“She prefers staying home.”
He looked at the photograph.
“From everything?”
“Ethan, please.”
He put the picture down.
“I want to know your family.”
“You know my family.”
“Not all of it.”
Lauren straightened the programs.
“There’s nothing to explain.”
He didn’t believe that.
The following evening, he visited his parents.
Margaret was arranging place cards for the reception.
His father had already withdrawn to another room after an argument about the seating chart.