Chapter 13. Married Again

“I now pronounce you husband and wife.”

The handful of guests that had been invited clapped and cheered us on.

This was it. I was married to a stranger. A guy I barely knew.

“Smile, Hailey.” He whispered harshly beside me.

I turned to look at the man who had become my husband. The man who ruined my marriage had become my husband.

If life wasn't some mysterious bitch, then I didn't know what it was.

I mustered a smile as the shutter clicks of camera were heard and seen in almost every direction. The needlessly expensive ring on my ringer felt heavy.

I'd removed a two-year old wedding ring just a week before to replace it with a new one today. Literally ten minutes ago.

I was twenty two and married twice already. This was unbelievable. My life was unbelievable.

It's been two weeks since I'd signed the divorce papers. Martha had mocked me after I'd returned and for the days that had followed, it had