Meet the pastor

On our flight back to Alabama, I’m allowing Clara to practice braiding on my hair as I paint my toenails red.

Cameron and Ace are drinking beer and watching baseball on a small TV.

“So Clara... What happened between you and Cameron last night?”

She laughs nervously.

“Nothing happened, we just danced and drank...”

“And?”

She sighs.

“You can’t tell my brother this, but Cameron and I have been secretly dating each other since high school, even while he was in the marines, and I've been wanting to tell my brother for some time now.”

I look towards Ace and I see my future husband. A man I never expected to be with, the opposite of me. I don’t think anyone would ever picture us together, but we’re happy.

“That's interesting, I didn't know he was in the marines. I think you should go for it, Clara. Tell Ace, not that he doesn't already know.”

“You really think so?”

I nod, smiling at the idea of the four of us double dating, and inseparable.