“Well, I’ll be there for the ceremony.”

“Not staying for the reception? Don’t you want to catch the bouquet?” Sam teased. His grandmother hadn’t so much as looked at another man since his grandfather had passed away nearly twenty-five years ago. Sam only had a handful of memories of Grandpa Pleasant, but he did remember how happy his grandmother had been in his company, how they behaved like teenagers until the very end.

“I can’t. I’ve made other plans. I have a date.”

Sam pressed his hand to his chest and leaned all the way back. “Ah. Excuse me?”

“I have a date.”

“Well, go on, girl. Tell me about him.”

“I will not. And you will not tell your brothers, especially Jesse. He’s already all up in my business, getting in the way. You know nice Mr. Chester?”

“The organ guy.” He played the organ at Miss Leona’s church.

“Yes, honey. The organ guy. He asked me out to a nice lunch. Jesse got puffed up. You know how he does—”

“I do.” His brother didn’t have a temper, exactly, but he had a temper. It didn’t help that he was six-foot-seven and built like warehouse, forget a barn. He kept his temper in check most of the time, but while Zach, Lilah and Corie took care of Miss Leona’s day to day needs, Jesse had knighted himself his grandmother’s protector. Trying to save her from any and all elderly would-be grifters looking to swindle her out of her money and her heart. But Mr. Chester was far from the type. He was a sweet old man who had always been kind to their family. Too bad Jesse had ruined his chances.

“Okay, so this new guy slid in while Jesse was swimming laps or something.”

“Why do you have to make me sound all common? Slid in. Please.”

“Well, you won’t give me details and you’re being all covert. I have to assume he’s being covert too.”

“No one is sliding in anything. I’m just trying to keep most of my grandchildren out of my business. But if you must know, he’s a widower. He’s a nice man. He still works. He has one grown daughter who is doing very well for herself.”

Sam was pretty out of the loop when it came to the happenings of the over-eighty set. She could have been talking about anyone. “Well, you let me know if it starts getting serious. I want to talk to the young chap.”

“Mhmm. I take it you’re sleeping over here tonight.”

“I didn’t want to wake Jesse up and the rest of the dogs. Do you want me to wait up for Lilah and Corie?”