*

Faith stared at him dumbstruck, it took her a few moments to realize that he was completely serious.

"I'm not m_marrying you! You're i_insane!" She stuttered, still in disbelief. He continued to stare at her, obviously not pleased with her response. The room felt too tight, she wanted to breathe, her lungs felt too constricted.

"W_why? why are you doing this?"

Sterling watched her emotions flicker through her eyes, the sheen of tears made him feel a twinge of guilt ...