"I'm not going to freak out at you about it. Not tonight, at least." She'd decided to give him a reprieve. Hopefully, anything that was said tonight that'd make them too awkward could be forgotten because of the liquor. Carrie swallowed another mouthful. If she stood up too suddenly, she had the feeling she might stumble.
They hadn't had this conversation before. Not for more than a few minutes at a time. If marriage was brought up, she got weird because she was a coward. Now it seemed silly that they hadn't done so in the past and important that they do it now. "You've always wanted to get married, right? You're that kind of guy." She looked terribly thoughtful. "Is it really important to you?"