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“Vomiting over here!” Kendra yelled from the living room.
I grabbed Bee’s jacket and her hand and pulled her out of the apartment. “Come on. There’s something we need to do together.”
“What is it?”
“A New York City Valentine’s Day tradition. Despite what you said before, you do belong here. New York is better off with a girl like you. So I’m going to make sure you become an official New Yorker tonight.”
“An official New Yorker?”
“Mhm.” We stepped out onto the street. It had started to snow. Bee’s fingers tightened around my hand. I loved how her hand fit perfectly in mine.
“Is that for us?” She was staring at the horse drawn carriage in front of us.
“The first thing is a late night carriage ride through Central Park.” I grabbed her hand as she stepped up into the carriage. I scooted in next to her and pulled the blanket onto our lap. “Have you ever been in one of these?”
“No.”
I put my arm across her shoulders. “It’s super touristy, but it’s kind of a stepping stone toward being an official New Yorker too.”
“Is that so?”
I pulled her in even closer as the horses started to trot forward. “Yeah. And honestly, I’ve never been on one of these either. I’ve been posing as a true New Yorker this whole time.”
Bee laughed. “So why haven’t you been on one before?”
“I’ve never had anyone I wanted to go on one with.” I smiled down at her.
“You have all the right lines, Mason Caldwell.”
“Does that mean you want to be my girlfriend again? I’m pretty sure we had the shortest relationship in the history of relationships.”
“Yeah, I didn’t even get to tell anyone that you were my boyfriend. I like saying that.”
“I’ve been referring to you as my girlfriend for awhile now. I don’t know why I didn’t just talk to you about it. I’ve been kind of a mess.”
“You’ve been distracted.”
“Maybe.” I ran my hand up and down her arm. “Speaking of telling people, I talked to my parents while you were M.I.A.”
“You did?” She pulled back slightly. “About your argument, or about us, or what?”
“All of it. They want to meet you. If you still want to meet them.”
“Of course I want to meet them. Do you think they’ll like me?”
“I think they’re going to love you. When I told them I had a girlfriend my mom got so excited. Just say the word and we can meet up with them somewhere for dinner one night. Or you can see where I grew up.”
“Do they have embarrassing pictures of you all over the house?”
“No.” I laughed.
“Really? Geez there are so many horrible pictures of me at my house.”
“Now I kind of want to see that.” I squeezed her shoulder.
“You want to meet my mom?”
“I’d love to meet your mom.”
