“Did I say something wrong?”
“No.”
“Then why are you crying?”
I wiped my cheeks and laughed.
“Apparently, this is what brides do.”
He considered this explanation for a moment.
Then he nodded.
“Okay.”
And just like that, the question that had hurt too much for me to answer for almost a year was settled.
My brother would walk me down the aisle.
Part 2 — “I Practiced”
Nathan took his responsibility more seriously than any of us expected.
Within days, Uncle Patrick caught him walking up and down the upstairs hallway with one arm extended.
“One, two, three…”
Pause.
