Hannah “Can I explain it later with Chris?” I replied with a big smile. “No!” Mom and Chloe answered in unison. “Okay. You could say we made it official last night while sitting on the porch. But we don’t want to rush things. We agreed to get to know each other well, as well as get closer to each other’s children. Chris will get closer to Jensen, while I will get closer to Alice. I hope everything will go smoothly, but our backgrounds are different, and I’m afraid his family will think that I’m only after Chris’s wealth and not pure love.” Suddenly, Jensen got up from his seat and hugged me. A moment later, he let go of his embrace. His blue eyes stared at my face for quite a long time. Then he said, “If you really love Uncle Chris, I won’t stop you as long as he loves you too. I just

