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“Good. Because exes get remarried all the time.”
“All the time? You mean in movies and books?”
“No, in real life. Elizabeth Taylor married Richard Burton twice.”
“That’s one example, and they got divorced twice.”
“Okay, bad example. You’re not Elizabeth Taylor and David isn’t Richard Burton. You two are more like Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson.”
“Also divorced twice. What else have you got?”
“All right, well I’m sure a lot of people who aren’t famous remarry their exes and then stay married. But, unfortunately, since they’re not famous, I don’t know who they are and can’t cite them as examples. But I know they’re out there, and you and David will be joining their happy ranks. Well, he will be. I’m not sure about you, since you don’t seem very happy.”
“Ugh, I’m happy. And I want to marry him, but we have a history, and part of that history involves failure and—”
“But it wasn’t your fault.”
“I know. But the reasons for the failure are still out there. I still have baggage in my closet.”
“But now you know what’s in the baggage.”
“Not all of it, and I don’t know if any of it’ll come out and fuck things up or not. That’s really troubling to me because there’s more at stake this time.”
“I know. But now you’re equipped to deal with anything that comes out—which Lauren has told you is unlikely, remember? So, I really don’t think you’re ever going to have to deal with anything else.” Jules paused for a moment. “I’m not normally philosophical, or whatever, but I’m making an exception in this case. I believe if things had been ‘normal’ between you and David the first time around, you probably wouldn’t have gotten divorced. So the two of you going through what you’ve gone through and coming out on the other side to find one another again and get remarried, is the universe fixing itself. And the universe wouldn’t go to all that trouble for you, only to let it fall apart again, right? Right.”
“You know, that’s a pretty good way of looking at it. I’m not sure if it’s true or not, but I might be able to get behind that.”
Jules nodded, then added, “Not to mention, the universe could be fixing itself for that little boy.”
Paige thought about that before smiling and recounting all of the questions he’d asked at dinner, and finished with the conversation she’d had with David afterward.
“Wow. He went out on a few limbs, didn’t he?” Jules mused.
“Yes, he did,” Paige agreed, really struck by that for the first time. Earlier, she’d thought David had been crazy, booking a church and buying a ring before they were dating for real, but now she could see it in a different light and be humbled by his determination and optimism. It also made her a little ashamed at what felt like a lack of both on her part.
“It almost makes up for his proposal,” Jules continued, breaking Paige from her thoughts. “Speaking of which, can you give me David’s phone number?”
“Why?”
“I want to call and congratulate him on the engagement, of course.”
“Is that all you’re going to do? You’re not going to give him shit about his proposal, too?”
“No. I would never.”
“You’re lying again. And I’m not giving you his number.”
Chapter 84
When David told Evan the good news, it was in person at Three Amigos. He had Casey come over to babysit Jacob for a few hours and when David took a seat at the bar, his smile was wide.
“I locked it down,” he told Evan, in lieu of an actual greeting.
“You …” For a moment, Evan’s expression went blank before dawning with understanding. “Holy shit. You proposed?”
“I did. Last night. Oh, and we also set the date,” David said, leaving out the part about the date having been set months ago. “June fifteenth, so make sure you have that day off.”
“Jesus Christ, you work fast. Cat Lady probably has whiplash.”
