“You should have told me privately,” he said after a moment.

“I would have paid her myself.”

“I know that now.”

The admission hurt my pride more than I expected.

I had gone to the wedding convinced I was the only person willing to stand up for Rose.

In trying to expose Brittany, I’d forgotten that my brother loved our grandmother just as much as I did.

“Please don’t make another decision tonight just to prove you mean business,” I said.

Brandon took a slow breath.