“We do want them at the wedding, don’t we?” I asked, trying to sound cheerful, though I wasn’t convinced.
Chris sighed heavily. “If they can’t accept you by now, I don’t care anymore.”
But I knew that wasn’t entirely true. We both needed peace—some kind of closure before we walked down the aisle.
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