Chapter 57: Rowen, Part 2

Da lets out a deep belly laugh. "Yer mam is right. Yer getting' married."

I throw a napkin at him as my mom laughs.

"What did I miss?" Tiffany asks as she walks back into the room.

"Nothing. My dad just thinks he's a funny guy." I push back my chair and stand up. "Come on. It's only five thirty our time. Let's go take a nap."

We trudge up the stairs and I take her to the guest room because my old room still has a single bed in it and this one has a queen.

"Your parents are okay with us sharing a room?" she asks.

"This time, yes." She furrows her brows at me in question. "Normally my mam would object because she wants to make sure we don't 'have any temptations we can't control'." I use my fingers to make the quotations marks and Tiffany begins to giggle. "But they're making an exception under the circumstances. Come here."

She steps over to me as I sit on the bed. I put her hands on my shoulders to steady herself while I undo her shoes and take them off. Her socks and pants go next. Fi