Oh, God, Shauna exclaimed just before she burst into tears. I took a deep breath and looked around at the women who were crying their eyes out. I needed my dad at this very moment.
I knew from prior encounters that this was the most effective method, so I just stood back and let them naturally fall into a group embrace. In the end, we were successful in entering the residence, where we collaborated on the preparation of dinner. Tomorrow, Dad would finally be back from his trip, so the three of us would celebrate the new job—and now this relationship—tomorrow.
I took Shauna out onto my balcony where we sat in the chairs after we had watched a movie, had a lot of catching up to do, and shed some more tears. "Is this really taking place? Are we in this together, and does everyone else know
