Thank God Eva took over and told Reese that Reese and I were going to go off somewhere by ourselves for a while, because I had a feeling I would’ve butchered anything I’d said in that moment.
Reese remained on guard, but when I finally managed to speak, Eva and I were able to convince her in no time that it would be a good idea.
“Great,” I said, relieved beyond measure when she finally agreed. This might just work after all. I hoped so, because I wanted my Reese back. And I wanted the awkwardness between us gone. “I’m just going to grab my…” ring. “My hat from the bedroom. Be right back.”
Smacking a quick kiss to her forehead, I took off down the hall and nearly ripped my entire shirt drawer from the dresser in my rush to open it. The box was exactly where I’d hidden it. Opening it to m
