. I never thought that I ever might find love and happiness. It took me too many guys to find you, Michael."After our make-out session, I got dry and ...ressed and left for work. I hope Mom likes her, but I wouldn't necessarily care if she didn't.The night of the dinner at Moms came along.We were in the car heading for the house I grew up in. I explained to Amy that I was less than a week old when Scott and Marsha Travis adopted me. I was 14 when they spelled out all of this to me. It didn't. Thinking about how much I wanted to hold his hand, or kiss him. I stared at him thinking about how amazing it would be if he was mine. “I want to wrestle you” I blurted out randomly. He looked at me for a second trying to figure out what in the world I was talking about. I sighed “okay okay It was my excuse just to be all over you” I blushed and hid my face from him. He laughed lightly “Oh really now?” he asked in interested tone. I looked up at him and nodded feeling my face get hot again. He. “I look horrible, don’t I?” she sniffed.“Crying will do that to you,” I said, putting my arm around her shoulders. “Do you have another bag?”“No, just this roll-on and my purse. I could fit in what I thought I needed and I can always do laundry at Melanie’s if I need to.”We walked out to the car and after Stephanie got in the back, I helped Jennifer into the passenger seat. We made good time and were at the Spencers’ within an hour. Melanie greeted us at the door.“Oh my God, Jennifer!” she. .. Did it to her ... right there ... in front of me ... He looked at me the whole time with such hatred in his eyes..." She was quiet for some time after sharing her ugly secret.Then she looked at me and nearly smiled. It broke my heart."Noah, it was just a few days later that your father came and showed the men how to have the three of us, Mary, Martha, and me, marry you to satisfy the laws of the church, and sign a bunch of papers in front of a judge, tying our lands to yours. I know he died.