“Ruby, I have a business proposal that I’d like you to consider.”
“A business proposal, Weiss?” Ruby grinned. “Today?”
“Yes, Ruby, today.” Weiss handed Ruby the file. “Please, read it and let me know what you think.”
Ruby had only gotten a few lines in when her lips began to twitch. “Weiss… this doesn’t seem like a business proposal even if you’ve formatted it like one.”
“Is that so…”
“It says that you want complete romantic exclusivity.” Ruby glanced at Weiss. “On a permanent basis.”
“You would be adequately compensated by the pleasure of my company,” Weiss replied archly. “And I’ve been told that my company is very pleasurable.”
“Yeah… it is.” Ruby chuckled as Weiss blushed.
“Ruby! You know that’s not what I meant.”
“Well, it’s what I meant.” Ruby continued to read. “You also want us to cohabit permanently.”
“It would be the most efficient thing to do.”
“And you’d like us to, and I quote, ‘Consider the possibility of progeny’.”
“Two or three would be preferable although I’m open to having more or less depending on your opinion.”
Ruby raised one eyebrow. “You would also like to make this commitment public through the holding of a formal ceremony and the display of matching rings.” Ruby put the file down. “Weiss… are you asking me to marry you?”
The Schnee made a face. “Maybe… are you saying yes or no?”
“And you call me a dork,” Ruby teased before leaning across the table to kiss Weiss’s lips. “But yes, I’m saying yes.” Her eyes twinkled. “But you’ll have to add a few clauses to the contract.”
“Whatever you want.”
“I didn’t read anything in there about cookies or strawberries. Add something.”
“I’ll buy you the world’s biggest bakery and the world’s biggest strawberry farm.”
“There also wasn’t anything in there about marital relations.” Ruby smiled at Weiss. It was a distinctly toothy smile. “There definitely needs to be something in there about that.”
“I could, ahem, add something to that effect too. What were you thinking?”
“Hmm…” Ruby tapped Weiss’s cheek. “I was thinking a lot.”
“A lot?”
“Yeah, a lot.”
“Uh… how much is a lot?”
Ruby leaned across the table again. “How about I show you?”
“Um…”
X X X
“Hmm… Weiss’s office is locked.” Blake frowned. “I wonder if she went home…” The Faunus trailed off as her keen hearing picked up on some very distinct sounds. “Nope. She definitely didn’t go home, and neither did Ruby.”
D'awww this is adorable!
