Nina's POV:
The previous day, I told my mother I wanted to move into Joseph's house and live with him.
"Nina, are you sure about this? Why not wait until you two get married before you move in with him?" Mom said. She looked pretty and fair, a fifty-two-year-old woman.
"No, Mom. I want to live with my fiancé and get to know the man I'll marry. We won't have s*x—just live and bond like friends first."
My mother stared at me in disbelief and said, "Nina, do you think that will work? Joseph is a man; he might want s*x and other things. What if you end up not liking him or finding faults in him? I think it's best to wait until after you both marry, then you can learn everything about him."
"No, Mom!" I refused, arms wrapped around my chest as I pouted.
"I already made this decision. I ne
