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.
