Chapter 432: Being His Plus One
And he knows she needs to be affirmed that nothing has changed between them still.
"Everything..." he wiped the tear rolling on her cheek. "You asked me how much I will lose for you, right? Everything. That’s the answer then and that’s my answer now. Maybe if you ran away when you learnt of my illness, I might have reconsidered my decision, but you didn’t, Talia. You stood by me when I needed someone the most. And I will do the same for you in any situation."
"You don’t have to feel owed-"
He placed his index finger on her lips to stop her from speaking further. "I don’t feel owed to you, Talia. I never will. The feeling I have towards you is the same for years, Talia."
He held her hand and kissed it. "I love you, Talia MaryAnn. And I want to share the rest of my life with you be it long or short, happy or sad, prosperous or lacking... And I know you have the same feelings towards me. Will you do me the honour of being my wife so we can share our everything?"
"Oh, Fred." Talia found herself crying out of happiness. Her hands trembled and she laughed as she cried. She didn’t think he’d say these words now. Words of the proposal she wanted to hear. She wiped her eyes ad took in a deep breath.
"Arthur Frederick, I’d be honoured to become your wife and share my life with you."
She hugged him around his neck. "I love you, Fred. I love you so much, I fear at times that one thing or another will make me lose you."
"That won’t happen, my love." He rubbed her back. "I know you trust my love enough, and you can trust my love over any situation, alright?"
He patted her back. He thought in these past few days, she’d suggest breaking up once or twice whenever she felt really down, but she never did.
Her moods are getting spontaneous which is to be expected and even then he knew she is not willing to lose him. And so he will make sure he’d assure her every time she feels down that he won’t let go of her hand.