Callie looked into the back seat of Mark’s SUV as he drove. She smiled at Maya, sound asleep in her safety seat after a second day of skiing with Uncle Jimmy. Callie felt Mark’s hand slip into hers and lace their fingers together, making her turn to see him smiling. Mark kept his eyes on the road as he smiled and kissed the back of her hand.
“How do I tell my parents about everything that happened today?” Callie sighed as she settled back into her seat.
“We just tell them. I doubt they will be upset about it. It isn’t like we just met,” Mark shrugged. He grinned and added, “Plus, I have a job and do a pretty good job keeping my nose clean.”
“That you do,” Callie chuckled. “And you employ more than half the people in town.”
“I do, and I do my best to take care of every single one of th
