Chapter 323 - A beautiful swing...

Veronica was thinking what was so much special about a secluded place but when her eyes fell on the beautiful scenery in front of her, she stood there shell shocked…

It was a cliff where Reuben had taken her but it was not the main attraction of the place. The fact that one could see the whole city from the cliff was the most mesmerizing thing for Veronica...

Reuben held her waist with one hand and with his right hand he held Veronica's right palm and walked her forward. She again got shocked with the amazing beauty being created by Reuben in front of her..

Each side of the pathway was covered with beautiful scented candles while lamps were hanging from the branches of trees.

Rose petals were scattered everywhere and ended right in front of the dining place where a beautifully decorated table with two chairs were placed.

The table was covered with a white tablecloth and another pair of red cloth was being placed on the white sheet.

Candles of different shapes and colours were kept in the middle of the table. Two plates, a wine bottle and few covered dishes were also present there...

Reuben pulled out a chair for Veronica to sit and after she had been seated there, Reuben also took his chair.

Uncovering the first dish which was pizza, Reuben cut her a slice and opened two other dishes which were fried noodles with chilli chicken...

Veronica took a bite of pizza and as soon as it hit her taste buds, she m.o.a.ned in pleasure. She felt something familiar with the taste but didn't thought too much of it.

Taking some noodles and chicken she also ate it when reality hit her hard. Reuben was just staring at her beautiful face while taking few bites in between when suddenly he noticed a sudden change of expression on her face...

"Don't tell me you had cooked it all." Veronica said looking at Reuben with wide eyes.

Reuben just smiled and nodded his head while Veronica felt so much emotional at the moment. She said a small 'thank you' to him and continued eating while sipping the wine.

After they were done with food, Reuben suddenly asked, "Now where is my gift?"

Veronica gave him a cheeky smile and said, "I forgot to bring it."

Reuben made a pout but then smirked before saying, "Fine.. If you really forget to bring my gift, then I'll also forget that there are many other surprises for you."

Veronica's eyes immediately lit up like a bulb and she asked, "You had arranged more surprises for me?"

When Reuben nodded at her, Veronica immediately pulled out a gift box from her bag and gave it to him.

Reuben took it from her and read the note which was attached on the gift wrapper which said,

"To,

The rotten face bastard, Reuben…

From,

The prettiest angel, Veronica…"

The moment Reuben read those words, he laughed out loud making Veronica chuckle at him.

"Like seriously?" Reuben asked.

Veronica nodded her head and said, "Yes.. It's the truth."

"Are you just calling me a bastard now?" Reuben said in fake anger.

"Yeah...you are one and I'm the prettiest girl here." Veronica said shrugging her shoulders.

"Who is pretty? You?? Huh!! Don't live in your own Wonderland." Reuben mocked jokingly.

Veronica narrowed her eyes at him and was about to say something when Reuben said, "Let's not fight now. Let me check the gift first."

Reuben opened the gift after he saw that Veronica had zipped up her mouth. He opened the gift and got happy to see a beautiful photo frame.

But he was more captivated with the photo placed inside it. It was a picture of him and Veronica in their teenage days.

Reuben gave her a breathtaking smile and said, "Thanks for the amazing gift. It's really special for me. I'll keep it in my office."

Veronica smiled back at him and gave him a band which had 'Best Friends Forever' written on it.

"I bought it for all of our friends and also for you. I hope you liked it." Veronica said hoping that Reuben would like this gift of hers also.

Reuben answered her with the brightest smile on his face and muttered, "I loved it. Now come on. We've another surprise for you waiting."

Veronica nodded and took Reuben's hand which he had stretched out for Reuben to hold as they walked towards another part of the cliff.

As they walked holding each other's hand, they felt a tingling sensation in their stomach like they had just ate butterflies instead of food.

Soon they reached their and what Veronica noticed was really breathtaking..

A coconut tree were bent horizontally on the cliff area and it was surrounded with small 3d yellow lights. The land was again covered with several candles and rose petals.

But the most amazing part was…a beautiful swing decorated with same 3d lights was hanging from the tree.

"WOW! It's so beautiful." Veronica whispered in a faint voice so that only Reuben could hear.

Reuben beamed seeing her surprised expression and took her near the tree.

He made her sit on the swing and walked behind her slowly.

Veronica made her comfortable on the swing and caught the sides of it. Reuben grabbed the swing in his hand and pushed it forward slowly, making Veronica giggle.

"Woah!! I feel so much like a kid. As if I had gotten back to my childhood. Do you remember Ben?? When we were kids...you'd swing me like the same way like now." Veronica asked turning her face a little back to see Reuben.

"I can't never forget anything which concludes you in it, Ica.." Reuben said smilingly.

Veronica caught the last word cautiously in her mind and asked him confusedly, "Ica? Did you just call me Ica? But you never called me with this name before, did you?"

Reuben grinned at her pouted lips which had just now asked for a clarification. He walked around the tree and stood right in front of Veronica..

Both of them had a quick eye lock which were glistening brightly with the lights illuminating from the candles. Still looking at her beautiful face, Reuben slowly kneeled down in front of her before taking her hands in her…