“Can I speak with you?” I asked when I reached him.
He glanced at me, then back to Becca.
“Hi Mommy! Did you see everything I got?”
I grinned at her. “That’s awesome, honey. I think Ms. Vicki would love to see it all. You can show me at home tonight, but Ms. Vicki will miss out.”
Vicki was right there, reaching for Becca’s hand. “Let’s see your loot, Becca. Can we show Riley, too?”
Becca skipped with Vicki back to Riley’s booth and settled in to show them everything she’d collected. I turned back to Ethan, finding him watching me with his arms crossed over his chest.
“What do you need, Ms. Humphrey?” he asked.
I took a deep breath and swallowed my fear, knowing I needed to lay it all on the line if I was going to get him to forgive me. “I need to tell you I love you. I have for a lo
