All of a sudden his face lit up and I knew he had an idea."Let me invite Tom. Then you can parade Melissa in front of Tom and Linda with her collar an... her leash, walking a step behind you. Let's see how she will do being watched by my friends."Later in the afternoon Dad came to my room to tell me that they would be here tomorrow evening. Then came the shocker. When Dad told Tom what the occasion was Tom confided that he and Linda had also troubles and that she was simply unmanageable and. “It was sweltering at work, the air conditioning has stopped working again.” I added, uninterestingly. One of the girls had put a CD on the player and the music gently drifted through the room.“Sade.” I observed. “The oldies were the best!” laughed Karen. About 10 minutes went by and we were once again re-charging our iced water, in an attempt to cool down. “Phew, it’s just too damn hot!” Caroline said. Karen and me agreed non-verbally, slowly nodding our heads.Caroline said, “Steve, how would. Solely the warm and intimate light of eleven long white candles in a small candelabrum lighted it. And, though there was obviously room for 15 or 20 more tables, none were here save ours – no one else was here. We were left alone (again, without a word) and I started to cry. I don’t know why and neither of us cared. He came to me and held me while on one knee beside my chair until it passed. Soon the maitre’d returned with a bottle of champagne which he promptly poured into two tall crystal. .. Gracias... Anna... no... no, you have nothing to apologize for... no you don't... no you don't... alright, even if you do, I forgive you, Carol forgives you... she'll say it in person next time you see her... yes, really... yes Angie showed up here... it was very ugly but it turned out very well for me and very badly for her... well, I'm sure God will forgive you for that... and that... even for that... so, I understand you've got some more free time on your hands... yes, He'll even forgive.