Tess feels tempted to point out the dodge, and she opens her mouth like she might, but she bites down on it. No sense in starting trouble again, especially by picking on a man’s loved ones.

But despite a firm belief in moving on quickly, there is something nice about hearing someone talk about the past with any measure of fondness.

“He sounds like he was fun,” she remarks. “And if he’d pulled it off in the past he probably could again... people always put up with a lot for the sake of family.”