Arletta Jessica McDowell POV

I was so glad I rejected Marcela's crazy idea of a way to speed up Sammy's commitment. She seemed to already know that Mom had a strict rule that all her children must remain virgins before marriage; if we were officially married then she had no problem with us having sex with our legal partner. Ben and I did not have a choice, because we were obliged to obey it and there was no need to question it.

"Are you okay, honey?"

I looked back and saw Sammy carrying two mugs of hot chocolate. I smiled at my boyfriend.

"I am okay, dear. I have been...