I Put One Envelope Beside the Father of the Bride

heels in one hand. Barefoot too. Her makeup had held up better than mine. Youth helps. So does money.

She stopped several feet away. “I didn’t come out here to fight.”

“I wouldn’t recommend it.”

A tiny snort escaped her despite herself.

Then she looked back through the glass at the ballroom. “Did you really not plan to use that envelope tonight?”

“No.”

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