As soon as my dad finished speaking, Mariah gave him a hard whack. “You can eat whatever you want, but you can’t just say anything.”

My dad instantly sobered up a bit, as if he suddenly remembered that the last time I introduced my boyfriend, his last name was Ryan.

He immediately looked embarrassed.

When I glanced at Nathan, he lowered his eyes, hiding a smile. He hadn’t been drinking, but his handsome face was flushed.

Yvonne was shoveling rice into her mouth, then scooted closer and asked, “Sally, what does ‘trying for a baby‘ mean?”

“It’s nothing. Eat up, have some more veggies,” Mariah said quickly, loading her bowl with extra vegetables.

Yvonne’s big dark eyes sparkled with curiosity–I could tell her little brain was already in overdrive again.

Nathan cleared his throat and said, “Sir, I’ll toast you with coffee instead of wine.”

“That’s very thoughtful of you, Mr. Hallman,” my dad said, clearly pleased.

After dinner, Mariah asked me to go out and pick up some things for the house, but I knew she just wanted to

have a chat.

I followed her out the front door and we headed over to the fountain plaza nearby.

The place was crowded, with stalls everywhere selling every kind of kids‘ toy you could imagine.

plaza and turned to me, her expression serious.

since I knew

up?” Mariah frowned. “It hasn’t been that long, has

I said, doing a

couldn’t figure me out. “I still talk to Sally sometimes, and she told me Jared hasn’t even tried to

replied calmly, “He’s living his life, I’m living mine. Just because

to do the same.”

careful. If you’re going to date, find someone you can really build a future with, someone you could spend your life with.” Mariah was still pretty old–fashioned–she couldn’t really get behind women playing the

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but it’s not like I can just pick someone out of

brought Mr. Hallman home. Does that mean you’re serious

head. “No, we’re just

just friends, you wouldn’t bring him all the way home to meet your parents,” Mariah said, her

and tried to explain, “I just wanted to show him

he hauled into our living room? That’s not

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