CHAPTER SEVENTEENThe story of Jesse and Kelly was evolving. One Saturday morning at the farmers’ market, Kelly had an idea that turned itself into a suggestion. “Why don’t we have our mothers over for dinner?”
Jesse immediately recognized that Kelly was ready to take their relationship up a notch on the commitment scale. Part of him wanted to run out of the market, but another part thought it was a good idea. He had been to Kelly’s mother’s house many times for dinner and found her to be warm, welcoming, and a wonderful cook. It was time to return the favor. Besides, he needed to convince her he wasn’t a whoremonger. Kelly had been to his parents’ home. So, why not get the parents together?
He started adding six more ears of corn to the basket. “Sounds good to me. We can have corn on the
