“He’ll come around,” Lorelei said. “As long as there’s a Randall in charge.” She sounded confident.
David’s shoulders relaxed and Zita grinned. It was the perfect outcome.
Their drinks were served, and the conversation drifted to other topics.
When it was time to go, Zita said goodbye to Fay and Lorelei and they walked out of the restaurant.
“Holy hell,” David said when they got into the car. “I can’t believe that just happened.”
“How do you feel?” Zita asked.
“Slightly terrified.” He tapped his palm on the steering wheel.
Zita squeezed his thigh. “I’m sure you’ll be great at whatever you decide to do.”
“I don’t know about that, but I’m excited about the challenge.”
They drove in silence for a while before David cleared his throat. “Are you free next weekend?”
“I’m not sure...”
“Can you ask your mom? Check if she can spare you for the whole weekend?”
Zita frowned. “Why?”
“I thought we could go away. It’s Valentine’s Day after all.”
She’d never paid much attention to Valentine’s Day, but the idea of getting away for a couple of days was extremely enticing. “Where to?”
“It’s a surprise.”
She raised an eyebrow at his grin. “All right. Give me a second.” She dialed her mother’s number. “Mama is there anything important going on next weekend?”
“No,niñita. Why?”
“David’s invited me away for the weekend.”
“Go. Have fun.”
Zita grinned, her heart light. “All right. Thanks, Mama.” She hung up. “I can go.”
“Great. I’ll organize everything. Make sure you’re packed and ready to go by midday on Friday.”
Excitement swirled in her stomach. She was going to spend a whole weekend with David. “What will I need to pack?”
“Umm.” He was quiet for a moment, thinking. “A nice, dressy outfit, and then something casual.”
“How nice? Where are we going?” He had to be more specific.
“Something like you wore to Carly’s engagement party will be fine.”
That was a bit fancy. What did he have planned? She glanced at his face. “You’re not going to tell me anything else are you?”
“No.”
Zita smiled. The idea of a surprise weekend away was thrilling. Her heart lifted and her spirits rose.
She couldn’t wait.
