Once they were in the room, Mrs. Schaffer grabbed Ben's hand with both of her hands and deadpanned, "Ben, this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance! How amazing it is that she's Elliot's sister! If you marry her, you would become even closer to Elliot."

Ben felt as though he had been struck by lightning. "Mom! Have you gone mad? Me and her... I... I feel nothing but contempt for her!"

"Why would you look down on a young lady like that? She's just twenty years old, what an amazing age!"

"She's only