Soon all the guests dispersed, and Teddy, Aitana, and their kids went off to their own rooms. Byron and Emily were left alone, and they too headed for their bedroom.

“What am I going to do?” Emily lamented. “Katie is like my own child. I can’t let her date Carter.”

“Carter’s not so bad,” Byron said, to her surprise.

“Oh, now he’s not so bad because you beat him at weightlifting.”

“You have to admit, he was a graceful ...