"SHE FINALLY SAID YES!"

“I NEVER thought that it is possible for me to be as happy and contented as this,” that was what Andrew said while driving.

They were driving back home. After attending a mass, they had lunch in a restaurant. And then, Andrea asked her father if they could go into an amusement arcade. And of course, Andrew gave what his daughter wants. So, the ending is, because of tiredness, well, the important thing is she enjoyed her Sunday. Andrea is now having a well-deserved sleep on the backseat.

Lana smiled then glanced at the young man. And because she remained silent, Andrew spoke again. She was even surprised when he took her hand and squeezed it gently.

“Do you think we can give it a try? Asked Andrew who remained so focused on the road.

Lana's heart was beating so fast at that moment. She felt like she was electrified by Andrew's grip on her hand. "I-I know I told you can think about it first. That I am not in a hurry. But why do I feel like I've been scared since I met Marius?" then Andrew turned to her while in his eyes what was the emotion to justify what he just said.

"S-Scared?" was the only thing Lana could say.

Andrew let out a sighed first before speaking. "I-I'm not sure about how I feel," there was confusion in his tone of voice.

"What?" with her brow knit, that was what Lana asked as she ignored the ever-intensifying nervousness in her chest.

It was not because Andrew was still holding her hand but because of what he had told her.

She heard the heavy sigh the young man let out, then looked back at her for a moment. He looked back at the road then raised her hand that he is holding then kissed it.

“I don’t know. The truth is that I’m confused,” the young man admits. "I want to give this a chance to us. What do you think?"

Lana was stunned by Andrew's question. After that, she tried to think of the righter thing to say.

"For our daughter? Aren't we trying?" she thought that was a safe answer.

Andrew nodded then opened his mouth to speak. "Right," was the only answer she heard from him.

"You can be honest with me Andrew," the young lady finally decided to say.

That was when the young man glanced at her and then sighed before he opened his mouth to speak.

“Really?” he said in a tone that she was not sure if surprised or hesitant.

Lana nodded then smiled kindly at the young man. “Yes,” she said.

"Right, I want us to live together. I mean, the three of us under one roof. What do you think?" That was Andrew’s straightforward question to her.

Because she did not expect that, Lana gasped loudly because of that question. But that was only for a moment because she was able to cope up abruptly.

“W-What?”

“See? You told me I can be honest with you, right?” said Andrew in an embarrassed tone.

Lana chuckles lightly with what she saw as the young man’s reaction to what she said. “Hey, I’m was trying to make the mood lighter!” she explained unable to control the release of a husky laugh from her, once again.

When their eyes met her face quickly warmed at the sight of the strange longing, she saw draw in his eyes.

"You're lucky and Andrea is with us," he said in a seemingly seductive tone of voice.

Lana sighed and then decided to avoid looking at Andrew. For a few moments the silence fell on them and perhaps they couldn't stand it, the young man also broke it on his own.

"You know, I don't want to give any special meaning to everything that happens to us but I can't help it because I feel differently in all your responses," the young man said meaningfully then laughed softly.

Unable to speak but a warm feeling caressed Lana's heart because of what Andrew had said.

"Lana," Andrew whispered to her as she remained silent.

It was then that Lana seemed to realize that she had turned to the young man. "H-How are we going to do that? We're going to live under the same roof? Mama won't allow it," she said to Andrew.

"Let's get married," was the young man's unequivocal answer.

The young lady's eyebrows met despite the tremor that filled her heart. "Andrew?"

"I know I told you that I will court you first. But I thought, if you agree to marry me, I can do that even if I'm married to you, can't I?" what Andrew was referring to was about the courtship that he had promised with her.

Lana smiled broadly at what the young man said. "You're not really going to stop until you get what you want?" she said laughing at the last thing she said.

Andrew shrugged his shoulders before speaking. "Let's just say I am a businessman and an actor at the same time?" he said meaningfully.

Lana laughed softly then spoke. "Well if that's the case, I guess I don't have a choice," she said as her heart was filled with intense happiness that she couldn't show either name or tell.

Upon hearing that, Andrew quickly stopped the car on the side of the road, and then his eyes glazed over at her.

"What?" Andrew said with intense pleasure in the tone of his voice. And if not just maybe redundant, she might be able to think that Andrew loves her very much.

"I'm ready for us to get married," she said smiling and shrugging her shoulders.

Then Andrew hugged her tightly and then kissed her hard on the lips. At the last thing the young man did, Lana's whole body quickly heated up. That's why she automatically responded to Andrew's passionate kiss to her. And if it wasn't for the fact that Andrea, who was still sound asleep, was with them, the young man's kiss might have lasted even longer.

"R-Really?" the young man asked in disbelief as he released her lips.

Lana's eyes rolled though smiling. "Do I have a choice?" she said in a joking tone.

Then the young man stared at her and then kissed her forehead tenderly.

"Thank you, sweetheart, thank you so much," he said emotionally.

Lana could not understand what kind of emotion Andrew had said to her. Her eyes quickly warmed up with tears but she held back. As much as she could she would hide from Andrew how she really felt for him. Because despite everything she had been through, she knew it was the safest thing to do of all. It would be good for Andrew to think that Andrea was the reason for her consent. And what she feels for him would be better to remain as her deepest secret, for now.