When I first started dating Michael, it felt like a fairytale.
Not the perfect, polished kind — more like the ones filled with unexpected twists and emotional turns.
I actually cried on our first date because I was late. I rushed into the restaurant, breathless and embarrassed.
We had dinner, but he didn’t call me for a week. I assumed I had scared him off.
Then, fate stepped in. We ran into each other at a party thrown by a mutual friend. I told him I was just a very emotional person — and to my surprise, he said he was the same. That was six years ago. We’ve been inseparable ever since.
Things moved quickly between us, and eight months ago, Michael proposed.
Like any couple, we faced challenges. The biggest? His family.
More specifically… his brother, Jordan.
Jordan was difficult — often condescending, cold, and distant. He had a habit of making people feel small, including Michael.
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