Kristyn lowered her head and for the first time kicked off the silence between them.
Horace usually used to be the one speechless whenever she decides to unexpectedly declare her love.
"Why are you not answering? You mean I'm only alone in thinking it's about time that we-ahhhh."
Horace's words were abruptly cut short by the heel of Kristyn's slingback pushing into his big toe underneath the thick leather loafers.
"Can you shut up and give me a minute to breathe?! A proposal is a really huge deal, okay!"
She yelled at him straight in the face, even though he was still on one knee. Horace could swear he heard his toenail crunch.
He always had the upper hand when it came to surprises. He was so good at it and she was always caught stupefied every single time.
"That was a lot all at once, I have no experience in these kinds of things and I wasn't even expecting this at all. I'm just overwhelmed..."