A Step Ahead

The Channing family went all out for this family dinner.

The table was loaded with steaming, home-cooked dishes, and Arthur and Irene were busy serving Desmond, their voices warm and eager. "Desmond, eat up. Make yourself at home."

Vanessa had been the one to invite Desmond to dinner, and honestly, she hadn't expected him to say yes.

Arthur was grinning from ear to ear, clearly the happiest he'd e