Dave told me that some Greeks have secular ceremonies that are more like regular American weddings and then do what he called a ‘crowning’ in the ...hurch. But Dave wants to do it the traditional Orthodox way. So no best man for him and no maid of honor for Julia.”“Interesting. So what happens at the reception?”“Why, a big party, naturally!” I chuckled. “But he asked me to say something. He also asked a friend of his from back home to do the same thing.”“Who are you taking?”“You and Bethany. We. He was normally a rather quiet, unassuming kid but occasionally he would become upset with one of his teammates and he wasn’t shy about making his feelings known. He would shout that player’s name twice to get his attention, once loudly followed a second time more softly, then make his point speaking in a rhythm emphasizing every third or fourth word as in, ‘BILLY, Billy! Coach done TOLD you to quit FLAGGIN’ at the BALL. You gonna BOOT every ball HIT to you.’ It was very effective. Also on. All I did was merely nod, curling up into a tight ball as he aimed another kick at me, “ Nah! You’re not worth it you slimeball!I heard him walk away, then a car door opened and shut, I began to get up as the car sped past leaving the car park. I struggled to my feet, wiping the bl*d from my nose. My ribs ached, my stomach hurt. Slowly I walked to my car and slid into the driving seat. I pushed a piece of tissue up each nostril to stem the bl*d flow, sat back and closed my eyes. A few minutes. Aaron, the excuse of the teacup filling having expired when it became full, stepped to the right and collected some sugar packets. He was frankly amazed at himself; if Marion didn't have a sexual harassment complaint after yesterday, he'd just provided her with one! And she'd said nothing, despite the fact that she'd made it clear with her gasp that she knew he was messing with her! What did it all mean? Aaron made a production of opening his usual three sugars and dumping them into the cup,.