. I love making and seeing you happy. And I loved every second we spend together today." She replies with a soft look on her face. I smile sweetly at her and squeeze her hand a little before turning my attention back to the dome.

"I wish I knew something about stars and their constellation and could tell a story like how me and someone important to me would always lay underneath the night sky and how they taught me about stars and stuff. And then I could give that knowledge to you and impress you but sadly that's not quite possible because I know nothing and I also don't have a cute story. All I have is that I used to look at the stars back home and that that's what they remind me off." I chuckle a little and sigh.

"That's okay, you don't have to know that and you don't need that to impress me. You already do that by being yourself." Scar says and I turn my head to look at her. The reflections of the stars above us shine in her eyes as she looks at me softly.

"I do?" I ask a little confused. So far I don't feel like I did anything impressive but she nods.

"Yes. Especially in the way you treat people. You are so kind and respectful. Every time I see you with Rose, my heart fills with so much happiness because of the way you treat her. You are so great with her and goof around and play with her and I can see how much joy that brings to the both of you. You are patient with her and so sweet and compassionate." She lists off and my heart feels like it's growing at her words. Her eyes are focused on me and we both slowly turn towards each other.

"After last weekend, Rose and I had quite a long and emotional talk." Scarlett starts to tell me and I listen attentively, having an idea where this is going.

"She told me about how it makes her feel when her dad doesn't show up to pick her up for a weekend because he cancelled. And how alone she sometimes feels when she is there and that his new girlfriend doesn't want to play with her and how much that hurts her." Scarlett's features harden a little as she thinks and talks about it and I give her a few seconds to gather her thoughts.

"She also told me that she talked to you about it and that you didn't put it off like it was nothing. You listened and offered comfort. She felt safe with you and telling you, you made sure she knows that her feelings are valid and also that she isn't alone. Thanks to you she kinda understood that I wasn't angry or annoyed with her last weekend but with her father. She didn't have to go through this alone because you were there for her. And on top of that, you suggested to tell me, without making her feel like you were letting her alone or hanging with this problem. The way you were there for Rose is something, I will forever be thankful for." She ends and rests her free hand against my cheek, her eyes looking with mine and I see nothing but honesty in them.

"Thank you for being a safe space for my daughter and for taking care of her and her feelings."

"Of course, anytime. I love Rose and I hate seeing her hurting. Knowing that her own father made her feel this way, made me almost furious but I'm not in the position to change that, so I advised her to tell you because I knew you would be there for her as much as you could and you are able to change things in this matter. But I still felt like doing the best I can in comforting her and making sure she knows, she isn't alone with her feelings." I explain my side of the story and then I see it again, that look in Scarlett's eyes that she usually only has when she's looking at Rose, a look of adoration and pure love.

It makes my heart flutter and my body fill with a nice warmth.

"You did such an amazing job and I can't express enough how thankful I am because of that. And you are right, I am able to change something in this situation and I had a long phone call with Rose's father, explaining to him that he can't leave his daughter hanging all the time and expect that it doesn't effect her but that's a different story. You took care of Rose as if she was your own child and that is something, I truly adore about you, y/n."

I gulp a little at the intensity of the way Scarlett looks at me, but intense in a good way.

I'm not sure what exactly reply to that, so I simply lay my hand above hers on my cheek and squeeze the other hand that mine is intertwined with. It seems to be more than enough to communicate what I'm feeling because she smiles at me.

"Speaking of Rose, I thought a lot about this the last few weeks. She seems to love you so much and she also either senses something between us or wishes for it to be there, I just say that one night where she wanted us to kiss." We both chuckle at the memory.

"And after she told me what you told her about family and being able to choose who you see as a parental figure and the fact that she asked you if you'd be okay with being her Mom, made me realize that she is more than okay with us being a thing." Scarlett takes a short break and I can see nervousness clearly rising inside of her.

Seeing that makes me get kinda excited because I have an idea of where this is going. She takes a deep breath, trying to calm herself before locking eyes with me.

"I've never been with a woman before and it still is new for me and maybe a little scary but I want nothing more than to be with you. You make me truly happy and I feel so free when I'm with you. And to top it off, you get along more than great with Rose and don't seem like the kind of person who would willingly hurt me or her and that's what's most important to me. You are compassionate and sweet and gentle and make me laugh and I guess what I'm trying to say is: Do you want to be my girlfriend?"

Her voice trembles a little because of her nervousness and she bites her lip right after the question left her mouth. My heart feels like it's about to explode every second because of happiness and the butterflies in my stomach turn into a whole zoo. I feel my lip starting to tremble and nod.

