"I promise, I'll give you a wedding you'll never forget..."
I stood there like a puppet on strings, the corners of my mouth pulling into a stiff, mechanical curve.
"Okay..."
The word barely left my lips.
Two people burst through the door and shouted at Neil.
"What wedding? We don't consent to this!"
I flinched, snapping back to reality as I stared at them.
Dad... Mom?
Kent ran over and threw his arms around them, beaming.
"Grandma! Grandpa! I'm going to have a mommy again!"
The color drained from my parents' faces, their expressions darkening like a storm rolling in.
"What do you mean, your mommy?"
"The only mother you have in this world is Rachel!"
My mother strode forward and slapped Neil across the face.
"You insisted on dragging Rachel along on that hiking trip. And when the car accident happened, she was the one who shielded you with her own body!"
"She was our only daughter! She wasn't even thirty! And she died for you!"
"What did you promise us at the funeral?"
"You said you'd stay faithful to Rachel for the rest of your life! You said you'd raise Kent right!"
"My daughter hasn't even been gone that long, and you're already looking for a new wife?"