“Likewise,” she smiled and blushed a little when Anne Marie said she liked her. She was glad. She beamed at Gabe.
“Yeah. That was a lot that you said but it sounded smart. That’s all that really matters you know” he told her.
“Oh sweet! That so badass!”
He grinned and hugged both of them. “This is what I’ve wanted for, like, forever. I wanted my little sister to be able to meet the love of my life.” He started tearing up again, hugging them tighter.
“Gaaaabe,” She poked his cheek. “Don’t cryyyyy.”
“Sounding smart? Nuh uh. Sounding smart is not all that really matters,” She shook her head. “You can’t sound smart and not actually be smart, that’s ridiculous. You can sound smart, but you need facts and intelligence to back up what you’re saying.”
“I know, right? It’s awesome as fuck!”
“I’m going across the hall to change, hurry up,” He threw his bag over his shoulder, then grabbed a pair of boots out of...
“Well I don’t. But fine. Leave me to change”