Dorothy was always fretting about her son's awkwardness around girls, worried he wouldn't know how to express himself.

But with Felicity willing to chat, Dorothy couldn't hide her joy.

"Alright, you two have a chat! Don't worry, I'm here, so that little rascal can't bully you."

As Dorothy opened the study door and passed by Miles, she gently cautioned, "Don't be too eager, or you might scare away my future daughter-in-law!"

"...I know, Mom."

After leaving, Dorothy made sure to close the door behind her.

Then, she quickly shot a text to Karen, [Felicity's at Bay Residence. If the chat doesn't go well, Langston will drive her home. But if it does, she might just become part of the family!]

Soon after, a thumbs-up emoji popped up in response.

[Tell Langston to give it his all. I'm rooting for him!]

Now, it was just the two of them left in the study.

before, Felicity found herself

her

of Miles sighing

were discussing

"Why were you eavesdropping?"

was worried," he admitted, stepping closer to take her hand gently in his, "I finally understand your concerns. You think I've been pressuring you into marriage, not out of

I'm not very experienced with women doesn't mean I want to marry any girl. If you weren't in

he were the type to easily succumb to desire, how could he, nearly thirty, have

he could

night, five years ago, you had been drinking... What

not naive enough to drink anything

was never one to

if he felt

way he

"So..."

that responsibility is mostly

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