*Samantha*
I had never felt so loved, cherished, and welcomed as I did during that half-day with Archer's family. I received more hugs, smiles, and genuine affection than I could count. I had tears and a lump in my throat, and I was shocked that such a family truly existed. When Archer left me in the care of his mother and sister, I was bombarded with a million questions about myself, my life, my relationship with Archer, and when I would be moving in. I was speechless; the words were stuck in my throat because I had no answers. When I accidentally ran into him, I was trying to leave Kalispell and return to New York. That storm came in just in time to reconnect us, but moving in with him? That felt too soon, even for someone thrown out of a childhood house. The rescue came from none other
