The boys looked at each other, panicked. "Where's the nearest jewelry store," Ricardo asked.

"You don't need to do it NOW," I said. "Let's just enjoy the evening." Dinner was good, and Amy cleared the table while I grabbed the dessert out of the oven. Pecan pie with French Vanilla ice cream was the perfect way to end the meal.

The girls cleared the dishes away and went to get drinks, leaving me alone with Kai and his friends. "Are the two of you all right with what happened today?"

"It was weird, but it worked out fine," Manuel said. "Honestly, it kind of fell out that way the first...