The Bride Who Stopped Waiting
The night before my wedding, my twin sister, Serena Bennett, insisted on celebrating her birthday a day early.
My fiancé, Adrian Cole, simply folded my birthday into hers, and then the cake came out with only Serena on it.
I asked him, "Where's my name?"
He leaned over the cake and pushed the candles into place, his voice easy. "We're all family. Why draw lines like that?"
My parents were crowded around Serena too, and my mother said impatiently, "There, the candles are lit for you. Blow them out and stop being difficult."
The next day, Adrian came to find me and brushed his hand across my forehead.
"I didn't think it through yesterday. I got you a cake of your own. Come home. This one's jus