RINE'

, but not just any Saturd

ed promises made between two people who chose to face the world together. I loved everything about them-the decorations,

not

horrible. This was my

we

friend. They knew what they were doing was wrong. They invited only a small number of people to keep it quiet. Even their closest fr

ne around me was dressed in their finest, but I didn't bother. I wore je

y wedded wife?" the priest asked "To love

d softly as he loo

anger all at the same time. I had to hold myself from standing up and storming towards them to tell them a piec

w could my dad d

had ever seen. The look in his eyes made me want to puke. They were both di

oved my mom, or had he been in love with Ann all alo

he bride," the

My mom deserved better than this betrayal, better than to be replaced as if her love had bee

living room was filled with people. I could hear the people telling Ann and my

were the same people who had stood at my mother's grave only days ago. Now, here they

e to turn to know it was him-Jack. My heart raced at his presence and not in a good way. Memories of that strange, tense e

xy," he

e'd leave me alone. Instead, I concentrated

so close I could feel

ay, baby. That's a p

nd bugs were crawling up my skin. A shudder ran through me as he pick

ER'

still no sign of Cathy. I'd looked everywhere, searched ever

narios raced t

ayed every minute of it all weekend, counting down the hours until I'd see her a

ge as my thoughts drifted. I wondered what could have kept her away. I hoped she was

into my thoughts. She was sitting beside

, I'm

ou look pret

Cathy. I'm worried a

ghtened. "Why are y

of my worries right now. I could care less about her and her stupid attitude.

e clock, my worry dee

l like I might be