Tom was a simple man. He liked three things: cats, pizza, and Lily.
Lily was his best friend. She was kind, funny, and always laughed at Tom’s silly jokes—even when they were not funny. Tom and Lily had been friends for five years. They lived on the same street, drank coffee at the same café, and watched movies every Friday night.
One day, Tom had an idea. “I want to marry Lily,” he said to his cat, Mr. Whiskers.
Mr. Whiskers meowed and walked away.
“That’s a yes!” Tom smiled.
But Tom was nervous. He wanted the proposal to be special. He wanted it to be perfect. But how?
He thought, and thought, and thought again.
“Lily loves pizza,” Tom said. “I love pizza. Let’s make a pizza proposal!”
Tom called his favorite pizza shop, Big Cheese Pizza.
“Hello, can you write something on a pizza?” he asked.
The man on the phone said, “Uh… like what?”
Tom smiled. “Can you write: Lily, will you marry me?”
The pizza man laughed. “On the pizza? That’s crazy!”
“Please,” Tom said. “It’s for love.”
The pizza man said, “Okay, but we can only use pepperoni.”
“Perfect!”
Tom made a plan. He invited Lily to his house on Saturday night.
“We can watch a movie and eat pizza,” he said.
Lily said, “Yum! I love pizza!”
Saturday came. Tom cleaned his house. He wore his best shirt (it had a cat on it). He brushed his hair and even put on perfume. Mr. Whiskers watched him and looked confused.
The doorbell rang.
It was Lily.
She wore a yellow dress and smiled. “Hi Tom!”
Tom’s heart beat fast. “Hi Lily!”
They sat on the couch, and Tom played her favorite movie, The Cat Who Danced. They laughed, ate popcorn, and talked. Then the doorbell rang again.
The pizza was here.
Tom gave the delivery man a big tip. “Thank you! You saved love today!”
He put the pizza on the table and opened the box slowly.
Inside, in red pepperoni letters, it said:
Lily, will you marry me?
Lily looked at the pizza. She blinked.
Then she looked at Tom. “Is this a joke?”
Tom got down on one knee. “No joke. I love you, Lily. I want to eat pizza with you forever. Will you marry me?”
Lily laughed so hard, she almost fell off the chair.
“A pizza proposal?” she said.
Tom looked worried. “Too cheesy?”
Lily said, “Yes. Very cheesy. But I love it!”
Tom said, “So… is that a yes?”
Lily smiled, picked up a pepperoni heart, and ate it.
“That’s a yes!” she said.
Tom jumped up and cheered. Mr. Whiskers meowed loudly.
“I think Mr. Whiskers is happy too,” Lily laughed.
They danced in the living room. Tom stepped on Lily’s foot twice, but she didn’t mind. They were both smiling like happy kids.
Later, they finished the pizza and watched another movie.
“Best proposal ever,” Lily said.
“Even better than the pizza?” Tom asked.
Lily laughed. “Almost!”
And so, the cat-loving, pizza-eating couple started their new chapter—with pepperoni, laughter, and love.
The End.
