The Bride Who Walked Away
At the party the night before our wedding, I came across a couples' challenge post online:
[If I weren't an option, who would you most want to marry?]
I smiled as I asked my fiance, Julian Hayes.
He didn't hesitate. "Vivian."
Vivian Bennett was my younger sister.
My best friend chimed in. "Honestly, Vivian does understand him best. Every time you two fight, she's the one who stays up talking to Julian until dawn."
Vivian reached over and gave him a playful punch on the chest.
"Better keep your fiance in line, sis. Can't have him pining after me all the time."
The whole table erupted in laughter.
My mother, Margaret Bennett, gave an amused tsk. "It's just a joke. Besides, Vivian never complai