Elena began to get more nervous when Charles didn’t say anything. She didn’t think that he wouldn’t refuse her, or would he? Would this be the one time he said no to her? She started to feel ashamed just thinking about if he said no.
Suddenly, she realized that wasn’t what she was really worried about, maybe he didn’t want to marry her and she was pressuring him. She started trembling even more and then Charles sighed quietly. Elena thought she was going to throw up.
“Elena, how could you…” Charles started to say. Her heart sank, she dreaded his next words. “Something a man dreams about is the day, he proposes to the woman he loves. I wanted to be the one to propose to you.”
Charles smiled and looked at Elena, he knew she was trying to hold back her tears. He continued to watch her a
