C16 I don't care what I lose

Tom, can I speak to you alone please....I asked looking him in the eye

"No, Maya, I want everyone here to be a witness to what we have to say to each other. If you love me, I want to know how deep it is. Are you willing to spend the rest of your life with me?" He asked with a pleading stare.

I looked at Tracy speechlessly begging her with my eyes to say something but for the first time