Too Late for I Do — Episode 2

Instead, his voice stayed calm. Bianca, relax. The vows can wait. The ceremony's right here. It's not going to run off. Just work with me on this, okay?

I stared at him. Suddenly, he felt like a stranger. You know how long I've been waiting for today. Do you? Lorenzo hesitated, then hardened his tone. Don't be difficult. It's just a ceremony. Her safety comes first.

Her father's face darkened. He slammed his glass down. My mother stood there, her eyes red with anger. Sophia's eyes welled up, her voice trembling. I'm sorry, Bianca. I just couldn't see anything. I got scared.

She leaned into Lorenzo like she was the victim. Suddenly, I remembered. At the she called about a spider in her apartment. He left me in the theater. On our dating she called about some guy pushing drinks on her. He left me home. When I had a 103-degree fever, he left me with three words. Take some medicine.

But whenever Sophia said she was scared, he came running. Whenever I showed I was upset, that, Sophia would smile and say, Please, we're just friends. And Lorenzo always said,

I'd never fall for a crybaby like her. I used to believe him. Now I understood. Whether he'd ever fall for her didn't matter.

He always chose her. My mother walked over grimly. Sophia, I'll find it.