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“What is this?” I ask.
He grins. “It’s a bouquet of carbon monoxide detectors.”
I can’t help it. I laugh.
He’s such a ham.
“Your safety is important,” he states.
It’s probably the sweetest thing any man has ever said to me.
“Thank you,” I whisper.
“You’re welcome.”
I set the boxes on the table beside the door, and we head out to the fair.
“So, this is just for the firefighters and their families?” I ask.
He nods. “And friends.”
“I won’t know anyone,” I assume.
He slides his eyes to me. “Are you nervous?”
“Of course not! I’m just stating a fact. I don’t know anyone you work with or their families.”
“You know them. The guys come into the brewery,” he states.
“That doesn’t mean I know them. They’re customers. I chat with them, so they’ll tip me well. I’ve never been introduced to them.”
He’s silent for a beat.
“I’m sorry,” he mutters.
“Huh? For what?”
He reaches over and takes my hand and threads our fingers together. “For not bringing you to the firehouse and properly introducing you to everyone.”
“That’s okay. It’s not like I’m your family.”
Ugh. I’m being such a girl right now because it obviously bothers me, but I have no idea why.
“Mom and Pop will be there,” he says.
Thank God.
I relax a little at that announcement.
It’s not that I have a problem with being around strangers. I’m around them every night at work. I’m sure that all the wives and girlfriends know one another and that I’ll be the topic of conversation. Couple that with the fact that I don’t reallyfemalevery well. I’m much more comfortable with men than I am with other women.
It will be nice to have Sara-Beth there.
“I’ve never been to a fair before,” I blurt out.
“You’re kidding,” he says.
“Nope. Never. There used to be one that came to town every fall, and my sister and I always wanted to go, but my parents never had the extra cash, and my dad wasn’t particularly social, so we didn’t get to go. By the time I was old enough to go on my own, I was over it.”
