No one could really tell if Keaton was trying to prove a point or just get a rise out of his dad and Beatrix.

Right there in front of everyone, Keaton grabbed his phone and updated his profile bio.

He added a new line to the end:

"Proudly anti-marriage. If I ever get hitched, may I eat my own words."

He showed it off to Winona, grinning like he'd just won the Super Bowl.

Winona, a little tipsy and squinting to read, finally burst out laughing and gave him a big thumbs up. "You're nuts, dude. Love it!"

Keaton nudged her, "You gonna change yours too?"

Winona shook her head, still hanging on to some sense. "Can't, I'm a celebrity, remember? Gotta look out for my image. But no way am I getting married, ever! I've made up my mind."

Keaton snorted, "So, whichever of us gets married first is officially the world's biggest loser?"

"Deal!"

of them holed up in the family chapel, munching on pizza and chips,

the living room, Janelle was an absolute

and now the sun was down and Richard still wouldn't let him out of the chapel. He'd said Keaton could stay in there

boy. She was so upset

few family friends-Mr. and Mrs. Windham, Mr. and Mrs. Murphy-had heard the commotion and came by to offer their

Mrs. Murphy,

seemed to be enjoying themselves

"Listen," Mrs.

"kids grow

it comes to marriage. You can't rush these things My son Gale wouldn't even propose for five years,

in, "At least your son's stubborn. My Booker is easy-going, but if I so

But the dads...

to get

too. I just told

hopeless, just move on.

start over these days. You never know-second time might be the

and Janelle were both pushing sixty, and already had grand-nephews. Starting over? It was

getting married?" Richard asked,

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