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.

having been intimate before, Felicity

her head down,

sound of Miles sighing broke

you were

"Why were you eavesdropping?"

to take her hand gently in his, "I finally understand your concerns. You think I've been pressuring you into marriage, not out of love, but just to take responsibility, right?" Felicity didn't speak,

could that be? Just because I'm not very experienced with women doesn't mean I want to marry any girl. If you

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

really wanted women, he could have his pick,

been drinking... What

I'm not naive enough

one to

supported him back to her room even if he felt terrible and genuinely drunk, he

no way he would

"So..."

I certainly felt responsible! But that responsibility is mostly because I actually want

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