Ch 26

Shane’s POV

Seconds, minutes are gone and yet I am still on one knee waiting for Carmen to say something.   She looks troubled, like she wants to tell me ‘thanks but no thanks’ but do not know to put it nicely.

“Carm? Please say something to me?”  I want a quick execution.

“Shane baby, you know I love you more than you can imagine and I really want to say yes.  No, I want to scream out loud a ‘yes’ to you…”  She smiles warmly at me then continue, “but there is something I need to take care of before I am free to marry you.”

I frown, “Don’t tell me you are married already!” I joke while I stand back up, kneeling seems so un-necessary.

“No you silly, it’s kind of embarrassing.” She makes an awkward expression.

“You know you can tell me anything.  Plus you are not going anywhere until you give me an answer, missy.”  She flicks my nose with her index finger.

“Well, my mum… she doesn’t know that I am gay yet…” She says awkwardly.

“What?  She doesn’t know that you are gay?”  I unintentionally repeated her sentence.  Wow, I really didn’t see that coming.

“So until I break the news to her, I am afraid I am not getting married to you!”  She sighs.

“Is that a yes I am sensing?” I am getting close to an answer finally.

“Is that all you care?  What about my problem?”  She hits my chest playfully.

“As long as you are marrying me, any problems can be solved, my love.” I let out a relief smile.

“Well then, if you come with me to out me to my Mum then you got yourself a wife!”  She replies shyly.

“Let’s go tomorrow then!” I am placing kisses all over her face blissfully.

“Mum is back in Mexico for awhile, let’s wait until she goes back to Texas first.  Besides, I want to enjoy my European trip first! Like you promised!!”  She pouts a little.

“Ok, ok, whatever you say, future Mrs McCutcheon.”  I wrap my arms tighter around her waist.