Chapter 53 : Swimming

"l always assumed that you and Robert would get engaged before Archie and I. I mean, you two have been together forever, it just makes sense. Do you think he'll propose soon?" She lets out a sigh. "I don't know. I'm hoping that seeing his best friend get engaged will resonate with him, but I don't know if it will. We've talked about it before and he seems open to the idea, but I think our age has a lot to do with why he hasn't popped the

question. He just thinks we're so young."

"But come on, you two already know you'll be together forever since you're mates, so you're going to get engaged eventually, why not just do it now? I mean, it's his choice, but if you know that you'll be with someone forever, don't you want to just promise that to each other as soon as possible?"

Jenny nods her head. "Yeah, that's my thinking too, but he just doesn't think that's a good idea. He still wants to wait, most likely, which is alright, I guess. It just means I'll have to be open to the idea of wai