“I don’t mind, Ethan.Not now that I know about the thingsthat go bump in the night.”
“Good.”She leaves me and continues to rifle through thebags of clothes I bought her.“I’ve decided to make Brick my second beta.”
“I’m surprised you haven’t done it before.From what I’veseen, he’s practically doing the job already.”
“You’re right.He’s been there for me as much as Charlie.”
“Of course I’m right.”She smirks.
“We can instate him and Anna on the night of our ceremony.What do you think?”
“Sure.”
I remove her next surprise from my bag, standing behind heras I hand her the envelope.
“What’s this?”she asks.
“Open it.”
I want to see her expression, so I resume my position on thebed.She narrows her eyes at me, scratching her head in confusion.
“You bought The Round-up?”
“Think of it as a wedding gift,” I reply.
Her eyes widen, and her mouth falls open.
“You’ll catch flies like that.”I chuckle.
“You bought it for me?”
“Yes.”
She shrieks and jumps into my arms, knocking me over ontothe bed.
“Oh, you!What did I do to deserve you?”
“It is I who don’t deserve you, my love.”
“Seriously.”She shakes her head in disbelief.“You’re likea fantasy come to life.”
“Let’s go home so I can make some other fantasies come to life.”
“Ooh, let’s!”
“I’ll call someone to take the bags down.Are you ready?”
“Yup.”
In the parking lot, she turns to me with furrowed brows.“Where’sthe car?”
“Brad drove it back last night.”
“Okay, where’s the truck?”
“We’re using your car.”
She looks around in confusion.“I don’t see it.”
