My Sister Loved My Boyfriend First

Summary

After a devastating breakup years ago, my sister Delia decided that every man on earth was fundamentally broken.

The day I introduced her to Ted, she didn’t even try to hide her cynicism. Looking right past his polite smile, she said, "He’s no different from the rest of them. Eventually, Meg, he’ll break you."

I frantically tugged at the hem of her sweater under the table, my face burning with embarrassment. But Ted didn’t flinch. He didn’t get angry. He just looked Delia dead in the eye and said, sober and steady, "If I ever do anything to hurt Megan, I hope I lose everything I have."