Aiden rubbed his temple anxiously sitting on the couch after most of the Lundstroms went to bed following the Christmas Eve festivities. Nova had been acting off and he had a suspicion why. She had always been a bit high strung and had the tendency to jump to conclusions. If he had to guess, she probably thought he wasn't going to take her back to New York with him.
That wasn't true at all. The moment Mr. Lundstrom allowed him to take his daughter's hand in marriage, he booked the seat next to his on the flight back to New York. He knew his girlfriend; she would want to go back with him immediately and would deal with sending the rest of her things over later.
He wanted it to be a romantic Christmas proposal but was worried she had the wrong idea. Honestly, it might be best to get this over with tonight so the holiday wasn't completely spoiled for her.
