he ate, but Mark had noticed she had something on her mind. He had noticed her eyes on him

ssie looked up at him and met his gaze. She was confused by what he said. "Come on, Jess. I know you have a lot

e with her food. She poured water into the cup and drank it all. She gently placed the cu

at would be thrown at him this time. He wa

na," she said in a

U

it gives you allergies. What changed today?" The question hit Mark in the chest.

just wanted to try it out, and you see..." He touched every part of h

ame, it meant something was up. She doesn't doubt him. Not a bit, but in her gu

say so." She locked

your mind? The tuna?" He

ame cold and Mark could read it. Those four-letter wor

to me,

ed slowly. "We need to cancel t

do you

rk on Fridays alone. I know you wan

ou are,

rning and have regrets for not pursuing my dreams. You know what

ow that, but I do not understa

g. I need my name up there, Mark, and I need your support on this. I promise to make this work between us when we are married

ed about this babe. I sai

hieved, you know? And if you truly love me, you wi

nowing you, you have always accepted anything I said. Was it Taylor? D

you have been of help to me and my sister, Bev. We appre

s like you are doing me

at I need to make a name for myself too.

as meant to be. You work on Fridays after we get married and focus on being a good mom when you get pregnant. We need to teach our

ly removed her hands from his. "What is wrong

tears in her eyes, and for the first time, Marco could see them. She had to be perfect, so she wouldn't

lease just say yes and we wil

asked. "What if I don't want to ge

mean by that?