"You ... you are so young. It's absolutely your impulse."
Alana continued, "I think you need to think more about it since your love might come from our contact at an early age. Now you are abroad and you'll know more girls better than me."
Jamarion laughed with mild annoyance when the one he loved doubted his seriousness, but intelligent as he was, he would never act on impulse. He came up with his answer as soon as she said that.
"But I also knew Bella and Christina. Can you tell why I didn't love them?"
Jamarion got Alana right away because his point really made sense.
"You think I act on impulse and would think less of you if I get to know other girls. How about getting a bet?" He changed his ways.
"On what?" Alana was a bit confused though she was also clever, so she asked.
"You may turn me down now or not. We can just be friends these years when you can test me. If I don't fall in love with others in four years and still love you, we can be together," Jamarion said calmly.
"By that, I mean marriage because I will hit 22 in four years and I can be legally married."
Shocked by his words, Alana stood up from her chair, her pretty eyes filled with astonishment.
Marriage?
That was ridiculous.
She didn't even want to date any man, but he proposed to marry her.
Jamarion knew she was amazed.
"I think only a lifetime marriage could prove how much I love you, and four years would be enough for you to know me more."
"Dare you, Alana?"
Alana said nothing because she was completely at a loss.
"If you are still the only one I love and you don't fall in love with others, we will be married."
"What if I fall for someone else?" Alana came to herself and questioned him.
Jamarion pressed his lips together, and his deep-set eyes dimmed.
"Then I'll wait," he said persistently after a while.
Alana was amused. She thought he would let it go if she fell in love with others, only to know his answer was nothing but wait.
Was he waiting for her breakup or divorce?
In her eyes, that was a curse on her love.
So, she told him her thoughts.
He explained Hurriedly, "No, that's not what I meant. I wish you happiness. It's just that I would be single for the rest of my life if you fall in love with others."
Alana didn't see that coming, so she talked to him as a "sister", "It's so pessimistic of you to say anything of your lifetime. Anything could happen in the future and your wife might appear at some point along the line.
He looked into her eyes. "No, I know you are the one since I realize I love you."
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