Brian’s eyes flit to his mom and then back at Lia. “Mother is right. I think we all need to take a deep breath.” “I don’t need a deep breath,” Lia says. “I have never in my life seen anything more clearly.” She stands from the table and pulls her engagement ring off her ring finger and places it on the table. Another expertly placed gasp by The Beave echoes through the bakery. I want to slow clap, encourage this valiant behavior because, God Almighty, seeing Lia fired up like this makes my goddamn nipples hard.
