Do You Want to Marry Him?

Daniel woke up before the alarm went off. He lay in bed watching the clock and immediately turned it off when it rang.

...

Erin woke up later, to find Daniel sitting on the bed buttoning his shirt.

"Are you leaving?" she asked.

"Yes, I'll be back at four." he replied.

She lay in the bed and watched him get ready. Her face was calm but her eyes looked full of disappointment.

Daniel walked over to a drawer and pulled out a paper bag.

He placed the paper bag on her lap.

Erin sat up with a puzzled expression, the bag felt heavy.

She emptied the bag and around twenty huge bars of chocolate fell out.

A small smile formed on her face because the chocolate was a well-known British brand, unavailable in Shanghai.

"When did you get this?" she asked with wide eyes.

He sighed, "When you left for the deal. I know that you like those things."

She got out of the bed and reached up giving him a sweet kiss. Her soft hands touched his hair.

"Daniel, can we talk about..."