I Was Never Her Placeholder

We'd been together for seven years, yet my fiancé had never once introduced me to the close-knit circle he was always talking about.

After I pestered him for ages, he finally gave in and agreed to introduce me to his friends.

That night, everyone decided to play a round-robin storytelling game.

My fiancé, Aiden Grey, kicked it off: ""I have one.""

His childhood best friend jumped in eagerly: ""A last-minute placeholder.""

The whole table exchanged knowing smiles.

Someone else picked it up: ""Pretty but painfully stupid.""

""Suitable, but never the one he truly wanted.""