There was silence in the church. In a deep sonorous voice Clive began, ‘We are gathered here today, to join this man and this woman in Holy Matrimon...…’ It’s amazing the things that went through my mind as Clive went through the ceremony. God, I have known this woman for less than a year and now I’m pledging that I will be with her for the rest of my life. I glanced over at Jen, just as she glanced at me, we smiled. I thought, what is she thinking about? Is she getting cold feet? Does she really. I'm 6'2" and though reasonably slim I just don't fit in those economy seats. Add in the breadth of the Pacific Ocean and it's a pain, literally. Jenny is only about 5'5" but even she would be uncomfortable in economy. In fact, anybody who is too large to succeed as a jockey would be uncomfortable, in my opinion. I was pleased we were seated together in business class. We chatted for the first couple of hours, nothing exciting, just academic gossip and comfortable conversation between. By that time her young husband had tired of the responsibilities of family life and had left. She had divorced and Paul was a burden, but he also was her greatest joy.Sometimes though she felt that life had passed her by when she thought of the years stretching ahead into the future. "So I just don't think about that and take things day by day. Paul's future isn't all that certain, because I have read where sometimes these children's life-span isn't all that long. I don't know what I will do if. He came home early because the women obviously was not interested. He and I talked. His self confidence had been shot and believed that women did not find him attractive anymore. I don't know why I said this, but I told him that my wife had told me a few times that he was very attractive. I mostly said it to help his confidence. But the way he reacted, I could tell he was very happy to hear that. I knew then that he found her attractive as well.The next morning, he was laying on the couch.