Only If She Likes Me

"Will you marry her Jace? " my mother asked me looking at the girl laying on the hospital bed unconscious.
I looked at her with confusion.
Chloe is my mother's best friends daughter. They both were best friends since their high school days.
They even married to two best friends.
"You cannot be serious mom" I expected her to come to her senses and rethink her crazy idea, bit that doesn't seems to happen.
I promised her mother that I will take a good care of her daughter. That was her last wish. She loved you so much. It will make her happy.
"You are being emotional Mom. You are not thinking this through. I am 5years older than her. What about Chloe. Do you think she wants to marry me? She might like some one else" i try to reason with her.
"I will talk to her, she will never say no to me" she is not understanding this.
"Mom, are you even listening to your self. She is a sweet and innocent girl. Ofcourse she agrees with you all the time because she doesn't want to hurt you. As your son, I understand where you are coming from. You want a secure future for her. I will make sure that happens. But, I will marry her only IF SHE LIKES ME. Don't bring this discussion infront of her"
I don't want Chloe to marry me out of obligation. She has every right to choose whom she wants in her life.