And regardless of how practiced they were at this -- practiced enough for Annie to make sure that hand in his hair became a stabilizing arm around his shoulders -- she couldn't help her delighted little squeal, all the same.

"What do you think is a better use of our time?" she asked, pressing a kiss to Diego's cheek as soon as she was able. "We should call people, right?"

She did not want to call her mom or his siblings just yet, no.