Should we get married?

A brand-name hotel, a city view room, booked at a discount by my boyfriend. His unusually awkward behavior made me suspicious. “You’re planning to propose, aren’t you?” I asked. He denied it. But in bed, he handled me with surprising confidence. Even after making love, the awkwardness lingered—strangely so. Then, blushing, he reached into the nightstand beside the bed and pulled something out.