I could tell he was getting ready to leave, but Susan was almost shaking; could he be? I looked at Amy. "I think he's Mom's second chance," she told me.

"I know you're busy, but we girls are making a big dinner tonight now that our families are here. Would you like to join us? I'm sure the guys would like to meet you." I prayed he would say yes, or Susan might take it as a rejection, like when Leo dismissed Adrienne after they first met.

"It won't be a problem?"

"Are you kidding? We'll have more than enough," I promised. "It would mean a lot to us if...