nodded too.
“Okay.”
That was it.
No excuse.
No lecture.
No telling her she would understand when she was older.
Just—
Okay.
Then Amelia noticed me.
“Mom!”
She dropped the candle onto the bench and ran straight toward me.
I crouched just before she threw herself into my arms.
“Mom, I ruined Dad’s wedding.”
“No, sweetheart.”
“I did.”
“You were upset.”
I pulled back so I could look into her face.
“Being upset is not the same thing as ruining something.”
Ryan stood a few feet away.
“Annie…”
I looked
