"Mom's gonna be pissed,"  Elaine said, but Eve brushed her off.<br/><br/>"My life, my choice to be happy.  Tell her I'm with Casey and that my phone will probably be off until tomorrow."  Eve said, knowing she would get a call the moment her mother realized what had happened.  She leaned forward and kissed her sister's cheek as a goodbye and then headed toward the parking lot with her husband.<br/><br/>"I actually learned to drive on a stick shift, it's been a few years, but I'm sure I can handle it.  We go back to the apartment and I'll turn my phone off and you can set yours to silent if you want."  She offered, and once they gave her the keys she took the lead from there.  Music played softly as they headed back into two along busy highways and city streets.  There were a few moments where she thought about opening up her mouth and telling him about her mother's threat, but she wasn't ready to burden him, so she let the music keep the ride calm until she pulled into the parking structure of her apartment.  They'd have to go get her car at the lakehouse eventually, but it was fine to remain where it was for a few days.<br/><br/>Once they were alone in the confines of her leaving space, Eve felt a sense of relief.   "Would you mind helping me out of the dress?  It's lovely, but I can't quite reach the zipper by myself and I figure we both might want to change into something more comfortable?"  It was strange to ask him, dressing felt like an intimate thing and she wasn't sure they were at that point yet in the evolution of their relationship, despite their newlywed status.  Still, she wanted him to say yes.  She wanted to bypass some of the awkwardness.