Next day when we met for lunch in my trailer, Anna told me Maria had been cool about the news.
“Now I have to tell my parents.” She looked at her ring.
“And we’ll have to tell my family,” I said and pulled her close, nuzzling and sniffing her neck. She smelled of sweet mandarin and vanilla, but that wasn’t why I wanted to bite and kiss her.
I was sure my parents would be thrilled. They’d loved Anna, but I was still nervous to break the news. I’d never been this serious about any relationship before, and it felt like a fragile dream that could slip through my hands any second.
“I’ll invite them over next weekend for lunch, then we can tell them together.”
“But that’s the wrapping party,” she said and untangled herself from my arms to unwrap her lunch bag.
“We can do both, as long as w
