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

His mother sat in the first row in a lavender dress Lucia had helped her choose. Carmen’s eyes were already wet before the music even began.

When Lucia appeared, every speech Diego had practiced vanished from his mind.

She wore a simple white dress, her hair falling loosely over her shoulders, and a smile that seemed to warm the entire yard. She walked continue reading …