My Father Pushed Me Into a Fountain at My Sister’s Wedding—Then He Met the Husband I’d Kept Private for Three Years

At lunch, we talked about a wedding vendor who had sent the wrong invoice twice and finally corrected it with an apology that used the wrong name.

Sophie laughed at the memory.

I laughed too.

The folder remained closed on the seat beside her.

We could return to it when we had eaten.

Elaine helped with what she actually knew.

Graham handled holiday contacts, seating information, and many family messages.

Sometimes an assistant printed or sent material on his instructions.