“As soon as you said you were staying. Been carrying it around in my pocket since… ” I think back. “Christmas.” “BJ!” She lets out a bewildered laugh. “Had it in my pocket when I walked you home — thought about it. Probably should have, thinking back now.” My eyes pinch. “Would have saved us a bunch of time.” She gives me an exasperated look. Give her a shrug because I don’t really care how we got here, just happy to have arrived. “It was always going to be you, Parks. Just a matter of when.”
