For what felt like the thousandth time, Jenny checked her reflection in the bathroom mirror. After mucking out the old hay and putting fresh feed in the stalls, shed returned to the house to shower and get ready to meet Coles family.
Wanting more than anything to make a good impression, shed donned the only dress she had, the white one with tiny purple flowers that Cole had gotten for her. Shed also braided her red hair over her right shoulder, the way Cole seemed to like it.
Cole was outside preparing the grill for the steaks theyd be having for dinner. But Jenny wasnt sure shed be able to eat. She felt queasy with anxiety, knowing theyd be arriving any minute.