Chapter 6

Blue

I slowly stop laughing when I notice the guy's face hasn't changed. He isn't cracking a smile or laughing along with me. Neither is the woman next to me.

"Are you serious?" I ask with clear disbelief in my voice.

"Yes." He says.

"Okay. Can I ask why?" I'm not sure what to ask if I'm honest.

"I'll be right outside Mr. Rhodes." The redhead says before leaving me alone with this crazy man.

"I need your help with a problem I'm having." The man says as he moves and stands at the edge of my bed.

"Well, admitting you have a problem is the first step but what does that have to do with me marrying you?"

He doesn't seem amused by my odd comment.

"I need to be married by Sunday. My family has a tradition where all children are supposed to be married by the age of thirty. Either to someone of their choice, within reason, or to someone of their choosing." He says this in what I assume is his way of explaining the situation.

It only makes me more confused though.

"Aren't things like fo