“Who are your friends?” I ask, looking at the table. I can see the look he’s trying to give me. The soft, kind look as if he’s begging me to give him a chance to explain. “This is my brother, Andrew, his girlfriend, Olivia, and her friend Renee. Everyone, this is Matthew Wells and Charlotte Pierce.” I love the way he introduces us. You would never know we are married, which I think is his point.

