s my first time meeting them as Ryan' s fiancée,

son, Jayden. He cut Jayden' s turkey, refilled Nicole' s wine, and told her a funny story from work

t some big, dramatic fig

a secret she passed down to me. For years, I had bak

table, Ryan' s eyes lit up. "Ste

Jayden. Then he cut the last, most perfect sl

r to Nicole. "Here, Nic.

before smiling sweetly at her brother. "Oh

y face neutral, but the warmth I had been

r ride to the townhouse we shared. "What's wrong w

" I said, lookin

? Don't be childish. Nicole's had a

pie. It was a symbol of nine years of being pushed aside for his sis

pie, Ryan," I said, my

? You need to be more understanding of Nicole'

minded him. "I'm supposed

silence in the car was heavy with every