The Heir
Rosa had outdone herself: roasted meats, fresh vegetables, breads and cheeses and pies and the wedding cake, three tiers of apple and honey and cream.
Mateo had appointed himself DJ, playing songs from his tablet through a portable speaker. The children danced in a circle. The elders tapped their feet. And Kyle took Riley's hand and led her to the center of the room.
"I don't know how to dance," he reminded her.
"Neither do I," she said. "But that's never stopped us before."
They moved together, slowly, clumsily, their feet tangling, their laughter filling the room. Other couples joined them—Bella and Elena, Rosa and an old farmer whose name Riley couldn't remember, even Mateo twirling an im
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