“It’s not every day you get engaged, either. Best birthday present, ever.” She sets her hand over my heart. “I’m so glad you said yes.” “I’m so glad you asked,” I tell her, smiling as I feel the ring in its case, burning a hole in my pocket. I know now when I’ll give it to her. Tomorrow morning, when it’s just the two of us on the back deck, coffee in hand, watching the world wake up, a brand new day, the start of the rest of our lives.
