"It's a pleasure to meet you," Brent said. "Thank you for taking good care of our daughter."

"She's a great kid," Hammer said. He sat on the couch with the guys as we got the table ready; I didn't miss how his eyes followed Susan's body as she moved between the kitchen and the dining room table. Naturally, we set him next to Susan at one end of the table, while Brent and Liv took the other. Dinner was a lot of fun, with lots of stories as we lingered over the food and drink. The two relaxed, finding little reasons to touch each other without being obvious.

It was...