Blind Date Turned Proposal (Josie and Dexter)

Relationships of the past generation lasted a lifetime.

Josie wore a thoughtful expression, lost in contemplation.

Claudia glanced at her. "Have you made up with Dexter?"

Caught off guard by the sudden question, Josie paused for a while before saying, "What? No."

"No? It must be soon, right?"

Josie remained silent, uncertain of how to respond to the question because she herself didn't understand what was going on between them either.

"When your father was rushed into the ER today, some of the best doctors in Wavery came to assist halfway through the surgery. Later, Dexter arrived. He didn't ask anything and went straight to you. I knew then that he must have arranged it all," explained Claudia.

Josie clutched the hem of her clothes, mumbling to herself, "He sure gets news fast."

Claudia scoffed lightly. "Get up and take a look."

"What?"

"Look out the window."

out the window and was surprised to see Dexter's modified car parked downstairs.

he still

want to go, then

to..." Josie furrowed her brows, yet she couldn't ignore her feelings. Standing up and making her way out, she said, "I'm just afraid he might drop dead if he doesn't

night was rather chilly. Josie quickly descended the stairs, slightly out of breath. Her heart was pounding unusually fast, though she wasn't sure if it was because of the running or something else. Her figure was particularly eye-catching in the night. When Dexter caught sight of her, she was jogging toward him. He immediately stubbed out his cigarette,

stopped in front of

them had conversed in the stairwell. Dawn would soon break. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ FɪndNøvel.ɴet website on

night, the cries of autumn cicadas could

for me. Dexter felt a surge of joy in his heart, a smile tugging at the corner of his lips. "I stayed

Josie's brow furrowed as she gave him a light smack. "Look

look at the driver's seat. "Where's Moses? Isn't he with

here myself. They draw more

a loss for

and said, "News of Mark's hospitalization might spread in the next

is not the

He's right.

and slipped into the driver's seat, searching for something. "You can't stay up late. Where's your medicine? What should you be taking?" Dexter climbed into the car with her. "How did you

kept searching. True to her words, she found it, but to her surprise, it wasn't just a few pills-it was an entire box brimming with