A year later, they were married in a small ceremony filled with laughter, mismatched chairs, and a dog in a bowtie. Gus barked during the vows. Carly cried loudly enough to cause a minor scene. Maddie sent a gift card with the note, Congratulations, you won the chaos lottery.
Lauren and Daniel built a life out of everything that had gone wrong. Their first apartment flooded during a rainstorm. Their honeymoon flight got delayed for twelve hours. Their first Thanksgiving ended with the smoke alarm screaming at them. And yet, every disaster became a story, and every story made them laugh harder.
One night, sitting on their couch surrounded by takeout boxes, Daniel looked at her and said, “Do you ever think about how random it all was? One accidental swipe and here we are.”
