There was no arguing that. In fact, in high school, people made fun of Titus for that tendency, while Trev had been one who never put effort into anything. Not because he wanted to be cool, but he just couldn’t see the point since no matter what he did, it was never enough. His grades would never be as good as Tanner’s even if he studied every waking hour.

“Where would you like to go?” he asked.

“For what?”

“Our first vacation. Not necessarily with Titus and Danica, though you can include them if you want.”

“Oh. I hadn’t even thought about it, but…off the top of my head? Fiji. I’ve always wanted to go. I hear it’s gorgeous. Or maybe Macao. Ethel went a few years ago…”

Her quick answer took his breath away. Trev lost the thread as she repeated a story about the older woman who was in her book club, an amusing adventure Ethel had in Macao. Before, he hadn’t gone anywhere. Or done much of anything. After he’d dropped out of college, the years blurred together, partly for lack of funds, but the problem went deeper, and it wouldn’t get better until he faced up to it.

“Or maybe you’d prefer somewhere closer to home to start,” she said eventually.

“Maybe Aruba or the Bahamas?” Geography wasn’t his strong point, but he thought he remembered one of Wade’s friends saying he’d taken the boat from Miami. “I’ve always wanted to do a boat trip.”

“A cruise?”

“Oh, hell no. I wouldn’t want to be trapped on it long term. But it would be cool sailing somewhere, you know?”

She touched his arm with a gentle hand. “That might be doable. We could travel by boat to Freeport. Would you settle for a day trip by boat and a beach vacation to start?”

“Absolutely. It’s fun to think about,” he said, deflecting from the fact that it seemed unlikely they’d ever go anywhere else together. And he shouldn’t be sad about that. He’d already gotten more than he could reasonably expect from Leanne.

“Something wrong?” she asked.

“Not at all.” Quickly, he changed the subject and told her about the courses he’d found online, asking her opinion about the ones she thought were most important or worthwhile. “I was thinking about learning some web design as well. That way I could eventually offer a full-suite of freelance services.”

They chatted about that for the rest of the drive, and once they got home, she insisted on checking the descriptions herself, then she bookmarked the ones she assessed as the most useful. Since she’d done this sort of work professionally for years, her opinion carried weight, and he appreciated her honest appraisal.