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Oh God, this was so much harder than she had anticipated. Especially because he was hugging her and sounding so happy for her. Maybe it would have been better if she just got everything off her chest at once. Maybe it would have been better if she hadn’t let him be so happy, only to make him angry moments later. Only to disappoint him, which was even worse.

She kept her arms around him, and shut her eyes, giving a sad excuse for a laugh as she held on tight to her brother. She was certain that this would be the last time she would get a hug from him until a long while after she told him everything else. “It’s…it’s pretty unbelievable, I know…but…there’s more.” She said all of this while she was hugging him, but knew that she had to pull away eventually. Once again, she swallowed roughly, already feeling a knot form in her throat. “The engagement didn’t…it didn’t last long.” She rose her hand up to tuck her hair behind her ear again, shaking her head as she momentarily closed her eyes and tried to gather her words. “It wasn’t because of anything bad, it’s not…it’s not like we broke up or anything, that’s not what I meant, I mean-…” Her eyes moved away from him, focused on the tiles between them, her shoulders slumped as she cleared her throat. “I mean…we’re…we’re already married…” Even though it was the hardest thing to do, her eyes met his. “It just happened…”