Seven Years of Misplaced Love

Synopsis

Georgia Rowe's eightieth birthday was a month of chaos for me. I'd been busy preparing for it for a whole month. When it was time for the family photo, Georgia walked right past me and slipped the family heirloom bracelet onto my best friend, Charlotte Lane. "You and Ethan have been married for a year. This bracelet should've gone to my granddaughter-in-law ages ago," Georgia said. I froze. Ethan Rowe's parents didn't correct her. Instead, they smiled and pulled Charlotte right up next to him. Even my brother, Thomas Reed, shoved the camera into my hands. "The old Mrs. Rowe is happy today. Don't fuss about it today. Take the family photo for us." Right before the shutter clicked, Charlotte snuggled up to Ethan. Everyone else had their spot, and nobody left a spot for me. After the family shooting ended, I asked Ethan what his grandmother meant by that. Ethan paused, his face tense, then finally confessed, "Charlotte and I got registered last night. Grandma only counts the legal wife, but you still get the wedding. You don't need to compete for everything."