I hesitated when I searched for the place.
A week ago, he proposed.
“Maybe we shouldn’t spend that much. We’re both still paying off student loans, after all.”
“Nah, babe. Don’t worry about it,” Mike said, smiling. “Tonight is going to be special.”
He said it so easily, as if money wasn’t even part of the conversation.
I wanted to believe this was him doing something nice.
So I let it go.