I want to marry the man I chose. And that man is you, Michael! I love you…’ and she sobbed into his shoulder as he held her. ‘I love you too, A...ko. Trust me, I wont let this end.’ He promised. But Aiko shook her head. ‘How? There’s no way my father will change his mind now.’ She said. ‘Like this.’ Michael took a small velvet box out of his pocket. He stood up and got down on one knee in front of Aiko. He opened the box, and inside was a beautiful diamond engagement ring. Aiko sat there. " I saw you with 'er," Anita said. "I just figured she was, you know, a bright one, like you and me." She hung her head a little. "She's bright, like you and me. She's not, you know." She's not?" Not like you and me. I didn't pay attention to Nikki last year, either. Those two are scary. I asked Dad about the math they're skipping. Told 'im that Cindy was tutoring her teacher on masters' level math. Dad thinks she's a freak." Only her brain. She's normal. Laughs, loves, plays, lives. Just like. And with that open-ended statement, she gave me a quick kiss on the cheek and she was off to start her daily housework.For the rest of that day, things appeared "normal". After Porsche got busy with her housework, I went out to run a few errands and then meet up with my best friend in high school.I was gone most of the day returning late in the afternoon. Porsche already had dinner cooking and so I went into the living room to watch some TV until it was time to eat."So what have you two been up. “Can I help you, lady?” he asked, not moving out of the way.I swallowed and then, sounding much more authoritatively than I was, said, “Hi. I’m Laura. I’m the replacement girl you were originally expecting. I was originally coming tomorrow but my meeting was cancelled, so here I am. Can I come in?”His astonishment was almost comical and if I hadn’t been more nervous than a kitten I would have laughed. He did, however, move aside slightly and I pushed past him into the cabin.It was nice and.