Empty Promises

With a rueful chuckle, Blake began, “It's not that they disagree, it's just...”

He guiltily lifted his eyes toward Coralie, his voice wavering as he confessed, “My dad has a really good friend, who has a daughter. When I was little, there was talk of a childhood engagement or something...”

Natalie cut in swiftly, “What century are we living in that we're still talking about childhood engagements?