His other hand dug into his pocket and pulled out a small, red crushed velvet box. Priscilla wanted to throw up again. "I was going to wait until your birthday next week but considering the circumstances. I love you. Will you marry me?" Rex opened the box. A gigantic, round, platinum banded diamond stared back at her. 918Please respect copyright.PENANAUaimbkj7NX
Priscilla put her head in her hands and cried. Over the past day, she'd spent at least 24 of the past 48 hours crying. 918Please respect copyright.PENANAMTyij4bkYV
Rex touched her hair, his heart racing hoping he didn't upset her too much and wanting her with all his heart to say yes. 918Please respect copyright.PENANA3YO1DLh1GK
"Babe. Are you okay?" He kissed the top of her head. 918Please respect copyright.PENANAAqGJtzChZ2
She looked up at him. Her eyes red with tears and dark with circles. "No, Rex." 918Please respect copyright.PENANAsxqWJWpPEZ
His heart sank. Rex sat the box down on the couch. The white of the sofa making the bright red box appear like even more of an eyesore. 918Please respect copyright.PENANAVRVckjTBxD
Priscilla had to admit it was a beautiful ring. 918Please respect copyright.PENANA2EgAl2LJv8
"No you're not okay or no you're not going to marry me?" His voice dropped at the last portion of his question. 918Please respect copyright.PENANAMbEUpa06Ke
"How could you do this?" Priscilla knew it wasn't the reaction he was looking for. Her emotions were running at full speed and she felt out of control. "This is too much." 918Please respect copyright.PENANATg6F9CLVvh
All Rex wanted to hear was a simple word. Yes. Yes Rex Harper I'll marry you and have your children and we'll be happy forever. 918Please respect copyright.PENANA933PN9oJyL
Rex sighed, wanting to cry himself. Something he'd only done twice in his life. When his mother died and again when Daisy died. A part of him wondered if Priscilla was worth his tears. 918Please respect copyright.PENANAjk91zI6rO9
"What's wrong? Please tell me." 918Please respect copyright.PENANAk6HFCIDWvS
The sound of his voice broke her heart. 918Please respect copyright.PENANAXBucGrBipI
"I'm sorry, Rex. This isn't what I want." 918Please respect copyright.PENANALQeAAQ3jXI
"What do you mean?" 918Please respect copyright.PENANAobqQSKn5Q8
"A husband. Babies. All that." She said as if she were referring to condiments and not human beings. 918Please respect copyright.PENANAyZmXSwAcqO
"I see. You mean you don't want that with me or with anyone?" 918Please respect copyright.PENANA9ijBuvIYc1
"Not sure. This wasn't supposed to happen."918Please respect copyright.PENANAOHB5j2MzGM
"But it does happen. All the time. People get married. They have babies. They get married because they're going to have a baby. It's life." 918Please respect copyright.PENANAdUPutsuIJ5
Priscilla ignored him. Life was crapping all over her. It wasn't all pretty weddings and cute babies; sometimes your wife gets murdered and you get knocked up. "You never answered me." 918Please respect copyright.PENANAshwcN1sON6
As much as he didn't want to hear it. He had to. 918Please respect copyright.PENANAiueOgfGRu9
"You were going to propose to me. On my birthday? You love me?"She gave him a quizzical glance. 918Please respect copyright.PENANAMxX0kOeYvF
Rex's head fell down. He couldn't even look her in the eye. The more she talked, the more he couldn't stand the sight of her. 918Please respect copyright.PENANA7ojRCHwbiY
"Yes." 918Please respect copyright.PENANA6Qzj7TrUlj
"Oh." She was fidgety and her tense body language making Rex even more uncomfortable. 918Please respect copyright.PENANA4WFP8ZsDT6
"That's all you can say? Has this not meant anything to you? Do I not mean anything to you?" Rex felt like he'd drank on an empty stomach. This was by far one of the worst moments of his life. 918Please respect copyright.PENANAe5eYtwfScm
"Of course you do, Rex. Yes. You mean the world to me. This just isn't what I want. Maybe someday. But right here, right now. No." 918Please respect copyright.PENANADkK4J5uDrH
"Is this something I did or didn't do?" Rex had to know. "Don't hold back. I'm a big boy. I can take it." 918Please respect copyright.PENANA4JmyKY0asE
Priscilla touched his cheek. "No. Not at all. You're incredible and not who I thought I would ever be with." 918Please respect copyright.PENANAmVstxttyew
"What's that supposed to mean?" 918Please respect copyright.PENANAkAZWjyQC1S
She dropped her hand from his cheek. "Well that's your past with Alex. My friend." 918Please respect copyright.PENANAmtL56Xk32u
Rex looked confused. "Is that a problem? It hasn't been so far." 918Please respect copyright.PENANALrZin2gQct
"No. Not for what we have now but I can't marry my friend's ex-husband." She sounded appalled by the notion. 918Please respect copyright.PENANAeCCImiFYtO
"Since when do you care about a thing like that?" Rex surprised by her impromptu concern for social decorum. 918Please respect copyright.PENANAw6gJ6mijjN
"I don't think it's a good idea." 918Please respect copyright.PENANA2P1yLJ4GdU
Rex knew all he needed to and didn't want to talk to her anymore. 918Please respect copyright.PENANAI5jFLC72BD
"Since you won't marry me I guess you'll be getting rid of the baby?"918Please respect copyright.PENANA6gExfTkQ9J
"Jesus. Don't say it like that. Yes. I saw the doctor this morning." 918Please respect copyright.PENANA9duhQQ0UbH
"I'm sure Hartley will cover for you." This wasn't the first time Rex had been in this situation. "Besides I knew." 918Please respect copyright.PENANAoPrIhHcKuH
"You knew? How?" Priscilla looked at him, amazed at his inquisitiveness. 918Please respect copyright.PENANAHSunJFel3a
"I've been through this before. I know the signs." 918Please respect copyright.PENANAlyltLi2deZ
"Well I guess you would. Hadn't thought about that." 918Please respect copyright.PENANAvMKlA8zW2a
"I wouldn't expect you to." 918Please respect copyright.PENANAocxwiiJHRa
The atmosphere between them insufferable. Their fleeting sentences so unlike their relationship. "I don't know what else to say to you, Priscilla. I'm leaving." Rex stood up, placing the ring in his pocket and headed towards her door without looking back. 918Please respect copyright.PENANAHstfTfrVye
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