Marrying You Was Never a Must
Language: en
My friends said marrying Claire would hand my parents their dream of grandkids on a silver platter. But my nineteenth proposal failed, like all before it, because of Leo, the son of her old college friend. People even wondered if he was her secret child. Each time, I'd explain, "She feels she owes his father, Gerry, who once saved her life." At the theater, a slideshow of our sweetest moments played, but the air was heavy. When Claire finally arrived, half the guests had left. "Sorry," she said, "Leo needed extra help with his times tables." I expected the same sharp disappointment, but…