Dinner went off without a hitch. Jesse and Leah filled everyone in on what had been going on in their lives, including the fact they had finally set a date to get married. Jesse apologized for not telling Darren immediately. “Since we knew we were coming here tonight, and we didn’t decide until yesterday…” He shrugged.
“Have you told your mother?” Darren asked Leah with a mischievous grin.
She laughed. “I did. Then I put my foot down. I let her know I was quite capable of planning it, and while I’d appreciate her input, she was not to come up here every weekend to—” she rolled her eyes, “—aid and abet.”
“How did she take that?”
“She promised she wouldn’t. I guess time will tell. It’s only a month and a half off, so even if she breaks her promise, I guess we’ll survive.”
“What can we d
