"Of course!" Hadleigh exclaimed in glee.

He pulled her to him and held her there while staring up at the stars. Hadleigh nuzzled against him, with swelling affection about to burst.

As much as they wanted to stay there for the night, they couldn’t with the increasingly cold weather. Hadleigh dragged pieces of her dress behind her as they made their way to the car. She looked like a worn-out doll that a child had owned for too long. Except this doll was newly opened and just ...