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.

turned to me, her expression serious.

replied, since I knew I couldn’t lie to

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

I said, doing a quick mental

right?” Mariah looked at me like she just couldn’t figure me out. “I still talk to Sally sometimes, and

life, I’m living mine. Just because he’s not seeing

to do the same.”

shaking her head. “I just want you to be careful. If you’re going to date, find someone you can really build a future

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someone out of a lineup,” I said, trying

Does that mean you’re

“No,

just friends, you wouldn’t bring him all the way

“I just wanted to show him around, it’s not like I brought him

our living room? That’s not just a casual visit,” Mariah said, her expression

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