Music Rec: Tattoo By Loreen.
He nodded to himself and looked up, his gaze softening.
"Marry me, Shikera....Again."
And there was silence. Shikera stared at him. She could do nothing but stare, so she did that diligently. Never in her life had she imagined those words proceeding out of Ethan's mouth.
Sure, she had imagined them having a future together at one time or the other, but she had never even in her wildest dreams, seen Ethan asking her to marry him.
"Shikera?" Ethan called.
Shikera wanted to answer him, but her tongue seemed to have disappeared as she was finding it hard to even say a word.
"You are quiet. Is it that this is shocking or...?" Ethan asked. He looked around and as if just realizing where he had gone wrong, let out pent up breath. "It's because this is not the ideal proposal you expected, right?"
"No," Shikera finally found her voice.
"No? No what?"
