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lunatic for three weeks. He thinks it’s hilarious that I was so desperate I had to be matched at the altar.”
    “Is he married?”
    “Mark? No one would have him!”
    He laughed. “You never know. He may be calling Dr. Lachele in a few weeks.”
    “That would be fitting revenge!” Heidi had a gleam in her eye as they left the room. “I can think of nothing that would make me happier!”
    Against her wishes, Heidi had agreed to a wedding cake and punch in the church’s fellowship hall, so she led him toward it. She could already hear the crowd and the noise they were making. “This is the church I’ve gone to since we moved to Texas when I was five.”
    He looked around. “Where did you move to Texas from?”
    “Wisconsin.”
    “I bet you love cheese!”
    She made a face. “How did I know you’d say that? Everyone says that!”
    “It’s kind of what Wisconsin is known for.”
    “I know it for sledding down the hill next to my grandma’s house and catching lightning bugs with my cousins, so we could keep them in jars and hide them in our sleeping bags while we were sleeping on her living room floor. Wisconsin is my aunt distracting my uncle so we could play in his treehouse that he didn’t allow girls in. That’s more what Wisconsin means to me. Family.”
    “We’ll have to go together sometime.”
    Heidi didn’t respond. She didn’t see their marriage lasting long enough for them to make a trip to Wisconsin.
    There were only about thirty people waiting for them, and Heidi was relieved. The ones she knew were family and very close friends. She led Slade directly to her parents. “Mom and Dad, this is Dr. Slade Henderson.”
    Her brother, who was flirting with one of the CNAs from work started laughing again. “A doctor? You hate doctors!”
    “Hush, Mark.” Heidi made a face at her only sibling, wishing he could keep his opinions to himself, just this one time.
    Her father held out his hand with a smile. “It’s nice to meet you, Slade.”
    Her mom smiled. “Please tell me you’re not a coroner.”
    Slade shook his head. “No, I’m an OB.” He left off the gyn part of his title. He knew they’d all assume it. “I help life begin, not end.”
    Mark laughed even harder, and it was all Heidi could do not to hit him. Instead, she smiled at Slade. “The idiot over there is my brother, Mark.”
    Slade nodded. “I’d guessed as much.”
    Seth came over then, looking at Slade meaningfully, Michelle at his side. “Heidi, this is my brother, Seth, and his wife, Michelle. They were matched by Dr. Lachele.”
    Heidi smiled at Seth, nodding. “It’s nice to meet you, Seth. Michelle.” She looked back and forth between the two men. They were both handsome, but they weren’t identical, and she was thankful for that.
    Michelle hugged Heidi. “Welcome to the family. I just got married in May, so we’re both pretty new.”
    "And do you like this family so far?" Heidi asked with a grin. Slade slid his arm around her shoulders, anchoring her to his side. She wasn't sure if she liked the show of possession or felt uncomfortable with it. Either way, it was there, and she was going to have to put up with it.
    Michelle nodded emphatically. "Our new mother-in-law, Judy, couldn't make it down from Boston for the wedding, because notice was too short. She's going to be in Louisiana to visit us soon, though."
    "What part of Louisiana do you live in?" Heidi asked. Shreveport was only a three-hour drive from Dallas-Fort Worth.
    "Oh, we’re way down between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. It's a nine-hour drive from here."
    Heidi wrinkled her nose. "We will not be there next weekend."
    Slade laughed. "It's only an hour into New Orleans by plane. We'll make it down to visit before long."
    "I could do an hour on a plane."
    Michelle laughed. "We drove, but we'd be happy to pick you up in New Orleans."
    Heidi liked that idea much better. "Do you work?" she asked. She really wanted Michelle to say she did, because