The realization shocked me. I stumbled in my steps but Ethan kept me in place. It wasn't that I had never thought of marriage; I just hadn't thought of it lately. I figured I was content in just being Ethan's girlfriend and the mother of his child. Seeing us like this together made me think of our future.
My only fear was I wasn't one-hundred percent sure Ethan wanted to marry me. He had expressed interest before but that had been a while ago, and a lot had changed between us since then. Maybe he was happy keeping our arrangement like it was at the moment. The very thought filled me with sadness. I desperately wanted to be his wife.
My emotions got the best of me. I started to cry. Ethan noticed and stopped dancing. His eyes were full of questioning worry.
"What's wrong, baby doll? Are
