Impassive decision

"John..." William spoke filling the distressing silence with his hoarse voice that echoed in the room.

"I didn't expect you would do such a thing. You knew how important it was for me and your mother. What will you two tell to your sons? That their parents met and fell in love thanks for an agreement because none of them wanted to be involved emotionally?" William scoffed resigned.

John swallowed down the lump of sadness in his throat and sighed. He knew his father was right, as always but he couldn't go back in time and change things.

"The most important thing is that we ended up together and we are deeply in love with each other. Doesn't matter how we reached that purpose." John tried to deflect, and convince his father but the truth was that John didn't know what to say nor how to justify what he did either with him or with all the villagers that now will be furious, especially the ladies.