"Wow, you've got a lot more trophies than you did last time I was up here," Tommy remarked. "You won a lot of awards your Senior year, didn't you?"

"Yes," she beamed, then grabbed his hand. He could see tears in her eyes.

"What's wrong, Katie?" he said tenderly, thinking for the thousandth time how utterly beautiful his cousin was.

"Nothing is wrong. I have not been this happy...ever. I had so much fun today and I can't wait for you to be here all the time," she blurted.

She opened her arms and they enveloped each other in a hug. After a moment, he looked into her face, and...