Therese looks to her husband then motions for Rene to continue. "I want to ask her to move in with me when we go to California. I know it may seem rushed, but I truly love her and-"Therese waves her hand. "I'm not surprised. We both know what her answer will be." Rene pauses. He did expect some resistance. "She hates being away from you for even a few hours. Believe me, it's not a pretty sight when she's pouting and mourning you. You two talk on the phone for hours, she worries that every night will be the night that you forget about a nightly phone call. It's like she needs it to sleep." Therese laughs. "I'm just as guilty of that." "You two are worse than teenagers." Therese chuckles. Rene grins. It's more approval than he's ever expected. Celine returns and looks at the group at the table. Her father still laughs and her mother is smiling. Rene himself feels like his cheeks are going to break with his own smile. She blinks a few times. "What's so funny?""Oh, just teasing about your nightly phone calls." Therese assures while patting Celine's hand. They laugh and continue enjoying their visit. After a few hours, Rene does have to leave.He has to take care of plenty of things for the ball, even if he would rather continue to spend timewith Celine and her family. Celine walks him out to his car and he hugs her tightly, savoring her warmth against the chill in the air. He doesn't want to let her go. He just wants to hold her tightly. Celine kisses his cheek. "I promise to answer your call. I'll stay up until I hear from you."
