Page 139 of November

“Endorse your sister’s girlfriend? I’m not sure how that would look,” Maisie said.

“Based on my sister’s smile right now, I don’t know that you’ll be just her girlfriend then.” Colter laughed. “Hell, you might even be family.”

Maisie looked up and behind her to see India’s face.

“Colter, want a drink?” India asked. “Literally anything to get you to shut up.”

Colter chuckled and replied, “No, I’ve got a car waiting. But have a good night, you two. And congratulations, Maisie.”

“Thanks?” Maisie asked more than said.

They watched Colter leave the bar before Maisie stood and turned around in India’s arms.

“Was he right?”

“Maybe,” India said. “First time for everything, I suppose.”

“Family, huh?”

“It’s been a few weeks. We’ll see.”

Maisie smiled and asked her, “So, what would you think about having a fiancée or a wife who was a city councilor?”

India wrapped her arms around Maisie’s waist and said, “Well, if that was whatshewanted, I would be supportive. I would wearallthe buttons.”

Maisie laughed, kissed her, and said, “You’d look cute wearing my buttons. But are you sure you’d want to mess up those fancy clothes of yours with holes?”

“Well, I can always wear the buttons on my non-fancy clothes.”

“Whatnon-fancy clothes?” Maisie laughed harder. “The ones you keep stealing from me?”

“I don’t steal them. Iborrowthem.”

“So, the two shirts you already have at your place, I’m going to get those back one day?”

“Yeah,” India told her and kissed her nose. “Probably when you move in.”

Maisie’s eyebrows lifted.

“In the future,” India added.

“You know what I want?” Maisie asked, turning in her arms and looking out at the crowd of women and a solo man.

“What?” India whispered into her ear.

“Nights with you where we share that wineyoulike and you play the piano for me.”

“Mm…”

“Nights where you massage my feet while we watch the sportsIlike.”

“Mm…” India let out again while kissing her neck.

“Nights where we make love and mornings where we read in bed.”

“Mm…” India repeated and held Maisie tightly.

“And nights where you go watch the state championship soccer match my two best friends are coaching because it’s the last time Lainey will be coaching high school, and I can’t miss it.” Maisie gritted her teeth through a smile, looking hopeful.