No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

I kept my eyes locked on Dustin. The moment he spoke, I knew what was up.

"Felicia," Dustin murmured my name, "don't overthink it."

Overthink?

I hadn't, not until he mentioned it. Now, the thought wouldn't leave me alone. "Mom and Dad know too, right?!"

My question sounded more like a confirmation.

They'd raised me for years; of course, they knew my blood type.

"Felicia, when they took you into the Wagner household, they assumed responsibility for you. Knowing these details is just part of that, nothing wrong," Dustin tried his best to explain. Sure, they knew about my rare blood type, the same as Conrad's. Nothing wrong with that.

But they never mentioned it, which felt off.

love you like their own. They wouldn't think poorly of you," Dustin continued, his sincerity evident. Yet, the phrase 'the lady doth protest too

not a child anymore. "Dustin, I hadn't overthought it

emphasized the

Dustin's expression faltered. "Felicia..."

help me pack, will you?" I didn't believe Dustin had

a seed of doubt is

my mind wandered to my arranged marriage with

accident, my parents had teased about arranging a marriage for

hugged them, vowing to never marry just to stay

ended there until the Wagners took me in. It was Herschel and Jacqueline who. mentioned Conrad as my intended, claiming it was a promise made by my

same rare blood type? Were they hoping to keep us together in case

blood type, fabricated this engagement to ensure I'd always be by

lifesaver?

trying to think the worst of them, but the coincidence of Conrad and me, both with rare blood types, nearly ending up