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card would read: “Dear Beautiful, I know that yellow roses signify friendship. As you may have guessed by now, I’m interested in much more than just friendship with you. So why the yellow roses? Because I don’t just want to be your lover. I want to be your friend, too. I want us to walk through life together, hand in hand, our hearts full of both friendship and love.”
    Today’s note was the longest one Carter had written. He knew it would barely fit on the small card that the flower shop sent with the roses. And he knew that it definitely sounded like the musings of hopeless romantic. But he didn’t care anymore. If he had a glimmer of a chance with Clara, he was going to chase after it with all of his energy.
    Carter went back to working on the gutters, feeling more excited about his chances with Clara with every passing minute. He became so engrossed in his thoughts and his work that he almost didn’t notice when Zach and Mindy returned, holding the hand of the little boy they had just adopted. But it would have been impossible to miss Sophia’s excited shrieks when she saw that her parents were back.
    “I have a brother! I have a brother!” she shouted as she ran across the yard and wrapped the little boy in a giant hug.
    Carter paused in his work, watching from his vantage point at the top of the ladder as Zach introduced the little boy to Clara, who bent over and gave him a hug. Within minutes, Sophia and her new brother were kicking the soccer ball around together, and Clara had disappeared, apparently relieved of her babysitting duties.
    A soon as Clara disappeared into the hangar, Carter turned back to his work. He wanted to finish this job today, and he had to keep up a steady pace if he was going to manage that. He worked steadily for the next hour, ignoring the hunger pangs in his stomach. He wanted to get in a little more work before he took a break for a late lunch. Just as his stomach started to insist that he really did need to stop to eat, Carter heard someone calling his name from the ground. He looked down and saw Zach standing there, holding his new son in his arms.
    “Hi there,” Carter said, starting to climb down the ladder.
    “You don’t have to come down,” Zach said. “I just wanted to come by and introduce my son to you. This is Drew.”
    “It’s okay,” Carter said, continuing to climb down. “I was just about to break to grab something to eat, anyway. Congrats on the new son. It looks like Sophia was pretty excited to have a new brother.”
    Zach grinned. “Yeah, she knows Drew from before. She spent a short amount of time at the orphanage where Drew was living. Long story, but anyway, they’re very happy to be reunited.”
    Carter reached the bottom of the ladder and held his hand out to Drew. “Hey, buddy. I’m Carter. It’s nice to meet you.”
    Drew put his hand out and shyly shook Carter’s hand. “Nice to meet you, Mr. Carter,” he said. Carter flashed the boy a big smile, and then turned to Zach.
    “Looks like he’s already got pretty good manners for a kid his age,” Carter said.
    Zach smiled. “Not bad for a five year old, eh? Mindy is probably the one to thank for that. She’s volunteered hundreds of hours at the orphanage, and she likes to make sure the kids learn social niceties. She wants to make sure they won’t feel uncomfortable or unsure of what to do when they end up in common social situations.”
    “Your wife sounds like an amazing person,” Carter said, glancing over to the field where Sophia was once again playing soccer, this time with Mindy.
    “Soon-to-be wife,” Zach corrected. “We’re not official yet.”
    “Oh, that’s right. How much longer now?” Carter asked.
    “Just over a week,” Zach said. “We’re so excited that we were able to bring Drew home to be part of our family before the big day.”
    “I’ll bet,” Carter said, feeling a small pang of nostalgia as he wondered when it would be his turn to revel in the