At My Daughter’s Wedding, My Husband Gave His Mistress My Seat and Told Me to Sit in the Back—Then the Groom’s Father Walked Past Him and Said, “Laura, I’ve Finally Found You”

He laughed softly.

“It came back.”

Then:

“That money got me to a meeting I thought I had already lost.”

I smiled awkwardly.

“It was thirty-eight dollars.”

“And an umbrella.”

“The umbrella was terrible.”