I didn't need to be under the table to know that Carly and Brian were holding hands. The way she turned her head and looked up at him, eyes sparkling, I had seen that before but in someone else and I could already feel that gaze upon me.
Dani's hand crept under the table and her fingers slipped between mine, interlocked. It was all the assurance I needed.
When we parted ways, Carly gave me a big hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"Treat her well, Richie," she whispered in my ear, then pulled back and winked.
Brian and I nodded to each other, and then they left.
Dani and I bid our hotel room goodbye and loaded up Daisy, and continued our journey west.
I half expected Dani to be hard at work with her laptop the moment we hit the freeway. Instead, she sat in silence, staring out the window fo
