It was a beautiful, warm evening when Melchior, Moritz, and their friends went to the beach to mark the first day of summer. Hanschen brought along a cooler full of drinks, while Ernst brought sandwiches for everyone.

As soon as they arrived, Ilse and Wendla headed straight for the water. Surprising as it may sound, this was only Wendla's second time ever going to the beach, and Ilse was determined to make sure her girlfriend had a good time.

Meanwhile, Hanschen, Ernst, Moriz, and Melchior set up the umbrellas and chairs. Moritz made sure that he would be sitting right next to his boyfriend. This was a day that he had been planning for a long time, with the help of Hanschen and Ernst.

It wasn't long before the sun began setting over the ocean and Melchior reached over to hold Moritz's hand as they watched it. In Moritz's other hand, he clutched a small ring box.

He took a deep breath and glanced over at Ernst, who winked and gave him a thumbs up. The brunette slowly stood up, and shakily moved so he was standing in front of Melchior's chair.

Melchior gave him a confused look. "Moritz, what are you-" He stopped mid-sentence, as Moritz dropped down on one knee and held out the ring box.

"Melchior Gabor, would you make me the happiest man in the world and be my husband?"

Moritz closed his eyes tight, nervous about what Melchior would say. Melchior gasped and looked over at Hanschen and Ernst, who were both nervously smiling.

When Melchior didn't say anything after a few moments, Moritz opened his eyes and quickly stood up, frantically brushing the sand off his pants. He avoided Melchior's eyes as he started apologizing.

"S-sorry Melchi," he whispered, snapping the ring box shut. For a moment, Melchior just stood there, feeling confused. Then with another gasp, he realized what had happened.

Moritz thought he didn't want to marry him.

Melchior quickly stepped forward and grabbed Moritz's arms, causing him to flinch. "Baby, of course, I want to marry you. I'd be a fool not to," he muttered, kissing Moritz's cheek.

"I was just shocked, that's all."

Moritz let out a shaky sigh of relief, before sliding the ring on Melchior's finger. Then he buried his face in Melchior's neck as his boyfriend gently rubbed his back.

When he finally pulled away, Melchior grinned at him, and Moritz couldn't help but smile back. Just then, Ilse and Wendla ran over to the four of them.

"What happened?" Ilse asked curiously, dying to know what happened while she and Wendla were swimming.

Ernst smiled happily as he answered. "Moritz proposed and Melchior said yes!"

Wendla cheered while Ilse cursed under her breath. "Damn, I missed it."

Melchior gave Moritz a smile that made his flutter, before leaning over and whispering, "I can't wait to marry you," in his ear.