“So that’s what happened,” Janey said. She took a long sip of Chardonnay. The sun was setting, and a cool breeze off the ocean seemed to blow all the stress away.

“Uh-huh,” Debbie, bride-to-be, said. She, too, took a long sip of her matching glass of wine.

“Well, those are the breaks,” Debbie said. “I don’t care if you’re not wearing the right dress. I am just glad YOU didn’t get lost.”

The two sisters clasped hands. It would all turn out fine.