Afton found she had an admirer. Ever since she changed the store into a regular gift and card shop, a young man by the name of Ryan Hennessy came in every week to buy a greeting card from her varied and unique collection. Ryan told her he was a second-year law student at Harvard; and when she inquired about his card collection, he told her he came from a large family where the Hennessy clan always seemed to have a birthday or anniversary or something going on, hence the frequent card buying. Yet Afton wondered if the young man had a more subtle purpose in mind.
When he asked her if she would like to go out for dinner on Valentine's Day, Afton knew his interest ran deeper than greeting cards. She accepted his invitation on the spot, if only because she was tired of being alone and e
