from familiar fragrance to flavors strange

Louisa couldn't help it, she had a point of comparison. Pretty much every middle-aged person did, whether they'd been married or not.

Still, she couldn't exactly always remember what, or rather who, she was comparing Al to. It didn't seem to matter! Especially with how often she reassured him that he was doing alright, as a husband and a (step)father. He was just Al! Cute, kind, funny, and always trying to do and say the right thing when it counted.

Even a woman with Louisa Arcola's effortless flair could learn a thing or two from a man like that!