Diana and I were slowly getting more serious with our relationship.

One night I was at her house playing with the twins, Nasir and Najila. Nasir was on my back while I pretended to be a wild horse. Najila cheered Nasir on from the couch.

There was a knock at the door. Diana answered it. She came back a few minutes later with a numb look on her face!

"Diana? Diana, are you okay?"

She didn't answer. She just went into her room.

I put Nasir down and went to see what was wrong.

I shut the door behind me, and she looked up.

"Oh. Hi, Cassim."

"Diana, what's wrong? Are you okay?"

"There's a law in this town. A woman cannot raise her children alone, she must have a husband or family member to help her. I don't have any family memeber to help me. I don't have a husband, either. If I don't get help soon the twins will be taken away from me."

I was horrified.

Diana began to cry! I sat down beside her and put my arm around her.

"Diana, the twins won't be taken away from you."

"Cassim, if I don't..."

"I know. I know. Listen. You said you didn't have a family member to help you, right?"

"Yeah. I don't have a husband, either."

I reached into my pocket and pulled out a small, velvet box.

Diana looked at the box then at me.

"Here."

Diana opened the box and gasped. She looked up at me.

"I know it's sudden, but if it helps..."

I was cut off when she kissed me full of the lips!

After a moment she pulled back with a huge grin on her face.

"Of course I'll marry you!"

I slipped the ring onto the third finger of her left hand and softly kissed her.