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“We can talk about it later,” she whispered.
She gave my hand a tight squeeze as she rose from the couch. I smiled at her, and I knew the questioning from Skye was about to begin.
“So, tell me what heradvicewas,” she said, inching towards me.
“She, um,” I said, trying not to laugh, “you’re going to be glad I didn’t follow her advice.”
“Oh, no. What was it?”
“She told me to get you a big bouquet of flowers and a box of chocolates. She said I should write our names in the snow with a big heart around them, and that I should find a guitar, learn how to play it, and then sing you a love song.”
“Wow, the woman doesn’t know me at all, does she?” Skye asked with a smile.
“She wanted us to fall in love like we were in a romantic movie. She had it all planned out.”
“Yeah, that sounds like my mom.”
A moment later, the front door opened, revealing Laila, Cora, and Beth, covered head to toe in snow and smiles. I stood from the couch and gave Skye’s hand a quick kiss.
“Hi girls, did you have a fun day?”
“Oh, yes, daddy, it was the best day!” Laila cheered.
I grabbed their hands in mine and crouched down to their level.
“Let’s go back to our cabin. I think we have some things to talk about.”
I winked at Skye before walking out the door, trying to figure out how I was going to explain any of this to two young girls.
24
SKYE
With the news out about Owen and me, it seemed that the questions were never-ending. The majority of them came from my mom, of course, but there were a surprising amount from the kids of the family, too. I guess the fact that they had never really seen me with a boyfriend or in any type of relationship before was a bit confusing for them, understandably.
“Skye, are you in love?”
“Kissing is gross. Why do you kiss?”
“What does Owen want to be when he grows up?”
“Are you getting married?”
“Can Laila and Cora come for every Christmas?”
“Are we still going skiing tomorrow?”
“Is Owen good at skiing?”
“Why is his name Owen?”
“Do you like Owen or me better?”
There were some questions with simple answers, and others that required a bit of improvisation on my part. In general, the kids had very innocent ideas. My siblings, on the other hand, wanted to know all of the dirty details.
“How long has this been going on?”
“Have you guys hooked up?”
