Days moved fast, and it turned into one week—the long-awaited dinner date with Ashford’s mom. His father was still not back, and Kayla thanked Heaven because she was not ready to meet the whole family at once. She was in her room getting ready to be picked up by Ashford at exactly 8 p.m. They had been in constant communication, talking to each other almost every day, and it was not a secret that Ashford had completely fallen in love with Kayla; he was head over heels in love with her, and it was evident from his actions. He was buying her flowers every chance they met, and whenever he bought her something, he would also get something nice for Bethany. And the previous day before the date, he had just bought her a new phone after seeing the kind of phone she was using. "You deserve noth

