Anu ordered Vodka and she was taking a sip. We were chatting and having fun by asking silly questions to each other. Our team members started to dance...for the DJ but I and Anu stayed at our couch.Anu was having her second round of vodka and was watching them dance. I was sitting directly opposite to her, admiring her beauty with a beer in my hand. She dropped her phone and bent down to reach it. That’s when for the first time the lord has shown some mercy on me. I got a glimpse of her beautiful. A balding middle aged black man in a black suit is doing something at the altar and turns to watch me walk up. The wooden floor feels unsteady, sort of soft under my steps.The Preacher eyes my uniform critically for a moment. I’ll get no credit from him for doing this. Like me, he sees it as my duty. He doesn’t waste time on introductions.“You see the electric pole?”“We can get by it, it won’t look pretty, but we can.”“Can’t ask for more.” He goes on to point out the arrangement, where the. I had made plans months before to visit my parents, who had moved from Nebraska to Illinois and since Heather was spending the holidays with her family in South Dakota there would be no opportunity to spend time together.My family has always been close although in recent years, most noticeably since I started college, our time together has been limited. After the long drive across Iowa on Interstate 80, I was thrilled to be able to relax in the comfort of their home. It's true that it wasn't. I could understand and forgive the first one, but not the second. Kind of like you told me back in January.”Kara sat quietly, just looking at me. There were no tears, which I saw as a good sign. She finished her Coke and put the bottle down.“So, what do you plan to do?”“I don’t know right now. I had everything all lined up before Wednesday. I started working out what things would be like post-Jennifer, then my little sister interfered, and now everything is in turmoil. I guess I’ll see how.