“I won't. I promise," Naimh assured everyone. "I swore I'd never betray the BTC, and I won't. I just..."

“You just wanna go for that drive down the coast you keep talking about," Sam finished for her.

Naimh blushed. "Yeah..."

Sam smirked at me.

“Better not make any plans next weekend.”

Zofi grimaced. "Well, except for my plans Saturday night."

Naimh smiled.

“Sunday. We can go for a drive on Sunday, if that's alright."

"You can still go on Saturday if you want," Zofi explained.

“I'll just need him by dinnertime. And we're gonna be with my parents, so don't worry about saving him for me or anything like that."

I exchanged a look with Naimh, who squeezed my hand and said, “If it's up to me, I'm gonna see you on BOTH days.”

I arched an eyebrow.

“Are you going to be able to get away from your parents both days? And more seriously: Would it be easier to just TELL them we're dating?"

“Dad wants me in a nunnery, remember?" Naimh stated flatly. "No, we're

NOT telling my parents.”

So Naimh didn't tell her parents she had a new boyfriend, while Zofi

DID tell her parents that she and her boyfriend would be joining them

Saturday night.

“Oh, and one more thing," Mari piped up and glanced at Sam.

“I know you said five seconds ago that The Rule got stuffed, but at the same time, if Neevie can date him, shouldn't that mean the rest of us can... well... go on dates too?"

Belle frowned.

“I thought you said you didn't want to date him and

Neevie was welcome to have him?"

"Oh, she's welcome to have him be her boyfriend. I just... uh..."

Belle smiled. "You want another date with him."