Book Two Branch Two Hundred and Eight

"That was my mom's welcome speech to you, asking you to join our family" Joshua said sitting beside her and then slipping the phone to the table.

"You already asked me I did not know it before but it seems like I really needed to hear that from your mom"

"Of course, it's so important that after we see my mom in the morning we go see your mom as well. I am sure she has a lot she'd want to tell me" Joshua continued.

Aletta was going to bring it up but she did not want it to be as though she was pressuring him. "Really?" she asked her face lightening up in excitement.

"Of course, how could I think of going on to marry you without first speaking to your mom" he inched closer to her.

"Joshua" she let out breathlessly as his heavy breath kept landing on her face and her ears kept on picking up the sound.

"Aletta, I know what you are thinking but it's not it," he said withdrawing. "I definitely told you I was going to wait for you and you can take as long as you want, I mean if you ev