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“I told you I’d show you your life could be a fairy tale.”
Her lips tipped up. “I don’t know. Other than building me an office and the proposal, I’m not sure that I’ve seen it lately.”
“You don’t think loving me is a fairy tale?” I unraveled my fingers from hers to cover my heart.
“It is. It totally is.” She laughed, and I reveled in the sound. She was freer than she’d ever been before. More open with her emotions and more willing to show joy. I wouldn’t have her any other way.
“Don’t worry. We have more planned.” I threw my thumb toward the rear passenger seat where Wren was mouthing the words to a song.
“Oh, you do, do you? What kind of plans?”
I felt Everly’s gaze on the side of my face. “We’re actually on our way to the airport right now.”
I looked over in time to see Everly’s eyes widen. “We are not.”
“Are too.”
She crossed her arms over her chest. “First of all, you sound like you’re seven, and second of all, I haven’t packed.”
I grinned, my heart full. “Don’t worry. Wren and Sage took care of it.”
She gave me a dubious look, which I understood because Sage’s style was more alternative than Everly’s classic one.
“Don’t worry. They know your style.”
Everly leaned forward, looking a little panicked. “Is it somewhere warm or cold?”
“What do you think?” I asked, happy to let her wonder.
“Hmm. If we’re talking about fairy tales, I’d think we’re going somewhere warm.”
“What aboutFrozen?” Wren asked from the backseat, her headphones around her neck.
Everly’s face fell. “Then maybe Maine or Colorado.” She tapped her chin with her finger. “Oh, are we going to Telluride? I heard all about it from Savannah, who owns Lavender, and it sounds amazing. She said it’s this small, historic town in a canyon of a mountain range. The pictures were gorgeous.”
I shook my head. “I’m not giving anything away.”
When Everly looked over her shoulder at Wren, she held up a hand. “Don’t look at me. I’m sworn to secrecy.”
Everly turned back to the front in a huff. “Ugh. I’m not sure I like surprises.”
“You’re going to love this one,” Wren said in a singsong voice.
Everly guessed locations all the way to the airport, ranging from Ireland to Hawaii to Alaska, but we refused to cave. We’d spent the last month planning the surprise. It was tough because Everly was home too. But we’d managed it, and we weren’t about to spoil it.
I parked the truck at the airport garage, taking the shuttle to departures. When we checked our luggage, I slid a note to the attendant, indicating the location was a surprise. She smiled and looked at Everly. “Not a problem, sir.”
“Seriously?” Everly asked, her arms crossed over her chest.
I bumped shoulders with her. “You know you love surprises.”
She gave me a disgruntled look. “I don’t. I really don’t.”
“You’re going to love it. Have a great trip,” the attendant said, returning our licenses to us.
“How long are you going to keep it a secret?” Everly asked while we waited in the security line.
She’d already thought ahead to the reality that she’d know as soon as we got to our gate. “Soon,” was all I said.
