18
“Oh my God!” my mother cries, dancing around the living room.
I grin and tighten my grip on Travis’s hand.
“I can’t believe we saw that on the news, you could have told us it was tonight!” Chief grumbles.
“Wait, you didn’t ask Chief for permission?” I question Travis, lightly.
He grins. “Course I did, baby. He just didn’t know when it was going to happen.”
“Oh, it’s all so romantic. I want to watch it over and over and over...” Mom sighs.
Chief grunts. “Alright, woman, calm down.”
“Why can’t you do something romantic like that, Caden?”
He snorts. “Do you want me to do it again? I can get down on one knee now, Angel, so I will.”
“Yes, and I want a ring and roses and...”
“Always were hard to please!” he teases.
“Was not,” she retorts, hands on her hips.
He flashes her a grin. “Was too.”
I laugh. “Alright, you two!”
“A baby, a wedding...” Mom hugs me, and I can feel her heart pounding purely from excitement.
“Wedding after the baby,” I say. “I need to get skinny for my wedding dress and this belly is only going to grow.”
“Oh darn, but you’re right. My grandbaby first.”
“We are getting married first anyway, can’t give you all the fun, kid,” Chief winks.
Mom turns to him. “Yes! We should.”
“What’s stopping us?” he murmurs, sliding a hand down her cheek. “You name the date, I’ll be there.”
“Let’s do it next month then!”
I laugh and Travis chuckles.
“Done.”
She cries out with pure happiness and leaps on him. “Oh, Caden, see, you can be romantic!”
Another grunt.
I roll my eyes. “Well, now you’ve stolen the spotlight, father...”
He grins. “Can’t let you have all the fun.”
“Good on you, Travis,” Mom turns to him, hugging him tight. “I knew one day you would make her yours.”
He laughs. “Well, the baby wasn’t planned but I had to give her a reason to say yes.”
