Jake opened the front door, leading the way inside. He couldn’t tell how he felt, but his heart hadn’t calmed down yet, and the butterflies flying around in his stomach were still there.

It seemed not everything had gone completely wrong because what just happened was definitely right…it felt right. All the pieces that had gone missing had fallen back into place…and the sadness and the disappointment in himself he’d felt was now what was missing.

He walked down the ...