Early yesterday morning, Felicia was so excited when she saw the news about Heart of the Earth coming to Ozin and meeting with the public for free that she almost fell off her bed. She couldn't wait to see which lucky woman would receive such a precious proposal gift.
After breakfast, she called Billy and asked if he could get a good spot for her. Billy readily agreed, as this was exactly what he wanted.
Initially, Harleen and her parents didn't want to go because they knew it would be crowded and it wouldn't be convenient to bring Tasha along.
"Felicia, why don't you go with mom and dad? I'll stay home with Tasha." Harleen suggested.
"Come on, Harleen. You already said you would go with us!"
Billy assured them that he could arrange a VIP area so they wouldn't have to worry about crowds. With this in mind, Harleen and her parents reluctantly agreed to join in on the fun.
"This is our last chance to get up close with Heart of the Earth before it becomes someone else's private property. And besides, isn't Harleen's husband supposed to give her a surprise proposal ceremony? Let him see how fancy other people can get so he doesn't just talk big all day."
"Felicia, what did you say? As long as your sister is happy being with him, that's all that matters. Who needs an extravagant proposal ceremony?" Fletcher scolded his daughter.
"And let's not forget that it was my sister who made Billy propose before she agreed to marry him, not me." Felicia added defensively.
"Felicia, what's your problem?" Harleen gave her sister a side-eye. "I was just joking with him!"
"I'm warning you, when Billy comes here, don't say anything stupid and don't pressure him. Got it?"
"I know, I was just kidding," Felicia muttered after sticking out her tongue.
When Billy said that he wasn't in a rush to propose yet, Harleen couldn't help but wonder if he didn't want to get married at all. Thinking about it made her feel a little disappointed. She had asked Billy if they should go get their marriage license before she started work officially yesterday.
As Harleen got to know Billy better over time, she began to lose confidence in herself more and more. From what she knew so far, they were from completely different social classes. After spending time with him though, Harleen realized how capable he was in every aspect of life compared to the average person. Although his identity remained unknown to her still today; one thing was for sure-he was not ordinary!
"Harleen, Billy is an outstanding man, if someone else takes him away from you then you'll regret it for the rest of your life!"
"Felicia! What are you talking about?" Sharon scolded her irritably, "How could anyone take Billy away?"
Indeed, Harleen was worrying that Billy might have never thought about marrying her since he said there was no rush on getting their marriage certificate.
"Harleen, does that mean you don't need his proposal? You should go ahead and get your marriage certificate!" Felicia said mischievously.
"... Harleen, if possible, you should get your license early just in case..." Said Sharon with some hesitation.
"I know!" Harleen took a deep breath and responded.
Five minutes later, Billy and Casey arrived at the Knights' place.
"Daddy, Uncle Casey!" Tasha ran over as soon as she saw them.
"Billy, let's go quickly. I'm worried we won't make it if we're late." Felicia said as she walked over.
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