"Sammy, I want you to meet Nora," Laura said, pushing one of the bridesmaids into view. "You're to be her escort. She's my oldest friend, and I've war...ed her about you, so try to behave yourself."I glanced at the rest of the group and saw Megan nodding at me, like she was acknowledging my presence. She was just as I remembered, stunning. Why wasn't she stepping forward to say that I was to be her escort? I felt other eyes on me as I returned her nod. There was nothing to do but to accept the. Before advancing the throttles I opened the flight plan.Flying this plane was becoming second nature to me. The takeoff was smooth, with a rapid rate of climb. I started the pressurization for the cabin and turned on the oxygen as we were going to be flying at twenty-three thousand feet. We were bumped around a little in the tops of some building cumulus clouds, but there was no lightning in any of them. Nelda was an excellent companion. We talked about a variety of things. She told me all. ’ ‘That just goes to show what a deprived life you’ve led,’ Arlene told her husband. ‘Ezio’s Pizza Palace will let you in dressed like that. Although they might fuss a bit because your jeans aren’t ripped or faded.’ Her husband frowned. ‘Ezio’s Pizza Palace?’ he asked, looking puzzled. ‘What kind of restaurant is that?’ ‘The best,’ his wife told him. She grabbed his hand and tugged him toward the door. ‘Come on, I’ve been dying for a good pepperoni pizza for weeks and I’m starving.’ William. "Careful there man, you look too much like a football player to be running around squeezing shoulders," I joked."I was a football player, not that long ago," he said with a small frown. "Started all four years in college, but never got drafted. Had a few shots to go pro – tried out for a few teams, made a couple of mini-camps, but never did go anywhere with it." But you were able to get back in school and get your law degree?" Yeah, well I'd done well enough in college to get some endorsement.