Do you usually pay for random people's groceries ?" i ask him He squints his eyes before he speaks. "Random people would say thank you" "Thank you" I say as I realise that I should have started by thanking him first. He then flashes a lopsided smile with perfectly aligned teeth. "Your welcome" he says as he curtly nods at me. "But I have to ask, is that a thing you usually do?" "No and I didn't do it for you, I did it for me." he plainly says. I don't known what to say, because just like his daughter he's straight foward and I didn't expect anything less honestly.

"What is it that you want in a relationship? And please, be as descriptive as you can be" He asks with a smooth barritone that rings bells of pleasure in my ears and other places I dare not to mention I ponder on the thought for a moment then I look at him "I want to be respected, I want stability and commitment, I want to be able to build a life with someone, to have them cherish, protect and love me. I want honesty and I want to get married and have a family." I stop and chuckle, feeling all kinds of silly, with the way he's looking at me. I can't tell if he's thinking that I'm too wishful given the era that we live in where people are quick to deceive each other and dive from one partner to the next. Commitment really does seem like a thing of the past. "I want a family, I want to settle down, get married, provide for and protect my wife as I should. I also expect respect, honesty, loyalty and transparency" he says and it almost sounds like we are negotiating terms of a deal "And love"I add "Love..." he says slowly like it's his first time hearing of the word, it almost sounds foreign coming from him "Yes, I want to be loved" "What is love, exactly?"

Its not your typical arranged marriage story.

A family rooted in love, crime and passion. They face their enemies, they lose, they win, but through it all they do it together.