“He lied to you,” I said.

“He lied so you’d give up your daycare spot.”

Paige appeared in the office doorway holding a silver safety pin in her right hand.

“Seth is coming down the north hallway,” Paige said, tapping her right foot against the doorframe.

“He knows you’re not in the bridal suite.”

I walked out into the north hallway just as Seth came around the corner in his charcoal tuxedo, his boutonniere a little crooked on his lapel.

He stopped when he saw me, rubbed the back of his neck with his right hand, then forced a quick, relaxed smile.