He gobbled them up and pawed at her leg, his signal that all was forgiven.
Working together, Wyatt and Morgan cleaned the kitchen in record time.
“I think a stroll down by the lake is the perfect end to our evening.”
“You read my mind.” Calling her pup, Morgan and Wyatt bundled up and headed across the street.
Wyatt took her arm, ambling at a leisurely pace. “I’ve been meaning to ask—how is it going with Tristan?”
“Brett and I met with his teacher, Ms. Blanchard, this morning. The good news is he’s enrolled in a small class. The bad news is he’s in a small class.”
“What are there…fifty kids in the entire Easton Island Public School system?”
“Close. Forty-five to be exact. There are two boys and one girl Tristan’s age.” Morgan told him about her spa day and movie date with Quinn. “She’s struggling.”
“Because Brett is focusing all of his attention on his son.”
“Yeah. She understands, but still…it’s tough.”
“Do you think Brett will ever ask her to marry him?”
“I…I’m sure, eventually.” Morgan answered, thinking back to when Brett had shown Elizabeth and his sister the engagement ring he’d commissioned, planning to propose to Quinn only hours before Jeff Blakely and Tristan had shown up on Easton Estate’s doorstep.
Having been sworn to secrecy, which was probably a good thing considering everything was now up in the air, Morgan had no idea if or when her brother would eventually propose.
“I ran into Ronni and Jax the other day having coffee at Ariel’s Bean Brewing coffee shop.”
“Aren’t they cute together? I’m so happy for them.”
“Me too. They seem to have finally realized what most of us have known for a long time.” Wyatt changed the subject. “My parents asked about you during Christmas.”
“I’m sorry I didn’t get to see them. We’ll have to hop on the ferry to the mainland soon and take them out to lunch. How is your dad doing?”
“Better, although his knee is still giving him a little trouble. They asked about us.”
“What about us?”
“If…you know…if I’m going to pop the question.”
Morgan slowed. “A marriage proposal?”
“Yeah. I told them after what you went through with Jason you were a little gun-shy.”
“More like a lot.” Morgan sneaked a sly side glance. “Is a proposal imminent?”
Wyatt hesitated. “Maybe.”
She stopped dead in her tracks. “Are you asking me to marry you?”
“Not now.”
Morgan reached for his hand. “I love you, Wyatt.”
“I love you too.”
“You’re one of the best things that’s happened to me since I moved to Easton Island. I would be lost without you.”
“I feel the same.”
