Michael cleared his throat and everyone around the table went silent as he took a deep breath and stood up. His palms were really sweaty and he was struggling to breathe as all eyes turned to him. Suddenly, he wished he had done this privately! It would have been easier for her to tell him to bugger off privately, wouldn’t it?!!
“Mr and Mrs. Grey, I’ve been thinking about this for a while and I know in my heart that this is the way things are meant to be. I know you might think that it’s too soon and that Ann is still too young, but I know in my heart that we belong together. So, I wanted to ask you tonight …” Michael went down on one knee and pulled out the small light blue box. Ann gasped as he opened it and inside was the ring she showed him when they first met. She had been paging thr
