What he says next catches me completely by surprise. ”Helena, let’s get engaged.”
Did he plan on asking me all along, or is he reacting to the distraught girl in front of him?
“Really?” I say, my voice cracking as I try to suppress a sniffle.
“Really is not an answer,” he says.
Even now, he is the Casmir that makes everything better.
“What will your father say?” I ask timidly.