sighed deeply and with resignation in his voice, he replied, “All right, Henry. You have my permission to ask Melody to marry you. You just make sure that you take good care of my little girl. She’s all that her mother and I have, and we want her to be happy and safe.”
What a relief! He had said yes. He could not wait to ask Melody. “Thank you, sir. I promise I’ll take good care of her, and I’ll keep her happy and safe. May I go speak with Melody now?”
“Go on,” he said. “I’m sure that she’s waiting for you to tell her why you wanted to talk to me.”
Henry hurried from the room and headed out into the garden, where he knew Melody was. He walked outside and saw her sitting in the arbor. The sunlight cast a glow all around her, which formed a golden halo around her head. She glowed with innocence, and his heart swelled with love for her. She appeared lovelier to him than she ever had before. He walked up to her and sat down beside her. He knew she was waiting for him to tell her what he had talked to her father about. “Melody, I have just spoken with your father, and I have something to ask you.” Henry got down on his knee and took Melody’s hand in his. He looked into her face with love shining in his eyes. As he held her hand, he could feel her trembling, and he said, “Melody, I hold you in great esteem. In fact … , I have fallen in love with you … I hope that you feel the same way about me. Will you do me the great honor of becoming my wife? I’ll always love you and take care of you. Please … say that you’ll be my wife!”
With tears in her eyes, she answered, “Yes … oh yes … I’ll marry you. I love you very much … It would be a great honor to be your wife.”
Henry helped Melody to her feet and put his arms around her, pulled her close, and kissed her. He could hear Melody catch her breath, and he knew she was overcome because he could see the emotion in her lovely face. He had asked her to marry him, and it was the happiest moment of his life. Henry deepened their kiss and gently pulled her close. He did not want to scare her, so he concentrated on keeping his desires in check, but it was very difficult, because it felt so wonderful to have her in his arms. As he released her, he gave a slight groan. Melody opened her eyes and gave Henry one of her beautiful smiles. The joy was shining brightly in her lovely eyes.
“Your father gave me permission to marry you, and I hope we can marry soon. Please tell me you don’t want a long engagement, because I don’t think I can wait very long for you to be my wife!” Henry said as he gazed into her eyes.
With tears of joy rolling down her pretty face, she said, “I would marry you today, if that were possible. However, I think it will take at least three weeks, since it takes that long for the banns to be read. I don’t care about a big wedding. I just want to be your wife!”
Melody and her mother hurriedly put together the plans for a small wedding. The wedding date was set for Saturday, October 22, which was only three weeks away.
While Henry and Melody were talking about whom to invite to the wedding, he said, “I just want you to be my wife as soon as possible. Whoever you want to be there is fine with me. Since my family will probably give us some kind of reception later, it isn’t necessary for them to be here. I don’t want anything to delay our marriage, and waiting for them to travel all the way up here would take too long. They would bring an entire entourage with them, so it would probably take them several weeks to even start the trip. The only person I want at our wedding is my friend Weston. He can travel fast and be here in plenty of time for our wedding.”
Two days after Henry proposed, Melody took him around the village, introducing him to all her dear friends. As they walked and held hands, Melody’s heart was bursting with pride and joy. Henry was so courteous to everyone, and all the
What a relief! He had said yes. He could not wait to ask Melody. “Thank you, sir. I promise I’ll take good care of her, and I’ll keep her happy and safe. May I go speak with Melody now?”
“Go on,” he said. “I’m sure that she’s waiting for you to tell her why you wanted to talk to me.”
Henry hurried from the room and headed out into the garden, where he knew Melody was. He walked outside and saw her sitting in the arbor. The sunlight cast a glow all around her, which formed a golden halo around her head. She glowed with innocence, and his heart swelled with love for her. She appeared lovelier to him than she ever had before. He walked up to her and sat down beside her. He knew she was waiting for him to tell her what he had talked to her father about. “Melody, I have just spoken with your father, and I have something to ask you.” Henry got down on his knee and took Melody’s hand in his. He looked into her face with love shining in his eyes. As he held her hand, he could feel her trembling, and he said, “Melody, I hold you in great esteem. In fact … , I have fallen in love with you … I hope that you feel the same way about me. Will you do me the great honor of becoming my wife? I’ll always love you and take care of you. Please … say that you’ll be my wife!”
With tears in her eyes, she answered, “Yes … oh yes … I’ll marry you. I love you very much … It would be a great honor to be your wife.”
Henry helped Melody to her feet and put his arms around her, pulled her close, and kissed her. He could hear Melody catch her breath, and he knew she was overcome because he could see the emotion in her lovely face. He had asked her to marry him, and it was the happiest moment of his life. Henry deepened their kiss and gently pulled her close. He did not want to scare her, so he concentrated on keeping his desires in check, but it was very difficult, because it felt so wonderful to have her in his arms. As he released her, he gave a slight groan. Melody opened her eyes and gave Henry one of her beautiful smiles. The joy was shining brightly in her lovely eyes.
“Your father gave me permission to marry you, and I hope we can marry soon. Please tell me you don’t want a long engagement, because I don’t think I can wait very long for you to be my wife!” Henry said as he gazed into her eyes.
With tears of joy rolling down her pretty face, she said, “I would marry you today, if that were possible. However, I think it will take at least three weeks, since it takes that long for the banns to be read. I don’t care about a big wedding. I just want to be your wife!”
Melody and her mother hurriedly put together the plans for a small wedding. The wedding date was set for Saturday, October 22, which was only three weeks away.
While Henry and Melody were talking about whom to invite to the wedding, he said, “I just want you to be my wife as soon as possible. Whoever you want to be there is fine with me. Since my family will probably give us some kind of reception later, it isn’t necessary for them to be here. I don’t want anything to delay our marriage, and waiting for them to travel all the way up here would take too long. They would bring an entire entourage with them, so it would probably take them several weeks to even start the trip. The only person I want at our wedding is my friend Weston. He can travel fast and be here in plenty of time for our wedding.”
Two days after Henry proposed, Melody took him around the village, introducing him to all her dear friends. As they walked and held hands, Melody’s heart was bursting with pride and joy. Henry was so courteous to everyone, and all the
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