“Hello, everyone!” Mallory said when Caden opened the door on New Year’s Eve.

Caden pulled her in for a one-armed hug. “It’s about time you two got here! You’re just in time.”

Brock laughed, shaking Caden’s hand. “Well, Mallory ran into Frank again at dinner and got to talking.”

“Her old photographer?” Caden laughed as they walked in. “Is he still as nervous as he was before?”

Mallory smirked, taking off her coat. “I apologized for having been so hard on him years ago and for last week. But yes, he’s still nervous.”

Brock took her coat and hung it up for her, along with his, laughing. “Mallory, he was...