Time ticked away, and Miles remained silent. But his silence spoke volumes. She just knew!

Felicity tugged at her lips, pushing back the surge of emotions threatening to spill over, and continued with a carefree smile, "Langston, even a laid-back person like me knows marriage isn't child's play. And you, of all people! I don't need you to take responsibility, much less marry me."

After all, if she were to drag him into her mess, that would be terribly unfair.

Miles stood opposite her, silent for a long while before finally asking, "What about you?"

"What do you mean?"

"Do you love me? The way a woman loves a man, not just as a friend."

Caught off guard by his question, Felicity blurted out without thinking, "Of course not!"

"My feelings for you are akin to the admiration and fondness one has for an older brother, nothing more!"

other possibilities between them

gaze, his

to read as his

"Langston?"

Felicity was about to move closer to ask,

Calvin the reason

to part with Calvin, a man with charming

he hadn't mentioned it, Felicity wouldn't have

laugh, "Nothing gets past Langston's eyes! You're right, really like Calvin, and I definitely can't break up with him! So, forget about this idea and focus on Esther Settle down

the last words, Felicity quickly closed her eyes and turned away, rubbing them vigorously, "Langston, this wind is really strong, isn't it? It's making my eyes

she made her way back to the

opportunity to wipe away the moisture that had gathered in her eyes with a

but the

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