Seven Missed Appointments for His Wife

Chapter 1

For the seventh time, Landon stood me up at City Hall.

I sat on the cold bench with our appointment slip in hand, waiting to finally sign our marriage license.

Just as I pulled out my phone to ask when he would arrive, an algorithm update pushed a video from his childhood best friend, Maisie, right to the top of my TikTok feed.

"Happy 999th day of marriage to my sweet husband. From our past to our future, it has always been you."

Right in the center of the photo carousel was an of