Rose laughed heartily at that. "No, but that sounds like an excellent idea!" she joked. Half-joked. But she quickly shook off the thought, for she had much more important thoughts to attend to. She took both Pearl's hands in hers and squeezed lightly. "I... am...." she slowed herself even more to build up the suspense, a wide grin on her face as she relished in withholding the crucial word. "engaged!" She would not yet say it was the handsome baker, but have Pearl beg to tell her. Rose had delighted herself in thinking about what her friend would say.