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Two weeks before the wedding, I invited Wendy over for tea. I thought maybe she just needed to understand what Alex meant to our family.
She arrived in a crisp white blouse, every detail perfectly in place, not a wrinkle to be seen.
She blinked, set her cup down, and smiled.
“Oh. Well… it’s not really a kid-friendly event,” she said casually.
“A wedding isn’t a nightclub, Wendy,” I replied, keeping my tone even. “He’s five. And he’s Matthew’s son.”
She leaned back in her chair and said, “Exactly. He’s Matthew’s son, not mine.”
I stared at her, unsure I’d heard her correctly.
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