I Married the Better Brother
The 99th time Owen Anderson slides a ring onto my finger, his adopted sister, Monica Morgan, calls again.
And just like that, for the 99th time, he ditches me at the altar to be with her, who's having another depressive episode.
I'm fed up. I yell after him as he walks away, "Go ahead! Walk out on me, and I swear I'll marry someone else!"
He doesn't even flinch. Instead, he snaps, "Can you stop being so unreasonable? We can get married anytime, but Monica's the only sister I've got."
Then, he turns and walks away, leaving me standing there like a complete fool.
What he doesn't realize is that this time, I mean it.
Later, when he gets down on one knee for the 100th time, his older brother, Chris, slips an arm around my waist and says, "Sorry, Owen. She's your sister-in-law now."