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She laughs when I stare at her with surprised eyes

"Oh, honey, no ether But any relationship is work And one i that I finally learned, after a few very frustrating years, is no one can read ain, I’ve adjusted my sails

"I had to learn to talk to my husband, to tell him what I needed And with time, he learned the same He was a sene that seeer"

"Yes, they do have that gene"

"But we have the he should knohat I’ene that just confuses the dickens out of the between you and ht you out here to dinner, and I saw the two of you together, I saw a connection there that just doesn’t happen every day I’ve known about Declan’s reputation, and as his mother, it didn’t necessarily make me proud But when he looked at you, it reminded me of the way his father looked at me And I can tell you, the Boudreaux men, when they love, they love It’s black and white for the that will ever happen to you"

"I’ that wein co in co me with her elbow "You’re crazy about each other And if you doubt what he feels for you, well, you’re not nearly as sht you were"

"Thank you"

"For what?"

"The walk Listening to me"

"Oh, dawlin’, it was my pleasure I like you, Callie"

We stand to walk back to the house, and come face to face with Declan, as he walks toward the fence bordering the ce for today," Mama says and pats my arm She walks to Declan, kisses his cheek, and walks away, leaving us staring at each other, just like we did the other night

Chapter Nineteen

~Callie~

He’s standing, hands in the pockets of his jeans, looking back at me with those hazel eyes But instead of impassive, they look… sad

I cross ht to him, wrap myself around him and hold on

But I don’t Maybe I inherited that daene too

Thanks a lot, Dad

Declan pulls his hands out of his pockets and flexes the to touch ins to pace in front of his dad’s grave