Heather had never been so glad to talk about a wedding, even if it wasn’t hers. It kept the conversation away from her and Levi—at least until the coffee was served. While her father cleared the table and started on the dishes, their usual routine, Heather admired that he helped so much, and always had. But it left her mom to say, “So when did you two start dating?” Then every eye was on them, and Dwayne settled back in his chair like, Here we go. Here we go.“Over the weekend,” Heather said, leaning her good elbow on the table and lifting her coffee mug to her lips with one hand. “It’s been a long time comin’,” Levi added, and she almost choked on the hot liquid. Without a blink, he handed her a napkin and she wiped her chin, her eyes locked onto her mom’s. She’d confessed her feelings

