"I've been carrying this with me for a whole year," He said watching her expression change from anticipation, after she actually proposed, to a total ...hock "... I know I asked you to marry me before, and I know you never agreed. But today I decided to take it with me and propose at the end of the evening." He laughed a little from the way she was staring at him."Won't you open it?" he asked wondering why she didn't even try to look at what's inside the small box.Nedia reached for the box with. . just a couple of days of relaxation and lounging about by the pool.. oh and some quiet time with his live in girlfriend. He parked the car in the drive, grabbed his bags from the boot and strolled into the house already relaxing as he went. As he entered he called out just in case Jane had returned from her trip and as he heard her reply he smiled. It sounded like she was already enjoying the late afternoon warmth from the patio. "ill be right there" he shouted as he took the stairs two at a. It frightened her that he would get a good look at her and realize just how grossly obese she was and never talk to her again, and she wouldn't be able to handle that. Sometimes their chats were the only thing she had to look forward to. She closed her eyes and sighed. She could say no. He wasn't the type who pushed. The last time he'd asked her, he'd taken her rejection with ease and hadn't pressed for it again. It had been almost three months since then. Janice glanced at the webcam. He didn’t even know her, but the poor woman – Aedan’s sister, and wasn’t that just the most insane thing he’d heard? Which was saying something given he’d just spent weeks being tortured by his own father – certainly hadn’t deserved to put up with him as a maudlin drunk. He remembered pouring his heart out to her – awkwardly, given his intoxication – but not much after that. He had a vague memory of everything sliding sideways, the hallway lurching as he was carried, and then ... nothing.He had.