Chapter 23: Impress

The rest of the car ride was silent. Beau drove all the way back to his home, parked his car on the side of the house, looked over at Marigold, and said, "Hey, we're here." She continued sleeping, and he smiled at her. He got out of the car, walked over to her side, opened the door, unbuckled her seatbelt, and carried her in his arms, closing the car door behind him. He carried her inside, all the way to her room, and tucked her into bed without waking her.

He left her room into the hallway, closing the door behind him, and saw Carls standing there. Carls said, "Long night Master Beau." Beau smiled and said, "One of the best nights I've ever had. To see her smile and enjoy herself… I saw her in a way that I haven't been able to see her in for a while." Carls said, "I'm glad to see you two getting along, and I'm glad Miss Marigold enjoyed herself." Beau said, "Carls, I want to do something for her, something big." Carls asked, "What do you have in mind, Master Beau?" Beau answered, "Well she said this home doesn't feel like her own. She doesn't have her own space… So I want to change one of the guest bedrooms into her own personal room. A room she can feel like it's her own. I want her for once have something for herself. I'm also going to be getting her a pet. So, we're going to have to make the room pet friendly depending on what she gets." Carls said, "Alright Master Beau, but you'll have to run it through your Master Nathaniel first." Beau said, "I'm bypassing him. Call an interior designer and make sure they're the best. I want nothing less than perfection." Carls nodded and said, "Okay Master Beau, I'll get on it as soon as possible." Beau said, "Thank you, Carls, and also wake her up at 8 am sharp. If she's up before then, wake me up." Carls nodded, and Beau left to his (Beau's) room for the night. Finally sleeping in his (Beau's) bed. 

The hours rolled by, the sun filled the clear blue sky. Marigold woke up to the sounds of knocking at her door. "May I come in Miss Marigold," a male voice said." Marigold mumbled, "Yes Carls, come in." Carls entered the room holding a shiny, silver, metal tray that had a plate of 4 chocolate pancakes and a glass of milk on it. He walked over to her bedside while saying, "Good morning, Miss Marigold. I hope you slept well." She sat up in her bed, saying, "I slept okay." He handed her the tray, and she took it saying, "Thank you, Carls." Carls said, "You're welcome, Miss Marigold. Now Master Beau has something planned for you today." A soft smile came to her face while she looked down, and she said, "He does? It seems like he always has something planned." Carls smiled and said, "That is the first time I've seen you smile about Master Beau planning something for you." Her face turned red, and she said, "I'm not smiling because I'm happy, I'm smiling because he's annoying." Carls smirked and said, "Oh, then I will tell Master Beau that you do not wish to see him." He began leaving, and she said, "Uh, no! I-I mean that won't be necessary. Since he has something already planned for me, I might as well see what he planned." He looked back at her and said, "Alright, Miss Marigold. Shall I send him in." She said, "N-No he can't see me like this! All my bed hair will scare him off! I have to at least get cute first." Carls chuckled, saying, "But Miss Marigold, Master Beau has already seen you with bed hair before." She said, "Not like this. I look terrible. Please, please stall him, Carls. Don't send him in. I'll come out when I'm done and look pretty." He said, "Okay, Miss Marigold, but might I say you look beautiful already." She smiled and said, "Thanks, Carls, but Beau can't see me like this." Carls said, "I'll make sure he doesn't Miss Marigold," and left the room, closing the door behind him. 

