  &quot;I will pick you up for dinner tomorrow.&quot; He stated. 
  &quot;No, I will be having dinner with my family tomorrow,&quot;
  Then we can arrange for one during the week?&quot;
  &quot;Probably.&quot;
  &quot;We need to be seen together often now by the public so our engagement won t come as a surprise.&quot; He spoke
  &quot;Can we discuss this some other time?&quot; She said surly. And I think it s time we headed back.
  Michael looked at her skeptically. &quot;You aren t already regretting your decision, are you?&quot; He asked.
  &quot;No,&quot; she said, standing abruptly, losing her balance.
  Michael stood up impulsively and caught her in his strong arm.
  &quot;Are you alright?&quot; He asked, holding her in his arm, drawing her close to him. Too close. 
  &quot;You are okay now,&quot; He repeated to her. Placing her head on his chest. She didn t object. She just laid st

  Her sister had also been very elated by the news and angry, but after she had calmed down from being angry for keeping the news away from her, she had pressed for every detail of how it happened and what happened the evening they went out together at the orphanage. Mitchell had cooked up a story of how it happened that Michael was already into her since their first meeting at his company and how it took her only a kiss from him to realize he was the one and so when he told her he wanted to marry her she had agreed on the spur of the moment. 
  &quot;A whirlwind romance kind of love story?&quot; Her sister had said 
  &quot;Yes,&quot; Mitchel said. There was no need for either of them to know there was nothing romantic about their story, rather than the whirlwind romance, she had just signed up for a marriage of convenience, one where it had been clearly stated that love and commitment 

  &quot;Just out of curiosity,&quot; She heard him say. &quot;What was your favorite bedtime story?&quot;
  &quot;Aladdin and the magical lamp,&quot; she said
  He arches an eyebrow. &quot;I would have thought Alice in Wonderland was pretty much suitable for young girls.&quot;
  &quot;It was nice too.&quot; Mitchell returned.
  He nodded. 
  They both sat in silence. The only sound was that of the wind and a bird chirping from a far distance.
  &quot;You haven t given an answer to my proposal?&quot; He said, searching her eyes. Perhaps for a clue to whatever she was going to say.
  &quot;But you haven t told me why you needed to marry, all of a sudden?&quot;
  &quot;I thought I had.&quot; He said letting out a slow frustrated sigh. Many a lady would be happy at this offer and jumping at it right now, but here she was, grilling him like he was no longer the most eligible bachelor the medi

&quot;I will pick you up for dinner tomorrow.&quot; He stated. 
  &quot;No, I will be having dinner with my family tomorrow,&quot;
  Then we can arrange for one during the week?&quot;
  &quot;Probably.&quot;
  &quot;We need to be seen together often now by the public so our engagement won t come as a surprise.&quot; He spoke
  &quot;Can we discuss this some other time?&quot; She said surly. And I think it s time we headed back.
  Michael looked at her skeptically. &quot;You aren t already regretting your decision, are you?&quot; He asked.
  &quot;No,&quot; she said, standing abruptly, losing her balance.
  Michael stood up impulsively and caught her in his strong arm.
  &quot;Are you alright?&quot; He asked, holding her in his arm, drawing her close to him. Too close. 
  &quot;You are okay now,&quot; He repeated to her. Placing her head on his chest. She didn t object. She just laid still. She must have been scared. Michael thought. He could hear the pounding of her heart, ou

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