Had to Marry

I had to marry to keep access to the family wealth, at 30 my grandparents and parents had decided my playboy days should finish. I'd two choices marry or fund my own lifestyle, needless to say I made a firm stand and agreed to marry as quickly as possible. I also realized I couldn't drag it out as my father's mother is the impatient type and if she started complaining my access to family money would be reduced. But I needed an acceptable woman to marry, proper social standing and no big scandals in her past. I knew the right woman already, she was a quiet, socially awkward, pretty not overly attractive wouldn't make waves. What's more I liked her and hadn't ever tried to bed her, at 27 she kept to herself mostly and was already known to my family who liked her. I went to see her, while we were talking like the good friends we had always been. I asked her what she wanted in her life, she replied she wanted a family. Adding not much chance she wasn't seen by men as possible wife material. Nonsense I said I'll marry you tomorrow if I thought you would accept my proposal. That shocked her, she said I never thought you were interested in me that way or even marrying. I (lying) added I have a reputation for being a playboy and I thought it would turn you off me as a possible husband. But I've to distract myself from not being suitable as a possible husband for you. As I have always been considerate of her in the past it was just believable. She said we could try dating and see how it goes, if I wanted. I wanted my social life made a sudden change, no partying all night and visiting museums and art shows followed, helping her at an animal rescue center. After 7 weeks I finally bedded her next morning asked her to marry me. It was a little too quick for her, but she agreed after I confessed, I couldn't wait as my hopes for us marrying was becoming hard to ignore anymore. I produce a ring I'd bought several weeks earlier. Hopefully showing I was really wanting her to be my wife. No positive answer, but at least no refusal and she said she would think it over. The next day my father's mother asked me how my search was going, I said I'd found my forever woman and had proposed, just waiting for her response. Adding as long as the family don't mention to her why I need to marry quickly, I'm hopeful of her agreeing. Pressed for more information I told her who my possible bride might be. Getting approval on my choice straight away and a promise nobody would say anything ever. Not for my sake she added, but for my bride to be as she really highly thought of. A week later my wife to be agreed, not a rushed discission. My grandmother was with us at the time and had enquired on our future together, not mentioning she knew I'd proposed. Prompted by my grandmother she accepted my proposal then and there. No need to wait then my grandmother's response was, and we were married 5 weeks later (November 2024). I quickly realized two things my partying days were over forever, and my grandmother thought more of my wife to be then me. Mainly because of my past actions which is a fair reason when you think about it. Just had our first child last week a girl named after my father's mother first and mother's mother second.