At My Brother’s Wedding, They Gave Me A “Limited Access” Badge

but sticking together being what mattered. About how proud he was that I was being so mature about all this.

Ryan still didn’t say thank you. Still didn’t actually apologize. But he looked at me with something that might have been gratitude or might have been relief.

I smiled faintly, stood up with deliberate slowness, and told them I needed time to continue reading …