Chapter 36

I never thought in my wildest dreams that a guy I'd only met twice would want to marry me.

Meanwhile, the guy I'd loved for ten years was secretly seeing someone else.

After a moment of shock, I smiled at Hayden. "Isn't this a bit too sudden?"

Hayden stayed serious. "Isn't dating supposed to lead to marriage? Since you don't want to date, let's just get married."

'He has a point. But seriously, who casually suggests marriage to someone they barely know?'

This might work in fiction, but this was real life.

I raised an eyebrow, smirking. "Do you propose this quickly to every girl you meet?"

The setting sun cast long shadows, and Hayden's shadow wrapped around me. "You're the first."

A tickle of discomfort rose in my throat. "We... don't know each other well."

Hayden didn't say anything more, and we stood there in silence. Heat crept over my skin, and even my nose started to sweat.

As I nervously scratched at the wall behind me, trying to come up with something to say, Hayden br