Avery needed to pull herself together before Christian realized something was wrong. Why couldn't she stop crying?
"Are you okay?" he asked in concern after she had been crying for about five minutes.
"I'm fine," she said automatically before using her readymade excuse. "Special occasions are hard without my dad, that's all. Don't worry about me."
She would probably get emotional about that on a separate occasion as the wedding got closer. Her dad should have been there to see her get married. She felt cheated that he wouldn't be able to because of the selfishness of Nolan Hunsacher.
Christian hugged her tighter. "Too late for that. I know it's hard for you not having him here…why don't you take me to meet him officially? I really should meet my future father-in-law sooner or later."
