479 Nicholas' Proposal (2)

Sophie batted her eyes when she heard Nicholas' proposal. She was caught off guard because he did it when she didn't expect it. After years of living together in the palace, raising the children together, and basically acted as family without the title of husband and wife and never being intimate with each other, she had gotten so used to Nicholas' presence around her.

In the beginning, she thought Nicholas would try to get back together with her under the excuse that the children needed a father after Leland left and she needed his protection. However, he didn't do it.

He mentioned stuff like that in passing, that he missed the old days when they lived in Blackwoods, or comments here and there referring to Anne or Leia as his daughters when he talked about the children in front of other people. However, it was never unpleasant or forced. He made it casual and lighthearted.