Chapter 46. The Word She Liked

Diana read the invitation once more, then closed the attachment.

“Friday,” she said. “We have two whole days before Friday.”

Gabriel looked up from the other end of the sofa. He had been staring at the same paragraph for several minutes.

“What would you like to do with them?”

She moved his phone off the cushion between them.

“Enjoy being engaged to you.”

The tension in his face eased a little. Diana climbed into the space she had made, folded her legs beside his, and leaned against his chest. His arm came around her at once.

“We could start now,” he said.

“I thought we already had. Then people sent paperwork.”

He kissed the top of her head. She rested there until she could hear the steady rhythm beneath his shirt instead of remembering every name on the invitation.

There would be questions. Some of them deserved answers. They could have Friday.

Tonight, she wanted to hear him say the new word.

“Introduce me to s