Ray had his ear pressed against the door when he heard Ian celebrating. He grinned against the solid wood, clearly everything was well inside.
"He isn't mad, he's happy." Ray announced to the girls.
The girls all smiled and burst into the room to give the couple their congratulations.
Ray stopped Ayanna from going in and pulled her away.
"What's wrong with you?" Ayanna asked Ray.
"I want to get married." Ray said with a bossy tone.
"We're already engaged Ray." Ayanna said, rolling her eyes.
"I don't want to wait for everything to be alright." Ray said as he held Ayanna's hand. "I don't want to wait for the time that the world settles down for us. I want to marry you on my own terms, with only the people who matter."
"Ray, are you saying…" Ayanna hesitated to say what she was thinking. Ray wasn't the impulsive type he always planned things through.