He had resigned himself to dealing with what a disaster the wedding and the aftermath would be. Then one power outage and a malfunctioning elevator had saved him, he'd thought. He'd maybe jumped at that solution a little too eagerly, as usual.
Stella: Not backing out. Even though . . .
Oh! Thank God. Sometimes his crazy impulses worked out. He sighed in relief, and his thumbs flew over the keyboard.
Mike: No "even though." Don't "even though" me. I will owe you so big for this you'll have no idea. There will be a new Stella Hyde, wing in every hospital in the state. See you tonight then?
Stella: I'll be there. Please just text me ahead of time if we become fake engaged in the next few hours, OK? I'll have to borrow a ring.
Mike: What, you think I wouldn't buy you a fake engagement ring? You obviously don't know Mike Wills very well.
Stella: Since I didn't know your last name was Wills . . .😉