"Who's Abby?" Colton asked.
"A friend of Corey's," Kip replied. "No she did not. I gave her a ride home first."
"And then you unleashed chaos in my school? How?"
"So I picked up the car last night. And got that all figured out. And then, I drove to Red Deer. Stopped in at the school office and begged the secretary to help me. Well, she's a big sap you know. She was totally willing and she convinced Henry to help as well."
"You're on a first name basis with my boss."
Former boss Kip hoped, as she was going to be making a major move. She at least had better be planning on it. They'd get to that later.
"So after I told them my plan and they told me how great a teacher you and how wonderful you are. Like I didn't know all that all ready. They gave me free rein. They got some students involved. It kind of escalated once the other teachers knew about it. Everyone wanted in. But, I held it back. You know the rest."
"Did she cry?" Colton asked.
"Yes I cried," Mandy shot back.
It was then their meal arrived and talk was circumvented. Kip was glad. His stomach was even more twisted than when he proposed. Asking her to move in as soon as the school year was out, was far more dubious a question. He had no idea, once again, what she was thinking. This time however, he wasn't going to let that stop him from asking.
They were eating their chocolate cake when he blurted it out. "So, when do you think you'll be ready to move to Calgary?" Not quite the confident request he was planning on, but it was out there.
Colton looked shocked and then he smiled. It apparently hadn't occurred to the kid that his mother getting married meant living with Kip. "We get to move in to your house?" he asked.
Kip dragged his gaze from Colton to Mandy. "That was the plan right?"
She squirmed a little. "I was hoping. I didn't want to. Are you ready for instant family kinda thing?"
Kip relaxed in his chair. Thank goodness. He met Mandy's eyes for a long moment, then he looked at Colton, who was eagerly eating his ice cream. "There is nothing I want more than for you two to move in. You sure you're okay with moving to the big city?" He felt a big warm bubble fill his chest. He thought he might burst.