And I realize I’m also going to really enjoy having her as a mother-in-law.
And then I realize that that thought should have sent shockwaves through my system. I should at least be appalled or amazed that it occurred to me so easily. But as I look over at Mia, I realize that no. I’m not amazed or appalled.
This has happened fast. But it feels right, and I’m tired of just making this up as we go along. I want this to be real.
“Sorry about that,” Mia says before I can say anything.
“Sorry that your mom just outed your extra dirty fanfiction or sorry that you haven’t told me about it yet?”
She wrinkles her nose and looks absolutely edible. “Sorry about all of that?”
“New username,” I say firmly.
“Mia H.”
I bark out a laugh. “No way.”
She nods. “I kind of thought that maybe people would think it was too obvious. That there is no way I would actually use my real name, so they would never think it was me.”
I shake my head and say, “I really like you, Mia H.”
She looks surprised but pleased. “I really like you, too.
“I hate that I can’t kiss you more right now.”
“Me too.”
“We’ll fix that. Soon.”
She nods. “Yes.”
“But if you come over tonight, I’ll kiss you a lot.”
She grins. “Where?”
“All over, sweet girl. All fucking over.”
She smiles and turns to leave the kitchen but pauses in the doorway and glances back.
“Maybe you should grab two cupcakes on your way out of the party. We wouldn’t want to run out of icing.”
I watch her sweet ass sashay out my mother’s front door.
And make a note to grab three cupcakes.
CHAPTER 22
DAVID
“So, it’s simple. We’re going to move the hive into the box,” I say, pointing to the wooden box that’s already secured in the back of my truck. “I’ll seal the box, we’ll drive it over to Sally’s, unload it in the new location, open the box, and let the bees come out as they want to.”
I’m explaining the procedure for taking the hive from the park to Sally Rumkin’s backyard to Landon Woods, one of the volunteer firefighters, and Scott.
Sally has agreed to have the hive at the back of her property on the edge of town. It’s the best solution. The hive will be nearly a mile from its original spot, and bees operate according to strict rules, but it is possible to teach bees to find their hive that far away. Sally has also had bees before, so it should all be fine.
“That sounds easy,” Landon says.
“Well, it sounds easy, let’s just hope it really is,” I tell him. “It can be a little tough on them to move their hive location, but there are some things I’m going to do to make it easier on them. I’m also going to set up a smaller box to hopefully capture any stragglers.” I look up at the sky. “This is a good time of day, though. Most of them should be inside.” I waited until dusk intentionally.
