My little sister grinned. “I do. I mean, look at Mom and Dad. Addie and Gannon. Maybe the journey for some simply has more tears and hurt than for others. I can’t imagine all that heartbreak leads you to nothing.” She let out a soft laugh. “Maybe they come into our lives when we least expect it.”
“So you have hope that you’ll find your soul mate some day?”
Her eyes met mine. “My head tells me not to have hope, but my heart is telling me he’s on his way. I just hope his ass shows up soon.”
I couldn’t help but laugh.
“What about you?” she asked.
Shrugging, I said, “I used to. But it’s hard to believe in love when you’ve given your heart to someone and they simply tossed it aside.”
She took my hand in hers. “Jack wasn’t your soul mate, Sutton.”
“I wasn’t talking about Jack.”
Squeezing my hand, she said, “Do you know that song ‘One More Try,’ by George Michael?”
“Yeah, what about it?”
Palmer stood. “Maybe you should listen to it and give it one more try.” Leaning down, she kissed the top of my head and then headed down the steps and into the house.
By the time I managed to make it back downstairs, my parents were home.
“Sutton, what are you doing here?” Mom asked as she walked over and pulled me into a hug.
“I missed the widow’s walk.”
Dad laughed. “You always did love it up there.”
Mom gave me an assessing look. “Is everything okay?”
Nodding, I forced myself to smile. “Yes. Everything’s perfect. Why are you two home so early?”
“You didn’t get a text from Gannon?”
Confused, I said, “No. My phone has been in my purse down here.”
A wide smile erupted on my mother’s face. “Well, we knew it was coming, but Gannon is going to ask Adelaide to marry him tonight. He wants everyone to be there.”
“Oh my gosh! That’s amazing!” I said.
Dad grinned, and I could see the happiness all over his face. “I always did like that boy.”
My mother laughed. “You’re just glad he came and asked for her hand in marriage first.”
I smiled. “Palmer said he was taking Addie out for dinner tonight to celebrate her new job.”
“Yes, the doctor’s office did hire her,” my mother confirmed. “She was over-the-moon happy about it, and Gannon is using that as an excuse to take her out and propose.”
“Yeah, I bet Addie’s thrilled.”
My mother took one look at me in my shorts and Def Leppard T-shirt and raised an eyebrow. “Sweetheart, you better get home and change if you want to be at the restaurant in time. Gannon wants everyone there before they arrive so we can watch the proposal.”
I looked down at my outfit. “What time do I need to be there?”
“He plans on bringing her to Pete’s Place by seven.”
Glancing at my watch, I gasped. “I better get going.”