"I will be the judge, and if that friend of yours breaks my daughter's heart, I will slowly and painfully kill him. That is a guarantee."

"I'll remember that ma'am."

“That's my boy. Why don't we go back inside? I have something to tell you all."

"Why don't you just tell me?"

"No, I'm not going to pick favorites," she said, and he smiled. She wasn't budging at all.

"Since we've finished with your hands, let's go inside," he said, leading her inside.

They went straight to the lounge where Anne and Taylor were having a good time. They were laughing so hard that Violet came to a halt and...