His to Love

I've never been one to ignore a friend in need. And he's my best friend.

His family has been good to me my whole life.

How can I turn him down when he and his family need me the most?

I've known her for her whole life. She's the younger sister of my best friend. The little angel of her family.

I know she's just about as precious as her family thinks she is.

But perfection never lasts, and she made a decision that would change her life- and mine.

There has always been platonic love between us.

Will marriage-even a fake one-transform that love into something more?

Could her brother ever give us his blessing if we blossom into more?

I have my doubts. I have my worries.

But I can't let my fears get in the way of making her mine-for real.

I can't let anyone get in the way of what just might be true love.

We will become a real family. I can't let it be any other way.