A highly respectable misunderstanding
They corrected the misunderstanding at the table. Unfortunately, their explanation was interrupted by the speeches, the first dance and a child asking whether Alex could repair a balloon animal.
By dessert, half the family had supplied relationship advice nobody had requested. Alex accepted a slice of cake as compensation. Tess began keeping count on a napkin.
The bride found them hiding beside the coat rack. When Tess explained, she laughed so hard she had to sit down. "My aunt made the seating chart," she said. "She knew exactly what she was doing."
They confronted the aunt gently. She denied matchmaking and claimed to have been optimizing conversation. Alex asked whether the optimization included a refund for unwanted advice. She gave him another slice of cake.
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