Tender love Stories

Sherry and Jake were watching for Harper to show up for work the following day, and when she walked in, her smile, like the one she gave Casey the night before, said it all. They’d never seen her look so happy, not with childlike glee, but with the satisfaction of something going right for her. “Oh, honey! I can see you had a great time last night!” Sherry cried almost immediately when she walked in the door and offered h...

“Oh, honey! That dress looks wonderful on you!” Sherry said as Harper twirled, her simple floral-print dress rising up as she did. “You’re very pretty!” Jake said with an uncharacteristic show of support. “I’m so nervous!” Harper confessed. All day, she tried to reel in her expectations, her lack of self-confidence a powerful negative force, but she hadn’t felt this hopeful for so long, so her hopes won out. “There he is!...