Chapter 5

My words blew the whole weird wedding wide open.

The electronic fireworks that were supposed to go off when Ryan and I got married now exploded overhead.

The wedding march abruptly cut to a funeral dirge.

The projectors, which had been showing sweet photos of Ryan and me, suddenly switched to a video of Ryan and his beloved Gracie getting it on in a car last night. The room echoed with their obscene noises from the video.

I picked up the mic and said calmly, "Everyone, let me introduce you to Ryan, my boyfriend of seven years.

"During those seven…