HE TOOK HIS FIANCÉE TO HIS POOR HOMETOWN TO TEST HER—BUT THE PAPER SHE HANDED HIM LEFT HIM TOO ASHAMED TO MEET HER EYES

” Lucia said.

Carmen blushed. “Ay, don’t exaggerate.”

“I’m not.”

From across the table, Diego watched them. The old bulb cast a warm glow across the room. Flour dusted Lucia’s sleeve, and her hair was tied back. She looked more comfortable in his mother’s kitchen than he had allowed himself to feel in years.

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