So confused

CHAPTER 18 *TESSA* Noticing my presence,my mom turned around. “Oh…hello,my dear.” I forced a smile out of me and moved closer to her. “Is your boss yet to get back to you about…you know.”My mom probed. I slowly sat beside her. “Well,he did.” “And?” “He suggested we got married.” “What?” “And I agreed.I even signed the marriage certificate today.”I slowly brought out the paper and stretched it to her. She frowned. “Why would you?I mean…How?Marriage is a big deal.You can’t rush into it like this.” “I just thought it would be better if the child wasn’t referred to as illegitimate…” “But…do you even know this guy?” Wanting to convince her,I nodded. “How old is he?” I had seen his birth certificate at the courthouse. He was four years older than me. “Twenty-nine.” “What’s his personality like?What’s his parents like?” “I em…I’ll get to know about his family with time but Declan is nice and considerate.” I let out. It wasn’t all lies. Sometimes he’s nice and considerate. “Oh…I would have bee