"Yes, I would very much like to be your girlfriend, noting rather than that." I reply, seeing how Scarlett lets out a breath of relief, the widest smile ever growing on her face and she leans in to connect our lips in a kiss that I can only describe as breathtaking.

My whole body feels electrified but the good kind and when we pull away, my lip starts to tremble again, which I kinda hate but can't control it.

Of course, she notices and her thumb brushes over my bottom lip and her eyes dart from my lip to my eyes.

"Is everything okay?" She asks in a sweet and worried voice. I nod and take a breath to collect myself.

"I'm just so incredible happy right now. I don't mean for my lip to tremble but I can't stop it." I explain and an adoring look grows on her face.

She opens her arms for me and I cuddle into them, wrapping mine around her body.

I really try my best not to cry happy tears because it seems a little unfitting right now but I realize that that's the question I was waiting for, for almost a month now and that I didn't want anything more than for her to be my girlfriend.

Her hand soothingly brushes over my hair and she lets me feel whatever I need to feel right now and every now and then she places soft kisses on my hair, making my heart skipping a beat or two.

When I have calmed down, I take my head out of the crook of her neck and place a kiss on the underside of her jaw, making her smile down at me.

"I think you just made me the happiest person on earth." I mumble.

"You're sweet but that might have to be me though." She disagrees and I just roll my eyes playfully and lean up to kiss her properly.

We keep the kiss short though, not wanting to give the few people here a full on make out session.

I rest my head on her shoulder while her arm is wrapped around me, keeping me close.

"Would you be okay if we told Rose? I don't feel comfortable keeping it from her now that it's something settled." Scarlett asks and I nod immediately.

"Of course, I think she will actually be excited about it." I share my thoughts and she nods agreeingly.

"I think so too and it will allow us to act more freely around her." She agrees and I hum, not having thought about that.

"Do you want to tell her alone or with me there?" I ask, my eyes shifting over the stars above us.

"I'd like to tell her alone first, if that's okay. I want to make sure she can freely tell me her opinion about it without feeling pressured, you know?" Scarlett asks and I can hear the shift in her tone, indicating that she's worrying I might not like that.

"I totally get that, that's why I asked. You take your time in telling her and whenever it feels right, you can call me or text me." I assure her and get a kiss on the head in return.

We stay like this for a good amount of time, just watching the stars above us and enjoying each other's company.

"What time is it? Because I think they close soon." Scarlett asks and I shake my head.

"I don't know and I think I left my phone in the car." I reply.

"Mine should be in my pocket. Could you take a look please?" She asks and I smile at her sweet tone before reaching for her phone.

I let the screen light up and my heart melts within a second when I see her lock screen.

It's the picture of Rose and me on the ferry last week, where I crouched down next to her and we're both laughing into the camera. I stare at the picture, realizing that Scarlett might felt like she does for a little while longer now.

"Y/n?" I'm brought back by a soft voice and look up at her in question.

"Are you alright?" She asks and brushes some hair out of my face.

"Yes, I was just...admiring your lock screen." I say with a little grin and her smile widens.

"I couldn't help myself, the picture was just too adorable and besides, it contains the two most important people in my life right now."

My whole body fills up with happiness and joy at her words.

"You...think of me as that?" I ask, afraid I heard it wrong or misinterpreted it.

"Yes, I do." Scarlett admits and I lean myself onto my arm to properly look at her. Her eyes are soft and honest and it almost makes me want to scream in happiness.

"That's incredibly sweet, thank you so much. And I can only return it. Ever since I met you, you were always on my mind and became so important to me within those couple of weeks. And I think it's safe to say that you and Rose are also the most important people in my life right now." I say and see a single tear running down Scarlett's face. I pout at the sight and carefully wipe it away with my thumb.

"God, you're so sweet." She mumbles and gives me a soft smile. I return the smile and give her a small kiss on the nose. She giggles and wraps her arms around me.

"I'm sorry to interrupt you, but we close in about five minutes, so I'm afraid I have to ask you to come back tomorrow if you want to look at the stars longer." A woman's voice pulls us out of our daze and we look up to meet her kindly smiling at us.

"Of course, we'll head out now." Scarlett assures her and after a short nod, the woman disappears and I giggle a little.

This feels a little like we're teenagers, which I absolutely don't mind because it only means that we're carefree for now and that's more than great.

As said, we make our way outside and head back to the car. This night has been incredible and I don't think any day in the near future can top this.

A/n: She popped the question!

How are we feeling about that? Was it too soon?

Thanks for reading and love to you all