Avery actually snorted. "You're ridiculous, you know that?"
"So you tell me. Uh…does this mean I'm forgiven?" Angelo asked a bit nervously.
She gave him a small smile and punched his arm from over the counter. "You did something you think is stupid in order to make me feel better. I'll forgive you on one condition."
"What?"
He didn't mean to make the desperation in his voice so obvious but this had been the longest they had ever gone without talking. He would do anything to prevent that from happening again. ANYTHING.
"You have to walk me down the aisle since my dad can't," Avery said resolutely. "Without complaining."
Angelo was insulted. "I was already going to do that! I'm all you've got left so I have to represent. You really think I would miss your wedding?!"
"I don't know what I was supposed to think, Angelo."