I never showed it to Jared’s family, not until Sabrina showed up unannounced one afternoon, claiming she needed the bathroom but snooping in my bedroom instead.

I found her smirking over the unzipped garment bag.

She didn’t say much at first, just gave that thin-lipped smile, like she was spotting a flaw only she could see. Then she said, “What a treasure.”

I thought that was the end of it when she left, but the silence she left behind felt like a warning I couldn’t quite hear.