Chapter Seven - The moment after yes

Regina The silence that envelops the office makes me nervous, so much so that I'm shifting in my seat, uncomfortable. The second thoughts and feelings of regret creep in. Maybe this was a bad idea, and I should never have said anything. I move to stand up but he speaks. "You want to get married to me?" his voice full of disbelief. I read his eyes but I can not tell what he's thinking. "I said that already" I'm surprised that my voice comes out steady and doesn't show what I truly feel inside. "That's the deal you want to make with me?" "That's what I need from you. You may not need anything from me right now but in the future..." I trail off and he nods. "You are doing this to get out of your arranged marriage" he states simply and I huff. Why did I feel he wouldn't catch on? He was too clever not to link the two. "I already made it clear that I wasn't going to get married to Tomas. I'm doing everything I can to make sure that doesn't happen" "And you think that I can help you?" He was