Megan POV

“It has been wonderful meeting you,” Helen says as she hugs me. “I’m so impressed by your strength, your willingness to work hard and never give up, and your dedication to your family.

“I’ll be honest when I say we’ve all heard some things about your family that haven’t been great. They may have coloured our perception of you, though we’ve tried to cast that aside to get to know you.

“I’m glad we have. I’m glad we didn’t stick to old bias because you’re a wonderful young lady.”

“Even more importantly,” Garrett says, worrying me. He’s undoubtedly the toughest of the bunch, “you make our son happy....