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"I’ve made one too many mistakes She deserves better than me"

"You’re still her father She loves you Are you really going to ruin your only daughter’s wedding day by staying away froer walk her down the aisle? Do you kno that will make her feel?" He paused for a moment "She’ll feel abandoned by her father She’ll think you don’t love her anye juot up too, jabbing his finger in George’s chest "Then show it! Don’tin your own sorrow!" He pointed to the bottle "Do you think alcohol will resolve the rift between you two? I can tell you it won’t! The only way you can fix this is by going to Sabrina and apologizing to her She’ll forgive you I proiveness, and I know that for a fact In the past, I’ve hurt her worse than you did But she forgave ht me who she is and who I am And who I would be without her That’s why no iveness, and I will always do whatever is inSabrina unhappy breaks my heart into a million pieces So, if you love her only a fraction of how I love her, then you will be at that wedding, or I proret for the rest of your life that you weren’t part of the happiest day in your daughter’s life"

Without waiting for George’s reply, Daniel turned on his heels and walked to the door

When he turned the handle, George’s voice reached hiive me?"

"That’s the risk you’ll have to take"

He opened the door and left the rooe to find it in hi else Daniel could do

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Daniel glanced at Sabrina as she laughed at so up from the dinner table, where they’d enjoyed the rehearsal dinner, which was taking place in the sa would take place the next day Sabrina looked beautiful in a si dress in a soft pastel green that accentuated her breasts as well as her eyes His eyes drifted lower to where the material flowed over her still-flat stomach Soon everybody would be able to see that their child was growing inside her He couldn’t suppress the pride and happiness he felt at the thought of Sabrina giving hied hiaze away frohed "I said it’s not too late to change yourand we can bust you out of here"

Jay, who’d sidled up to hireement "Absolutely"

Daniel rolled his eyes at his two friends "And letto corin with Jay "Somebody will have to"

"Thanks for the offer, but there is nothing in this world that’ll keep lanced in Sabrina’s direction again "Nothing in the world"

"That’s it guys, we’ve lost hihed "Let’s leave this lovesick puppy and get another drink at the bar, before they throw us out What do you say, Jay?"

"You had me at drink," Jay joked

Daniel watched the talk toward the bar and sighed His eyes wandered over the asseht only about twenty-five close friends and family members were assembled: his own parents, the members of the Eternal Bachelors Club, Holly and Tim, of course, Sabrina’s mother, and several relatives who’d arrived earlier in the day However, Sabrina’s father had not shown up Would he be there tomorrow? Daniel hoped so with all his heart, because her father not being there to walk her down the aisle would be the one thing that was still tainting the perfect wedding

Daniel was about to walk up to Sabrina, when so entered his periphery He turned his head and stared right at Audrey, who’d walked up to the tent and now entered the lit area Her red hair glowed like that of a fallen angel seeking revenge As did her eyes Audrey was on a ne on the nearest table and walked toward her, intent on preventing her fro any trouble on this otherwise perfect evening