Carls stood in the hallway seeing Beau standing there, in front of him. Beau wore a dark pea green circle neck t-shirt, blue jeans, and black, leather, high top sneakers. Carls smelt a strong aroma of expensive cologne and said, "Master Beau, I mean this with the highest respect. Did you bathe in cologne?" Beau's face turned tomato red, and he (Beau) said, "I knew it was too strong. I spilled the bottle all over my other pants. I thought if I changed my pants, the scent wouldn't be that strong. UGH." Carls chuckled, saying, "Master Beau, I've never seen you do nervous before." Beau said, "Because I've never been this nervous before. She's so stunning. I have to impress her." Carls said, "Well, if you're trying to kill her with your scent, you're on the right track. Honestly, Master Beau, she's seen you at your worst. I don't think you have anything to worry about." Beau said, "But Carls, I have to impress her." Carls said, "But Master Beau you…" "UGH! No, no, no," Marigold shouted. Carls and Beau looked at the door, and Carls knocked on the door, saying, "Is everything alright, Miss Marigold." Marigold shouted, "No, UGH, everything's ruined." Carls said, "I'm coming in Miss Marigold," and he (Carls) opened the door, entering the room, getting hit with the strong aroma of a floral fragrance, and seeing Marigold dressed in light blue skinny jeans, white wedges that had an ankle cuff, and a white front knot shirt that's sleeves cut off around the shoulders. She stood on top of a puddle that had bits of broken glass in it. In her hands, she held a broken perfume bottle. Her pants were darkened from a huge wet spot. Carls said, "Miss Marigold, what happened?" She said, "I'm an idiot, a complete idiot." Carls glanced at her hand that held the broken perfume bottle in it and saw blood start dripping from her hand to the floor. He quickly walked over to her, saying, "Oh Miss Marigold, you're bleeding." She looked down at her hand, seeing a long cut on the inside of the palm of her hand. She looked at Carls, with tears in her eyes, and said, "Oh Carls, I'm such an idiot." He took Marigold's hand, escorting her over to a chair, and looked at her hand, cleaning off the broken glass from her hand. She said, "Oh Carls, Beau is going to think I'm an idiot." Carls said, "No, Master Beau won't, but now is not the time to worry about that. I need to get a first aid kit to clean out your wound. I'm going to send Master Beau in to sit with you while I get the first aid kit." She said, "Oh no, Carls, please don't send him in he can't see me like this. He'll think I'm an idiot and a klutz. He'll never want to be around me again." Carls said, "Oh, Miss Marigold. That is pure nonsense. Master Beau wouldn't do or even think of such a thing." She said, "Oh Carls, he'll probably laugh at me or just think that I'm too much of a klutz to be around him. I'm so embarrassed right now, but I would be even more humiliated if Beau came in here. Don't send him in. He'll just think I'm dumb and…" Beau interrupted her, saying, "No, I won't." She and Carls looked at the doorway of the room, seeing Beau standing there, and Beau entered the room while saying, "Marigold, I would never not want to be around you. So you can get that out of your head right now." Carls said, "Oh Master Beau, I will be right back. I'm going to get the first aid kit." Carls left the room while Beau walked up to Marigold. Marigold looked down, hiding her tears, and Beau said, "Marigold, what happened?" She looked at him, teary-eyed, saying, "I was trying to put on some perfume to finish the look but I tripped on my own foot, hit my hand against the vanity while holding the bottle in my hands, and it just shattered all over me, which is why I look like I peed myself and I smell like I just bathed in perfume! Ugh… I'm so embarrassed." Beau covered his mouth, trying to contain his laughter, while his face turned bright fire truck red. She looked over at Beau, seeing him trying to hide his laugh, and said, "It's not funny Beau, I'm so embarrassed." He said "You're right it's not funny, it's hilarious. I mean, what are the odds of that even happening? I mean, that is just the funniest thing I've ever heard." She smirked and said, "Oh yeah, laugh it up. It's so funny that I'm struggling." He said, "You're right it is funny. It's hilarious that we both have been trying to impress each other and ended up messing up big time." She said, "What do you mean Beau?" He said, "Well, I don't know if you can smell it or not, but this morning, I was trying to impress you. I wanted to smell good for you. I didn't realize that my cologne bottle cap was loose, so when I went to go use it, it fell apart all over me. I was so embarrassed, and I still kind of am. I think we are both trying to impress one another, not realizing that both of us don't care what the other is wearing or doing. We just like each other's company, and we still think the other is cute. Am I right, Marigold?" Her face began to turn red, and Carls entered the room, holding a first aid kit, and saying, "Alright, I'm back to dress your wounds, Miss Marigold." She said, "Oh good, you're right on time. I guess you're going to have to wait for an answer to your question." Beau laughed and said, "I could wait hundreds of years for you." She rolled her eyes, saying, "There goes that sweet talking again," and Beau said, "You're the only one I would ever want to see talk to." She said, "More sweet talking, I see. I'm going to need to go to a hospital soon if you keep sweet talking to me ." Beau said, "How can I stop sweet talking you?  You…" Carls interrupted them, saying, "Sorry to interrupt Miss Marigold and Master Beau but I must tend to Miss Marigold's wound now and I need her to stay focused while I clean it all up." Marigold said, "Sorry Carls, " and Carls smiled while walking over to her with a first aid kit. 

Silence hit the room, and Carls tended to Marigold's wound, wrapping it up in a white gauze and medical tape. Marigold said, "Thank you, Carls. I really appreciate what you did." Carls said, "It was of no issue, Miss Marigold. Now you and Master Beau can continue flirting." Beau and Marigold's faces turned red, and Marigold said, "I-I wasn't I-I wasn't flirting." Beau chuckled, saying, "Oh? It sounded like you were flirting to me." Marigold chuckled, saying, "You only think that because you're self-centered. I would never flirt with you." Beau said, "Oh? Well, since I'm so self-centered, you can stay home while I leave to the surprise." Marigold laughed and said, "Alright, I may have been slightly flirting with you. Are you happy?" Beau said, "Extremely. Now my queen, let's go to your surprise." Marigold said, "Alright, where are we going?" Beau said, "You'll see, and hopefully, you'll like it." She smiled, saying, "If I'm going somewhere with you, Beau, I will love it." Beau smiled from ear to ear and said, "I hope so, and I hope you love your surprise."