I forced a bride’s smile onto my face.
But I couldn’t stop wondering what on earth my childhood sweetheart had hidden beneath his hospital bed.
Ben smiled the second he saw me.
“There you are.”
“I got lost looking for coffee,” I lied.
I forced a bride’s smile onto my face.
“You always get lost.”
I smiled back because I didn’t know what else to do.
Every instinct told me to lift that mattress the second I got another chance.
But every instinct also told me that if Ben noticed even the smallest change in me, I’d never learn the truth.
A few minutes later, Dr. Klein stepped into the room carrying a tablet.
I didn’t know what else to do.
“How’s our groom today?” he asked warmly.
“Married,” Ben said with a grin.
“I heard. Congratulations to both of you.”
He checked the monitor beside the bed, barely looking at it before turning back to Ben.
“Everything’s still on schedule.”
Ben gave the slightest nod.
“How’s our groom today?”
