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“But…”Why can’t I think of a single argument for why this is crazy?“But we don’t even know each other.”
He shakes his head. “Don’t do that. We might have rushed the process. Or skipped most of the process altogether. But we know each other. Tell me we don’t.”
My eyes bounce back and forth between his, and I can see how serious he is.
I reach out with my right hand, setting it over his left.
My pointer finger feels the realness of the ring he’s wearing.
“We know each other,” I admit quietly, because it’s true. “I’ve told you more than I’ve told anyone in… a long time.” The month plus of daily texting is more of a relationship than I think I’ve ever had.
“I know. And I talk to you more than I talk to anyone in my family.”
I keep my eyes on his ring because the next thought I have is one I can’t voice. One I won’t.
Becausewhat about love?
My heart squeezes.
I just want love.
Real love.
I want to get marriedbecauseof love.
I bite my lip.
Just because we don’t have it right at this moment doesn’t mean we won’t be able to find it together.
He’s a good man.
Dom is a good man. And his relationships with his family prove he’s capable of love.
And if he doesn’t want to fight this, why should I?
I raise my eyes. “So what do we do?”
He slides his hand onto my bare knee. “First, we consummate.”
I raise my brows as my cheeks warm. “Consummate? Do people really still call it that?”
He moves his other hand from below mine to my bare thigh. “I’m traditional when it comes to marriage.”
“How so?” I breathe out as he slides his hands higher.
“A marriage isn’t real until consummation.”
His thumbs brush under the edge of his shirt.
“What else?”
“A marriage makes you family.”
My poor lonely heart squeezes so hard it almost pops.
“I like that,” I whisper.
Dom gives my legs a little squeeze, then he slides his grip higher, not stopping until his thumbs press into that soft crease at the top of my thighs. “I believe in loyalty. And trust. And living together.”
