Tangled Hearts
Her fingers closed around mine tight, and in that instant, a profound sense of peace settled over me, the likes of which I had never experienced before.
Behind me, Mervin sighed dramatically. "I can't believe it. My son has grown up, and he's running off with his wife."
I was so lost in the overwhelming joy of the moment that in my nervous excitement, I stumbled. For one heart-stopping second, I genuinely feared I might tumble and fall flat on my face on the most important day of my life.
That would be utterly embarrassing. I groaned in my mind, but miraculously, it didn't happen.
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