![]() ![]() ![]() Who the hell proposed marriage because they were being sensible? And he’d made it sound as if the primary motivation had been the approval of his mother and his kid sister? She was by no means a hopeless romantic, but wasn’t that taking filial duty a bit too far? ![]() And not just because Carter’s description of the engagement was in sharp contrast to the wildly romantic whirlwind of love and devotion Marnie had described. My mother and Marnie needed stability and they were both in favour of the match.’ And it was the right thing to do after my father died. When had she ever been that romantic? That naïve? To believe that anyone was worth that much of a commitment? Ouldn’t help feeling a little sick to her stomach. And why ever not? You were the same age as Marnie is now and yet you were mature enough to decide you were going to love your childhood sweetheart for the rest of your life.’ She said the words with conviction, but c ![]() ‘It’s not the same thing,’ he said, seeing the trap too late. ‘And how old were you when you got engaged?’ she asked, although she already knew the answer, because Marnie had talked about her big brother’s insanely romantic engagement to her best friend, Missy, incessantly when she’d first arrived at the house. The frown deepened, as if he were looking for the trap. ![]()
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