Derek looked up.
"What is it?"
Megan forced a cheerful expression.
"I'm thirsty, Derek. Get me some water."
He slipped the phone into his pocket, picked up a cup, and went to fill it at the water cooler.
His phone chimed.
He immediately set the cup down and pulled out his phone. Water dripped from his hands onto the screen, and he hurriedly wiped it off.
But his expression froze when he opened the message. Not Claire—the friend who'd called earlier.
He'd sent a video.
The video showed a large wedding portrait displayed outside a reception hall. Claire was leaning into a stranger's arms, smiling with an ease and happiness Derek had never seen before.
His grip on the phone tightened.
The video panned into the hall, past rows of seated guests—Claire's parents among them.
His frien
