Dave burst out laughing, that joy-filled sound infusing Brooklynn’s soul. She laughed too, something she felt like she hadn’t done in a while. Surely she had, she just felt like she hadn’t.
But with Dave, the perpetual darkness that plagued her seemed to be gone. Just poof. Not there anymore.
“So you order it when you go out. Hey, you do what you need to do,” he said, sliding to the end of the bench. “Should we go get some food?”
“Yes, food.” She joined him and headed for the cold bar first. There were shrimp and cocktail sauce, the smoked salmon she was after, and deviled eggs. All of her favorite things, though she skipped the smoked salmon for now. Dave hadn’t been being literal when he said they couldn’t talk about serious things until the smoked salmon, but she was going to save th
