Page 80 of Some Sort of Crazy (Happy Crazy Love 2)
I held her closer.
Mine. This was mine, and I wouldn’t let it go.
Somehow I’d find a way to prove it to her.
On my way to the house, I called Nick Lupo.
“Hey, Miles. What’s up?” The clatter and conversation in the background told me he was at work.
“Hey. You know that winery you were talking to Natalie about? The one where her sister works?”
“Abelard Vineyards?”
I thumped the steering wheel. “That’s it. Thanks. I just needed the name.”
“Are you up there?”
“Yeah, and I need to get ahold of Natalie’s sister Skylar but I can’t ask her for the number.”
“Uh oh. Why not?”
“It’s a long story, but I fucked things up somehow and now I have to get her back.”
“Sounds serious. Is this really Miles Haas I’m talking to?”
“Ha. Yes. Hey, what did you say to get Coco to marry you?”
Nick made a choking sound. “You want to marry her? Are you drunk?”
I smiled. “Nope. Totally sober.”
“Jesus. Well, Coco wanted nothing to do with me when I originally asked her. I had to do it bigger. Better.”
“What did you do?”
“I got on the airport loudspeaker.”
I frowned. “Hm.”
“But you can do anything—it just has to be meaningful to her. And women always like a grand gesture.”
“A grand gesture?”
“Yeah, something kind of public. You know, to show her that you’re not afraid to let the world know how you feel.”
I thought for a moment. “She’s pregnant.”
“Oh, fuck.”
“Yeah.”
“You OK with that?”
I smiled. “You know what? I fucking am. I really fucking am.”
“Good.” He paused. “This might sound crazy, Miles, but I kinda feel like this is exactly what you need. That girl is way too good for you, but you might be able to have her forever if you do this right. Go get her.”
“Thanks. I will.”
