  &quot;Say something Mitchell,&quot; he said.
  &quot;What should I say?&quot; She asked.
  &quot;Damn... Anything... Something&quot; he said gravely. &quot;Just help me out&quot;
  &quot;How,&quot; She asked slowly
  &quot;Marry me.&quot; He spoke.
  &quot;What?&quot; She asked, shocked. It wasn t what she had been expecting. A mistress probably, which she wouldn t have wasted time saying no to. But marriage? He must be joking.
  &quot;Marry me,&quot; He repeated, sounding serious
  &quot;I heard you alright the first time,&quot; she said. Why should I marry you or better still why would you want to marry me?&quot; She asked
  &quot;Because I am attracted to you and you are a beautiful woman,&quot; he said, giving her body an appreciative look.
  Mitchell watched in awe as his gaze roved over her body starting from her head to her toes, pausing at all the interesting places before fina

  &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;It s so beautiful and peaceful,&quot; she said again almost to herself. 
  &quot;You think so?  He asked sounding serious
  &quot;Of course. But then you would already know that unless the ladies you ever brought here don t appreciate beauty and nature.&quot;
  &quot;You are the first,&quot; he said.
  &quot;Hmmm? What?&quot; She asked surprised.
  I mean you are the first lady I ever brought here,&quot; He repeated
  Mitchell was silent. She doesn t know how to respond to that. So she just looked on enjoying the environment pretending not to notice Michael watching her. She picked up a stone and threw it down the hill.
  Michael watched her; he can t explain how but instinct had told him she would love it there. None of the ladies in his life would have been thrilled by being brought here. But he had seen the genuine appreciation in her eyes. She was different. And he was more c

&quot;Say something Mitchell,&quot; he said.
  &quot;What should I say?&quot; She asked.
  &quot;Damn... Anything... Something&quot; he said gravely. &quot;Just help me out&quot;
  &quot;How,&quot; She asked slowly
  &quot;Marry me.&quot; He spoke.
  &quot;What?&quot; She asked, shocked. It wasn t what she had been expecting. A mistress probably, which she wouldn t have wasted time saying no to. But marriage? He must be joking.
  &quot;Marry me,&quot; He repeated, sounding serious
  &quot;I heard you alright the first time,&quot; she said. Why should I marry you or better still why would you want to marry me?&quot; She asked
  &quot;Because I am attracted to you and you are a beautiful woman,&quot; he said, giving her body an appreciative look.
  Mitchell watched in awe as his gaze roved over her body starting from her head to her toes, pausing at all the interesting places before finally resting on her mouth. There was no denying the sincerity in his eyes or flash of apprecia

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