Chapter 144

Philip got down on one knee, looked up at Celeste and asked, "Would you ask your mother, if we can we do it now?"

"God dammit Philip, you are persistent."

"I am in love with you. I want you to be my life partner. I want you to be my wife. I want you to be the mother of my children. In other words, Celeste, I want you, now."

"Philip, you have me. Why do we have to get married for me to prove that to you?"

"If you divorce me, I have to give you half the winery, which means we will see each other every year when we pressed the grapes. If you do not come to the pressing of the grapes, it means we will have a bad year, and all our wines will be sour. It is a tradition."

"Philip, how old were you, when you started taking martial arts training?"

"I believe I was four."

Celeste laughed at him and said, "That is what I thought. You story was as bad as mine, but at least I did