“Or just Sam. Either is fine,” Samara said and stole one of Dana’s fries, even though she had a pile of sweet potato fries of her own.
Dana smiled at the action.
“Anyway, you two are… a thing?”
“We’re dating, yes,” Dana confirmed and took a drink of her beer.
“That’s amazing,” Paige replied. “Congrats.”
“Congrats on dating?” Dana asked.
“Or, on the great sex they’re having,” Lainey teased.
“Elaine, I’m going to kill you. Just straight up murder you. Mom and Dad won’t mind. They’ve always thought you were annoying.”
Samara laughed at them and took Dana’s arm, wrapping it around her own shoulders before moving into Dana’s side. Lainey caught Dana’s obvious happiness and gave her a knowing smile.
“You ordered without me?” Paige asked.
“You said you’d be late,” Lainey replied.
“By ten minutes.”
“Babe, you’re literally thirty minutes late.”
“But I toldyouthat I’d only be late by ten, and you ordered without me.”
“Oh, my God. You two sound like you’ve been marriedfor a decade,” Dana teased.
“Basically. Why do you think we took so long to pick a date for the actual ceremony?”
“Wait.Took? As in past tense? You’ve picked a date?”
“We have,” Paige said with a smile. “We’re getting married on April fourteenth.”
“April? Next year?”
“Yes,” Paige replied.
“That’s only four months from now.”
“Yes, Dana. It’s perfect timing for us because I talked to Mom and Dad the other day, and they’re moving in May.”
“They’re moving in–” Dana stopped. “They didn’t tell me that.”
“You’ve been busy,” Lainey replied, pointing at Samara. “And I can understand why you might have missed a call or a text. They bought a place, and they close on it at the end of April, so they’re moving in May. It also works for Paige and her schedule because she’ll be starting summer workouts with her team in June, and I’ll have summer practice and will be doing a little recruiting. This way, we can help Mom and Dad move, take a short honeymoon after, and be back in time for everything.”
“But why not the following year? It’s only four months to plan.”
“Dana, do you not point out on a regular basis that we should be married already?”
“Well, yeah, but I didn’t think you’d only give us a few months to plan it. I figured you’d pick some date two years from now.”
“We didn’t,” Paige replied as she stole another fry from Lainey’s plate.
“Yeah, obviously,” Dana said and added, “That doesn’t give me much time.”
“For what?” Lainey asked.
