The man who stepped in when my father refused to walk me down the aisle

THE MAN WHO WALKED ME DOWN THE AISLE

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My father said it three days before my wedding.

I was standing in my workshop with damp hands
I was standing in my workshop with damp hands, trimming the last batch of roses for the centerpieces while an old country station played quietly from a radio near the potting sink. There was soil beneath one thumbnail, leaves scattered over the concrete floor, and fourteen half-finished arrangements lined up along the workbench.

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