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"Are you sure you're not bringing me somewhere to kill me?"

Miguel chuckles as he leads Jamie ahead with his hands over her eyes, "You hear people, don't you? Why would I bring you out in public to kill you?"

"I don't know." Jamie shrugs, "Maybe things are different in Barcelona. This could be your chance to just get rid of me. I'm pretty sure Sienna's watched a true crime that went something like this."

Miguel shakes his head with a smile, "No, okay? You're fine. And stop watching that stuff with her."

"I don't. She just tells me about it."

"Okay, stop right here."

Jamie stops feeling Miguel's chest against her back, "We're here?"

"Mhm." He hums, "You ready?"

"Yup." Jamie sighs. Her eyes flutter open as she feels Miguel's hands move from her face. She gasps as she looks ahead of her. The two were on the beach. Far from the water, but close enough to hear the waves and see them crashing on the shore. Her eyes drifted around the blanket Miguel had laid out. Along with it, was a basket, which she assumed was full of food, and an extra blanket beside it.

She turns to Miguel, "What is all of this?"

"Well, we haven't had much time to spend together in Barcelona and since you're gonna be competing in a few days, I wanted to do something nice for you. You've been under a lot of stress and deserve some relaxation." He shrugs

Jamie chuckles softly as she looks toward the blanket again before looking up at Miguel, "This is the sweetest thing anyone has even done for me."

"You like it?"

Jamie wraps her arms around Miguel's neck. Miguel wraps his own around her waist pulling her closer, "I love it."

"Good." He smiles before leaning in and kissing her softly, "Come on. Let's sit."

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The two had spent a few hours talking and enjoying the other's company. The sun was setting casting a beautiful, orange hue onto the water in front of them. The stress of the tournament and their own lives fading into the background. In Jamie's mind, this was exactly what she needed. Time with her favorite person.

Jamie's eyes flickered over to the water. Miguel watching as she finally looked to be calm. Something he hadn't seen much of since before they even got to Barcelona. He was glad that he had been able to do that for her. His heart began to slam in his chest as he looked toward the basket beside him.

He then looks back to Jamie and reaches for her hand. Jamie looks down and grabs his hand. A smile gracing her face as she looked over to him. As he continued to stare, Jamie chuckles, "What?"

"Nothing." Miguel says shaking his head, "You just look really pretty."

Jamie's smile widens as her cheeks become warm, "Thank you."

"Of course." He says softly, "I actually wanna give you something."

"Okay." She nods as he starts digging in the basket, "I wish you would've told me. I would've gotten you something."

"No, no, no. You being here is enough, trust me." He says as he pulls a small black box out. Jamie's brows furrow as he holds it out in front of him, "Here."

Jamie takes it from him and opens it. She gasps as she looks down at the small, diamond ring sitting in the box. She looks up to Miguel with wide eyes, "Miguel."

"It's not what you think." He says quickly, "It's a promise ring."

While that did calm Jamie's nerves, she could still feel her heart beating fast against her ribs, "A promise ring?"

"Yeah." He nods gently taking the box from her. He pulls the ring out before setting the box back in the basket, "I know the past year has been a lot for you. A lot of major changes that you were never prepared for. But this is a promise that I will always be here. For any and everything. If there's one thing that hasn't changed, it's how I feel about you. We haven't exactly been perfect, but I've always known that I loved you, Jamie. You're my everything and I really can't imagine my life without you."

Jamie sniffles as she attempts to blink back the tears that continued to cascade down her cheeks, "Miguel, this is so sweet. I really don't think you understand how much happier you make me. I haven't always been the easiest person to deal with, especially these past few weeks, but I can't thank you enough for being there for me."

"You don't have to thank me for that." He says shaking his head, "Ever. I'm always gonna be here. I'm not going anywhere."

"I know." She smiles, "I'm always gonna be here for you, too."

Miguel smiles before lifting the ring up, "So, will you accept this promise ring from me?"

"Yes." Jamie laughs

Miguel slides the ring onto her right ring finger. His thumb rubbing softly against her knuckles as he stares down at the ring. Jamie looks up to him before reaching over and cupping his face. Miguel barely has time to react before Jamie is pulling him into a kiss. Miguel quickly reciprocates and pulls her closer. Jamie pulls away slowly, but stays close.

Jamie smiles softly as her eyes bounce around Miguel's face, "I love you."

"I love you." He says squeezing her hip lovingly

Jamie wraps her arms around his neck before kissing him again. She pecks his lips a few times making him chuckle. He starts to lay back pulling her with him. Jamie giggles as she lands on top of him. His hold around her waist tightening as her right hand comes up and cups his cheek.

Miguel could feel the cool metal band on his cheek. She then leans down and places a few kisses on his face. His cheeks beginning to ache as his smile seems to become permanent.

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