It took me a while to regain my composure, and I looked at Ryan and said, "Don't use this as an excuse to make me angry. I'm telling you, just thinking about this irritates me."

I quickly said to Ryan, "I'll call your parents tonight and ask them to come early! That's settled; it's on New Year's Day."

I grandly said to Ryan, "Once the wedding is over, it's all done!"

"Can I take this as you being kind-hearted?" he sneered. "You're so worried about everything, aren't you?"

I chuckled. "Is it