"Will you marry me?"
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Slowly he watched her countenance change. Her smile would go on to fade and it bothered him.
"What's wrong? You don't want to marry me?"
He asked her, worriedly.
"It's not that.. I do want to be your wife but.."
She replied.
"But what?"
He asked her almost immediately.
"It's been crazy.. I almost lost you, we lost others.. I don't know if we're ready for marriage right now.. I think we need more time for us , away from this life we've been living for quite some time now. I need to be sure when we begin a family, our babies wouldn't have to experience anything as this . They wouldn't grow up being paranoid.."
She replied to him. He sighed.
…"I love you Stace.. but understand me.."
She added, touching his face.
"I actually think she has a point."
Merlin said,
.."take a break from all of this. Travel.