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I was floored. A man I’d met only twice was proposing marriage, while the guy I’d dated for ten years had cheated on me. Life sure had a sense of humor.

After the initial shock wore off, I managed a smile. “Mr. Drake, don’t you think this is a bit sudden?”

Ashton’s expression stayed as serious as ever. “Isn’t the point of dating to get married anyway? Since you don’t want to date, we might as well just get married.”

His logic made sense in a weird way. But coming from him, it felt off. What normal person would just marry a complete stranger? That kind of stuff happened in romance novels, not real life.

I raised my eyebrows and gave him a sarcastic smile. “Is this your standard line for every blind date, Mr. Drake?”

The setting sun cast its rays on us, and Ashton’s tall shadow fell over me as he replied, “You’re the first.”

My throat suddenly felt parched. “We… barely know anything about each other.”

Ashton didn’t respond, and we just stood there facing each other. The atmosphere grew thick, and I felt myself getting warm – even my nose was

starting to sweat.

I found myself fidgeting with the wall behind me, desperately searching for something to say. Then Ashton broke the silence: “I’ll go get the chicken.”

“I don’t eat cilantro,” I blurted out, not even sure why I said it.

Ashton acknowledged with a grunt and strode away.

I watched his retreating figure. He was easily over six feet tall, with perfect military posture. In the golden sunset light, everything about him screamed security and stability.

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a spontaneous marriage to someone like him wouldn’t be the worst thing.

If she had been, she definitely would’ve cornered me with a million questions. Or

my bedroom door, I heard my phone buzzing on

name flashed on the

of vacation?

she often spent five or six hours

about my day. “Does a potential romance count as

way! Tell me everything!” Nora

chuckled and filled her in

“See, Elaine? Life’s fair. When one door closes, another

calling him an opportunity? Besides, I’m not in that headspace right now.” A chill ran through me as I said it.

definitely love

being cocky – I had won that beauty pageant,

Government–vetted!” Nora’s thinking matched

earlier.

Nora added, “I was worried you’d be all alone and miserable on this trip. But look – you’ve got

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name made my chest tight and my stomach queasy. I hadn’t felt this way yesterday. When I got stressed or upset, my stomach always

frant door. Watch Logan lose it. Skip all the

hummed softly. “Not a bad

think about

to know the best way to get over someone?

I hung up and lay there staring at nothing.