Family… The concept was still so unfamiliar to me, yet it was what drew me from my office earlier than usual today.

I made my way outside, carrying a bottle of the special-edition wine to my car. I was looking forward to celebrating its unprecedented success with a few glasses in my own home tonight. And it sent a thrill through me just thinking of Madison’s expression when she tasted it for the first time—

Noah, don’t even start. I admonished the thrill right back out of ...