The unexpected proposal left Annie momentarily stunned. She blinked at Finn, unable to fully believe what she had just heard.

"What are you saying, Finn?"

Finn blinked as well, her look of doubt clearly wounding him. That surprised, bewildered expression on her face-what did it mean?

Did she not love him? Did she not want to be with him?

The thought tightened something in Finn's chest. He pressed his lips together and repeated himself, this time more urgently.

"Can't you stay with me tonight, ...