Daniel Hadn’t Invited Her
That was the first thing he said.
“I swear I didn’t know.”
Samantha looked toward Linda.
Her new mother-in-law was still happily talking to Allison.
“You’re telling me your ex just randomly came to our wedding?”
“No.”
Daniel already knew.
His face said it.
Samantha asked:
“Your mom?”
He closed his eyes briefly.
“Probably.”
Samantha laughed in disbelief.
Not because it was funny.
Because they had been married for less than two hours.
And somehow they already had a problem involving his ex-girlfriend.
Allison Wasn’t Just Any Ex
Daniel and Allison had dated for almost six years.
They had lived together.
Talked about marriage.
Their families were close.
Linda had loved her.
When the relationship ended, Linda apparently took it almost as badly as Daniel did.
Samantha knew all of this.
What she did not know was that Linda still talked to Allison.
Regularly.
When Samantha asked Daniel:
“You knew they were still close?”
He hesitated.
“I knew Mom checked in sometimes.”
“Sometimes?”
“I didn’t know she invited her.”
That answer wasn’t comforting.
