Well, that's a conversation stopper, if there ever was one. How do I respond to this? My best friend is down on one knee in front of me swearing himself to a lifetime commitment. And it's not a marriage proposal. Not that I would be expecting one. My mind started to wander in the direction of love, marriage, babies. Wait! Don't even go there, I told myself. Too young to be thinking of that stuff.
I was embarrassed. Not just from my thoughts. But because of the fact, my best friend was still on bended knee looking up at me in all earnestness. I reached out to take his hand and help him up. "Gavin, get up. It's not like your proposing to me or anything!" He just grinned at me and gave me a slow wink, and whispered the word 'yet' in a voice so low I wasn't sure I heard correctly.
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