THEY WERE GIDDY, IF practical, on the drive back to the farm. No, Brendan could not take her to go get a ring right now, because she wasn’t sure how she felt about the expense or the symbol. Yes, they should really stop somewhere and get some food. And, most importantly of all, they should get back quickly, if they wanted to be the ones to deliver their own news. Otherwise, someone at the rink would tell a friend who would tell a friend who would tell the internet and then who knew who would get to her and Brendan’s families with the news. “Do you want to call your parents?” she eventually asked. They hadn’t spoken much about them since that awkward dinner conversation on Brendan’s first day here. She wondered if he had ever told them he was in the area. “Let’s deal with your family and

