Jackson cut her off. “Then let me take you to meet my family! You’re amazing—they just don’t know you yet. Once they do, they’ll definitely support us being together. That way, we won’t have to choose, and we can stay together, right?”

“What if they still don’t agree?”

“I’ll talk to them. I’m committed to you for life. They’ll have to come around, whether they agree or not!”

Emily couldn’t help but laugh. “But I don’t agree.”

Jackson felt a pang of panic. ...