“So, where’s the woman who managed to snag you?” Jed said as he hugged Neil and slapped his back a couple of times. Boy, did his brother look good. Neil was surprised by how much he had missed him.
“Gee whiz, couldn’t you get a haircut, at least, for my wedding?” Neil teased. Jed’s dark, wavy hair was long enough to cover his ears.
“Sorry, Neil. That was my fault,” Diana said as she hugged Neil next. Her normally long red hair was pinned up in a haphazard bun, and she had deeper lines around her tired blue eyes. She was a new mother, her baby not even four weeks old yet, and she was still plump in the middle, looking as if she was about five months pregnant, wearing a pair of overalls over a green, long-sleeved shirt.
Just then, the baby let out a howl from the carrier Jed held. He set
