“Honey, I can top that,” Natasha said with a wave of her fork. “I went to the movies with Waylon.”

“From junior high school?” Dana asked with surprise.

She nodded. “You know, he called me half an hour before he was supposed to pick me up and told me not to worry about buying snacks because he was bringing popcorn and drinks from home to save some money.”

Serenity almost choked on her wine. “Please tell me you went to the drive-in.” Many cities had closed down their drive-in theaters years ago, but the one in town was not only still open but thriving.

“I’d be lying if I did. I should’ve canceled right then, but I was trying to be nice since we’d gone to school together. Never again.”

“We need to find us a good man or a husband like Terri, so we don’t have to worry about these crazy-ass dates.”

Terri held her hands up and shrugged. “Sorry to tell you, but with Jon and my work schedules, we haven’t been on a date in months, aside from the Fourth of July festival and that dinner here a few weeks ago.”

Natasha forked up some of the potatoes. “Well, Serenity doesn’t seem to be having any of these dating woes with Gabriel.”

No, her woes were of a different kind. Like falling for a man who had no plans to stay.

Dana leaned forward. “Spill it, my sister. And don’t leave out any of the juicy parts.”

Serenity chuckled. “We went to Napa last weekend and did one of the wine train tours.”

“And they stayed overnight,” Natasha said with a huge grin on her face.

Dana’s and Terri’s mouths fell open, and Terri said, “Girl, you’ve been holding out on us. One room or two?”

Serenity pushed her food around her nearly empty plate and mumbled, “One.” They all screamed with excitement, and she shook her head. She decided to keep the part about it being her suggestion to get rid of that second room to herself. Though she had no regrets, that one night would be all they’d ever share. More nights like that one could get her into deeper trouble than she was already in and would complicate her life in ways she didn’t need or want.

Natasha hopped up. “This calls for more wine.” She plucked the bottle out of the refrigerator and topped off everyone’s glasses before reclaiming her chair. “Okay, go ahead, Serenity. How was it?”

“It was great, and Gabriel was the perfect gentleman. I really enjoyed the ride, and the tour he chose came with a seated wine tasting at the winery. He also booked another tasting for the next day, which was nice, too.” She held up her glass. “This is one of the wines I purchased there.”