Conrad
“That was lovely, thank you,” Ronnie said as she set her fork down. I was relieved that everything had come out good. Callum was worse than me in the kitchen, but between the two of us, we had managed to do our mother’s recipe justice.
“Conrad?” I glanced over at Callum, and he nodded. I hurriedly stood up and held my hand out to Ronnie.
“Shall we enjoy our dessert on the porch?” I asked, and she nodded as she placed her hand in mine. I led her out to the porch while Callum got the dessert ready to serve. We sat down and Ronnie smiled.
“This has been great, Conrad,” she said, and I beamed happily. I was nervous, but this was a good thing. It was time that we moved forward.
“I’m sure you already know that this wasn’t just about having you over for dinner,” Ronnie glanced over a
