Too Late To Love Me I Already Left With His Twins (Lydia and Dave) novel Chapter 304

Dave pov

“So?”

Anna’s voice pulled me back into the conversation. I looked down at my phone, then at the half-completed counseling form still open on the screen. I had almost forgotten about it.

“Yes?”

“Where are you?”

I glanced around the living room, even though there was absolutely no reason to. “Downstairs.”

“Good.”

I frowned. “Why?”

She didn’t answer immediately. Instead, I heard a small breath leave her, the kind people took when they were about to say something they had already decided was funny in their heads.

“We need to talk.”

I looked toward the staircase leading upstairs, then back at my phone. “About what?”

Anna paused dramatically.

“Lydia.”

I closed my eyes.

Of course.

Everything always came back to Lydia.

I opened my eyes and stared at the phone.

“I’m fine.”

“How do you feel knowing Lydia picked you over my brother?”

I blinked.

“Erm…”

She continued before I could even answer. “You must feel great to have won over my brother.”

I stared at the ceiling.

What sort of question was Anna finally asking me?

“Is there even such a thing as winning or losing when it comes to matters of the heart?” I asked carefully.

There was a brief silence.

Then Anna burst into laughter.

I shook my head.

“I’m just joking!” she said between laughs. “Don’t tell me you actually took me seriously.”

“I wasn’t sure.”

“Wow.” She laughed again. “I guess I’m not as unserious as Lydia says I am.”

“You’re not.”

“Thank you.”

“Because you took me seriously.”

She went quiet.

I smiled.

“Fair point,” she admitted.

That was Anna. She could turn a serious conversation into absolute nonsense within thirty seconds and somehow still manage to arrive at the important part eventually. She was such a yapper. A very lovable yapper, but a yapper nonetheless.

“Anyways,” she said, dragging the word out. “So, what is the next step for you and Lydia?”

I already knew where this was going.

“When are you planning your wedding proposal?”

I sat up a little straighter.

“Because nothing is official right now,” she continued, “so I’m just asking. I know you definitely need to plan a surprise, and I’m your best bet for that. Duh.”

I cleared my throat.

“Honestly, it’s almost like you’re reading my mind.”

There was a pause.

“I knew it.”

“I actually just started thinking about it.”

Anna made a tiny excited sound.

I laughed.

“That is very true.”

“So don’t decide for her that she’ll be overwhelmed. Give her the choice. Start with the proposal. Let her decide what she wants after that.”

I sat quietly for a moment.

She was right.

I didn’t need to control every possible reaction before I did anything.

I needed to trust Lydia enough to let her tell me what she wanted.

“You’re actually right.”

“I know.”

“Don’t get too excited.”

“Too late.”

I laughed.

“So…” I said slowly. “I’ve actually seen some really private proposal ideas that I’d love to do, but I don’t know if they’re too much. I don’t want to overwhelm her or make it feel like some huge production.”

Anna suddenly screamed so loudly that I pulled the phone away from my ear.

“PUT THE PHONE AWAY!”

I laughed. “What?”

“I finally get to plan a private proposal for someone!”

“Anna—”

“You don’t understand. This has been on my bucket list for the longest time.”

I could hear her practically bouncing around wherever she was.

“Okay,” I said, laughing. “Calm down.”

“No. Run me through your ideas.”

I settled deeper into the sofa.

“Fine.”