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As I stepped out of the city hall, Ryan Carter's Maybach was parked right in front of me. He pushed me into the passenger seat, then magically produced a bouquet from behind his back and stuffed it into my arms, wearing that devil-may-care grin. Ryan said, "Sorry, babe, my commitment issues kicked in again. Next time, I swear we'll actually get the marriage certificate!" I didn't respond. We had been together for ten years, and in the ninth year, we decided to get married. But this year alone, we had made seven appointments to get our marriage certificate, and he had bailed every single time. Every time, Ryan would say, "Next time," and always blamed it on his so-called fear of marriage. But honestly, I had known for a while; it wasn't actually getting married or starting a family that freaked him out. It was because his family had lined up a woman from a rich, influential family for him. Ryan had been hesitating for a whole year. That was why there were so many next times. But what he didn't know was that this time, there wouldn't be another chance. Just a few minutes ago at the city hall, I had married someone else.