They sat beside each other on the couch.
Laura scrutinized his face. "Do you really mean it?" she asked, her eyes filled with doubt.
"What-?" Graven ginned.
"Everything you said to my father, in front of my family, in the living room?" she spoke and pouted.
He stared at her pouting lips, right now he's itching to engage her in a passionate kiss. "Yeah... I mean it... every word I say to your family is true," he confessed.
"Are you sure? You're not kidding, right?" she asked, trying to find the truth in his eyes.
"Yes, of course!" he answered right away.
"You're going to marry me for real?" she asked again feeling doubtful. She had a hard time believing that he's serious with everything that he said to her parents. She thought he was just humoring her father just to help her out.
"Yes! I swear to heaven, I'm going to marry you, my love! That's what you always wanted to happen between us, right?" he said. He began caressing her arms.
Laura was dumbfounded. She didn't expect something like this thing to happen. Marrying Graven was just a distant dream for her because she knew very well that he will never marry her because of his brother Luke. A frown appeared on her face. She was confused why he suddenly has a change of heart.
Graven was studying her for a while... Laura wore a confused look on her face, she must be wondering why he suddenly agreed to marry her. He pinched her nose playfully. "Stop thinking too much! Why are you wearing a frown on your face? You don't like marrying me?" he asked.
"It's not that!" Laura pouted. Then she smiled brightly. "Honestly, I love marrying you, it's my wish and dream! But sometimes I think you forced yourself just to humor me and my parents," she said sadly.
"Oh, come on, I love to marry you. What I said back there in the living room is all true. I'm not going to back out on my words... so rest assured that our wedding will take place sooner!" he said. "Actually, we didn't plan about this, but it seemed destiny approved our wedding to take place here on your father's farm, so why not? Let's make it happen!"
"Alright, as long you stick to your words, there's nothing to worry about anymore. I think this is the best thing to do, we can tell Luke that we are married already. Maybe this way, he will finally let go of me," she said. She looked at him. "Do you think he will no longer pursue me after learning that we already got married?" she asked.
Graven nods his head. "Maybe... I hope so," he replied, not entirely convinced that their wedding can change Luke's mind. But he was hoping that his brother would have a change of heart after learning the painful truth.
"I'm so excited and looking forward to our wedding!" Laura finally chose to be optimistic and happy than dwell on the negative side. "Thank you for making my dreams come true!" she said, her eyes glowed with happiness.
"Of course, I'll do anything to make you happy. If you're happy, I'm happy too!" he beamed and hugged her tightly.
Graven knew that marrying Laura is wrong but now that the wedding is finally going to happen within two weeks, he will just go along with the ride and enjoy the occasion, after all, it's his and Laura's wedding. Their dream wedding! As for what's gonna happen down the road, he will throw caution in the air and cross the bridge when he's already there.
What matters to him right now is that Laura is happy. He might never be able to see her happy this way again. Maybe this is the only time they will be able to be happy together. So why not seize the chance?
They spent hugging each other on the veranda in the next thirty minutes.
When Laura was already yawning, they entered the door, locked it, and went upstairs to retire for the night.
The couple sleeps peacefully throughout the night in a separate bedroom.
...
The following day.
The farmhouse comes alive early in the morning. The servants were already awake as early as 6:00 in the morning doing various household chores around the farm and the house.
Graven, Laura and the rest of the family woke up at 7:00 in the morning.
By 7:30... everyone gathered in the dining room to eat breakfast.
After breakfast, Simon gets ready to go to town.
A half-hour later.
The couple was sitting on the veranda sipping hot cocoa.
Laura watched her father's carriage leaving the gate.
"Your father is very excited about our incoming wedding," he commented casually.
"Yeah... everyone is excited including you and me," she muses. "Aren't you?" she looked at him in the eyes.
"Of course! I'm excited! I'm the groom!" he chuckled. "What we're going to do all day here on the farm?" he asked.
"Let's go horseback riding, then have a picnic in the lake!" she suggested. "But later in the afternoon," she said.
"Alright, you're the boss!" he grinned. "I'll go to the stable to check the horses. I'll see you in the garden later after I'm done in the stable," he said and planted a kiss on her temple.
"Okay, I'll join my mother and sister in the garden to discuss the wedding preparation," Laura replied.
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