
He said, I believe that once you love someone, you always love them. So from now on when we get ready to say goodbye, Im going to tell you I love you. Before long I was telling him I loved him, too. Their friendship took a romantic turn in November 2012 at San Antonios Luminaria celebration. It reaffirmed that love was kind of in the air, he says. In March, Betty visited Wes in California. She loved San Francisco, the wine country and his home, but he wasnt able to sway her to consider a move because her two daughters and four grandchildren were in Dallas. When Wes mentioned marriage, they decided those weekend visits should be extended stays to test their compatibility. Betty spent a month in California that summer, and Wes spent weeks in Dallas.