I Married the Doctor and Left My Cheating Fiancé

The night before the wedding, I took Neal Dickerson's call in the hospital.

"Sonia Swanson, the ceremony goes ahead tomorrow."

"But we'll hold off on the marriage license for now."

The hand holding the billing slip went stiff.

"Why?"

A beat of silence on the line.

"Georgina Swanson feels insecure."

"She gave you seventeen years of being the dutiful daughter. We can't just leave her out in the cold."

"I'll get the license with her first. Give her some standing."

The blood rushed to my head.

"And me? What do the seven years I've spent with you count for?"