Book Two Branch Two Hundred and Fifty Two

"When I heard Anette speak about marriage I thought about myself and you"

Aletta felt her heartbeat rise as she watched his face. She had just been thinking about the exact situation and he had to go ahead and speak about it.

"You thought about us? Why?" she tried to stay calm as she swallowed the knot in her throat. She did not want to jump into any decisions because of how she felt at the time.

"I don't know, I guess hearing her talk about settling down made me want to do so too"

"Joshua" she stopped him before he went any further. He might get on one knee and begin a proposal if she did not stop him there.

"I am not saying you should marry me now" he said and she gave a subtle sigh of relief.

"I know you have said countless times over and over again that you don't want to get married and I wanted to try my best to understand but I could not," he said sincerely.

She let out a loud breath as she pressed her fingers together. She did not like the situation, she wanted to think mo