Chapter 3 Agreeing to marry Liam.

Leila continued to listen to her friend as she narrated her unusual story. Still, she couldn't believe that all this happened, and her friend did not even think of telling her then.

Although she was enjoying every bit of it now, she felt she would have enjoyed this drama more if she had witness some of it with her own eyes. She didn't say it to her friend as she did not want to discourage her from revealing everything.

Amber explained that she had to rush into her bedroom after informing her parents about having lunch with Liam the following day. She did not want to stay a minute longer with her parents. With such excitement she felt she would have been dragged into wedding preparations or even baby names.

"Amber, you are killing me my friend,” Leila laughed and Amber continued. She told her friend that she met Liam at a nearby café for lunch.

When she arrived at the café Liam was already sitting down waiting for her. Amber said she could see the relief in Liam's face when he saw her. She suspected that he thought that she was not coming.

Amber knew that Liam was a busy man and did not want to spend much time in the café. She told Liam that she just wanted a light lunch. They ordered food and ate silently.

"My friend, the guy kept on telling me that he liked me and was begging me to give him a chance." Amber continued with her story.

" Leila, I did not want this guy to suffer any longer, so I agreed to give him a chance.” Amber explained.

"Was it out of pity?” Leila was confused.

"Not really!” Amber replied trying not to give her friend a wrong impression about her reason for agreeing to date Liam.

Leila laughed when Amber explained about the broad smile on her mother's face as she heard about Amber giving Liam a chance.

She found it comical that her friend's mother almost fell rushing to pass the good news to her husband.

Liam had then asked Amber to see her that evening since she was leaving for Italy the next day. She totally understood and told him to pick her up at 7pm.

Liam came to fetch her, and they went to another exclusive hotel different from the one from the previous night. She could see the excitement in him but was not prepared for what was coming.

"Leila, from nowhere the guy just knelt on one knee, produced a diamond ring and asked me to marry him.” She explained.

"Wow…….!” Leila was speechless. There was brief silence as Leila tried to digest everything. "What was his reason for the quick proposal?” Leila later asked.

"He said that he didn't want to lose me." Replied Amber looking at her friend trying to read her friend's facial reaction.

Leila just stared at her friend motionlessly. She did not know what to think of this whole thing. Amber could not read what her best friend was thinking about.

"Liam had already spoken to my father and he had given him his blessing.” Amber tried to give more reasons.

"My parents are well respected people. Although he has never mentioned it, I know my father wants someone of high status as a son in law. Liam ticks all boxes for the perfect son in law.” Amber was now anxiously waiting for her friend to say something.

"What was your response to Liam's proposal?” Leila asked.

"I kept asking myself what was happening. I just heard myself saying! Yes, Liam I will marry you." Amber was showing signs of confusion. Leila could tell that her friend was not sure why she accepted Liam's proposal.

"My friend…. uh… Liam's eyes widen when I accepted. It was evidently clear that he expected to plead with me maybe for hours." Amber said and Leila was just listening still trying to understand the whole thing.

"Leila, you should have seen the way he quickly slid the ring onto my finger. I bet he was scared that I would change my mind.” Amber tried to lighten the mood. They both giggled.

"Who decided the short gun wedding?” Leila asked still giggling.

"It was Liam! I guess I was confused! I found myself agreeing to everything that Liam was saying.” Amber could not understand her own behaviour.

"That's so unlike you Amber.” Leila remarked. She knew her friend as someone who would think before she agreed to anything.

"True! Maybe…… he put a charm on me.” Amber jokingly said and they both laughed.

Amber told her friend how Liam was already making plans to get married two weeks after she got back. He promised to give her the wedding of her dreams.

"Leila, I think the only thing that I decided was not to have a big wedding. I just wanted the immediate family and a few friends only." Amber spoke with a low tone.

Leila could not understand why Amber took a backseat role in this. She had known her friend to be someone who always had a say in anything that concerned her.

"I told Liam that you, Leila is my only friend so I will have you as my maid of honor. Amber reached for Leila's cheeks and playfully pulled them. She always did that to her best friend.

"What about your parents? How did they take this?" Leila wanted all the details.

Amber told Leila that she took a picture of the ring and sent it to her mother. She knew that her parents would be overjoyed and wanted them to prepare questions for her before she came back from her dinner with Liam.

She explained that her parents her parents were waiting outside when they came back since they wanted to congratulate Liam. That night she could sense the pride in her parents and knew that she had made the right decision.

Timothy embraced the two and was happy that he was getting a son. Her mother asked about wedding date and Liam told her that it would happen five weeks from that time. Liam was happy to be Timothy and Maggie's son-in -law.

Amber believed Liam saw the worry on her mother's face that is why he assured her that everything would go according to Amber's liking.

Lizzy Liam's secretary was going to be available for all Ambers errands. Timothy also offered Wendy his secretary to help with anything that Amber wanted.

Leila wanted to ask why Amber never thought she could have helped in that situation. She decided not to ask as she did not want her friend to feel bad for not asking her to help. "Have you met his parent's siblings or any relatives?" Leila wanted to know everything that she was going to deal with, after all she was maid of honor.

"Not yet, he is an only child. He said that his parents wanted to meet me but however explained the situation that I had to leave for Italy that morning." Amber explained calmly.

She was happy that they understood the situation. She had promised to meet them before the wedding since she was coming two weeks before the wedding.