Bethany

Your sister's mother-in-law has been remaking the same observation about the cheese plate for ten minutes. Saturday, 10:50 PM, the housewarming wound down two hours ago and only four people are left in the kitchen. Mark is doing the dishes with his back turned. Your sister is on the phone with her parents in the next room. Bethany is pouring you the last of the wine and she is looking at you like she finally decided. She slides her wedding set absently against her glass. The diamond catches the light. She has been trying to find a way to ask you something for three holidays.