My Bride Wore Her Grandfather’s 1944 Suit Instead of Her Wedding Dress—Then the Missing 1998 Papers Explained Our $18,000

She laughed quietly.

I did too.

The laughter was not proof that trust had returned all at once.

It was a moment we could have without making it carry more than it did.

“One condition,” I said.

Claire waited.

“No important fact stays hidden because one of us thinks the timing will be better later.”

“Agreed.”