Chapter 16. The Meeting (pt 2)

"Romano, you are not saying anything." Nana said, and I broke the stunned gaze Sofie and I were currently sharing.

I was so astounded by the sudden discussion about marriage that I didn't even know what to say, but I knew I had to utter a word to at least counter Nana's marriage plans before the situation escalated.

"I-err," I looked from Sofie to Nana, "Sofie and I are not in a hurry to get married, Nana. I hope you can understand, ma. We want to learn each other's differences, and what not before getting married an-"

"How many years have the both of you been together? When did you start dating?"

"Two years. We started dating two years ago."

"It's been almost a year." Sofie and I blurted out at the same time which made Nana frown, and caused Sofie to dart a frightened stare at me.

Fuck. I quickly salvaged the situation by placing a hand over Sofie's, "What Sofie means is that we met two years ago but we officially started dating about