We just stood there—forever. I didn’t know what to say. Felt like we were both trapped and there was no where to go.
“I guess we’ll be getting married a lot sooner than I thought,” Bret finally broke the silence.
“Married, really?”
“Yes, married. That’s what the old man said.”
“But you’ve never really mentioned this.”
“And he’s right. I probably should have.”
“Daddy’s right?” I couldn’t believe my ears.
“Hey, I love you, Calley. I’m not going let you get away from me.”
“We could just move out of the house,” I jumped in.
“So, you don’t want to marry me?”
“Of course I do,” I jumped on that right away. “I just don’t like Daddy forcing us into it,” I looked at the floor, not wanting to say what I had to say, but I didn’t have much choice. “I don’t want to tie you down.”
“Hey,
