Trigger warning: Sensitive content ahead.
Mia's eyes widened in surprise when she heard the man in front of her. For a good three seconds, she thought that he was joking with her; after all, how did the conversation jump to them getting married?
However, when the man didn't say anything in response, he calmly studied her as if he were waiting for her response.
"Wh–what did you say?" Realising that the man probably meant those words, Mia spluttered. She had always been a rather reserved woman; thus, such a sudden proposal snapped her spine straight. Was this the trend nowadays? Mia sometimes did feel like she was out of the loop from her peers.
Lucas reached out and flattened his hands to hers. There was nothing sexual about his touch, but it made Mia feel her stomach clench; She could still remember the bits and pieces of the things that happened between the two of them that night.
