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them getting
married. And now, they were.
    She glanced at Tyler, but one of her
uncles was asking him what being the vice president of a company
was like. That was good. He was spared her dad’s
comment.
    Zoe slid up to her and jabbed her in
the side. “I thought you could do better than that.”
    “ What do you mean?” Tiffany
asked, keeping her voice low so the others wouldn’t
overhear.
    “ Come on. Glasses. The suit
and tie. The neatly trimmed hair. You never dated a nerd
before.”
    “ He’s not a nerd. He was at
work earlier today.”
    “ Well, he could at least get
some contacts.”
    “ There’s nothing wrong with
glasses.” Great. Now she felt awful for trying to push Tyler into
wearing contacts.
    Zoe laughed, put her arm around her
shoulders, and gave her a hug. “Of course, there isn’t. Tomorrow,
we’ll see if he wears T-shirts and jeans like the rest of us. No
one should be dressed up until the actual wedding.”
    “ Tyler dresses nice for
every occasion. He’s not a jeans kind of person.”
    “ Too bad. The rest of us
are, and if he can’t fit in with us, there’s no way Mom and Dad
will approve of him.”
    “ I don’t care if they
approve of him or not.”
    “ Okay, but don’t say I
didn’t warn you.”
    With a sigh, Tiffany followed her
family to the parking garage. Three days. All it was going to be
was three days. Then Tiffany could return to her nice, quiet life
in Omaha.
     

Chapter
Five
     
    After Tiffany’s mother showed him to
the guest bedroom, Tyler put his things away. He was still baffled
by what she’d whispered to him right before she showed him to his
room. “Of course, when you and Tiffany get married, you’ll sleep in
the same room,” she’d said.
    He hadn’t known what to say, and since
Tiffany hadn’t been nearby when it happened, he’d been spared from
trying to come up with a polite response. She would have been
mortified if she’d known. He decided he wouldn’t tell her. It was
bad enough she had to bear with the onslaught of her relatives who
had asked her all about the big city. Omaha could hardly be called
a big city, but he supposed to people living in a small town, it
would be.
    He didn’t understand why they all felt
the need to take the hour drive out to Billings to pick them up
when they were all going to meet up the next day for Thanksgiving
dinner. But then, he came from a small family, so maybe this was
something large families did when someone visited from out of
town.
    He opened his suitcase and pulled out
the suit he’d wear at the wedding. He went to the closet and hung
it up. Then he hung up the shirts and slacks he’d brought for
tomorrow and Friday. Afterwards, he turned his attention to lining
up his toiletry items on the dresser.
    Once that was done, he debated whether
or not to venture out into the rest of the house. He didn’t know
Tiffany’s family well, and since Tiffany was unpacking in her old
bedroom, he was probably better off waiting to see if someone would
come by. Or maybe he’d just wait until he heard Tiffany’s
voice.
    Sitting on the bed, he pulled out his
smartphone and checked his email. One from Nathan caught his
attention. He opened it and read, “Here’s another tip for making
parents happy. Remember to praise the way your friend’s mother
decorates the house. Women like to think they’re good when it comes
to domestic duties. More advice will come as I think of
it.”
    Tyler shook his head and deleted the
email. He saw no reason to encourage either one of Tiffany’s
parents. He wasn’t even going to praise her mom’s housekeeping or
her parents’ excellent child rearing abilities. The two were
already planning out his future visits for goodness’ sakes. There
was no way he wanted the not-so-subtle hints to get
worse.
    A knock came at his door, and he went
to open it. When he saw Tiffany, he relaxed. “How are you holding
up?”
    “ As good as can be
expected,” she replied.
    “ I see what you