Chapter 18

It was right at 6:00 pm when the Rowells finished dinner. Rita kicked back on the couch with a cup of coffee while Hubert and Stephanie were in the kitchen doing the dishes. Hubert was wiping down the counter when he glanced at Stephanie and paused for a moment. "Steph, Charles asked me to check in with you—what do you think of Daniel?" Stephanie was rinsing off a plate. She narrowed her eyes, thinking it over for a moment. Daniel? She remembered how quiet and polite they had been when they first met four days ago and how they had opened up enough over the last couple of days to share stories from their pasts. Stephanie felt like things were moving pretty quickly between them. She nodded slowly, her voice a little unsure. "He's nice. Why'd Mr. Charles ask?" "Why? Well, he likes you and wants you to be his daughter-in-law, of course. He was already excited for you to come back when you were still in Javerton. "As soon as he heard we were setting up a blind date for you, he brough