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"Let’s not lynch the man yet," Nathaniel said "We haven’t heard the whole story and it is possible he’s actually having so I’ve had his nu so like this," Kelly said

"Thath they wanted to give thethe closed door and waiting not so patiently for it to open

We all jumped forhen it cracked open and Jeff waved us inside

"Dena called the senator’s housekeeper," Jeff said "Miss May has always held a special place in her heart for Dena"

"Thank goodness for Miss May," Dena said, and she looked so much calmer than she had a few minutes earlier "I called her cell phone and made sure she wasn’t near Mom and Dad She said Dad took so badly to it, but they’ve called his doctor and he’s going to be fine"

"Did your mom knoas only a side effect of the medication when she called you?" Julie asked

"I don’t know," Dena said "And to be honest, I’ to try and put it out of h tis to do"

"That you do,to kiss her, but Daniel pulled him away

"None of that just yet Wait until you’re pronounced man and wife," Daniel said, and led Jeff toward the door

"Ass," Jeff said, but let himself be carried away "I’ll remember this"

When the er stressed and she finally had the radiant look of souys," Julie said, about fifteen side Dena with Sasha carrying her train Because her father wouldn’t walk her down the aisle, there had been s considered, she finally decided to walk by herself

"I walk down alone, give ether," she’d said "I like the sy as she walked down the aisle She’d chosen a strapless gown that gathered high above the waist The fabric encircling her torso gave the appearance of a corset, and also served to showcase the pleated folds that draped gracefully down her tall fra neck adorned by Jeff’s black-and-silver collar, she looked like a goddess Or an angel, as her soon-to-be husband called her

The er than I thought he could His eyes were locked on her as she slowly made her way down the aisle Their emotion was so vividly displayed in their expressions, my heart ached with joy and I brushed a stray tear froel," I saw hiwithout thinking back to my own We had married in the winter, in a church about the same size as the one ere currently in I was a fortunate woman to have my husband of so many years still look at rown since our wedding day

As Dena and Jeff repeated their vows, I whispered in my heart my own back to Nathaniel

"Do you take this man?"

Yes, yes, a million times, yes

"For richer, for poorer In sickness and in health?"