Probably because she wasn't."Hello, Briar," I greeted her, "How is everything in Heaven?" As usual, Gareth," She replied, smiling, "None of your busin...ss."While I laughed, it occurred to me that this was the first time in a long time that I had found something truly funny without a belly full of wine. Now that was a sobering thought. I had come down to the Chapel to reminisce about my dead wife and consider the Phoenix's plan for me to help repair the faulty Resurrection magics. The two were. I promise!”“You planned this?” Marian gasped.“Not getting pregnant,” Bernadette blushed. “Not like this, anyway. I planned on being married first.”“To him?““Yes, even before he left. I told him I was going to marry him. He said I was crazy. But then this other thing happened and it changed everything.”“What other thing?” asked Marian.“That’s the part I can’t tell you about. Please, Mamma, all I can tell you is that we’ll be okay. Everything is already arranged.”“I will skin that boy alive!”. After church we went by the student union for donuts, coffee, and newspapers before lunch. Since yesterday was a game and travel day, there wasn’t any practice, so when it was time for the library, a lot of the group went for the study time. I typed up my paper and went over everything else that was coming up for the week.We all needed some relaxation, so we went to the student union for cokes. Adrian and Mandy took off early, as Mandy lived far enough off campus that it would take Adrian a. I put the first disc on and flipped through to track three. "Temptation" started up, with its ludicrously simple vocal hook and boppy baseline. I stood there with my eyes closed, listening, feeling a warm chill running down my spine. How had I ever forgotten this? The words came back to me and I started singing along with the chorus. "Up, down, turn around, please don't let me hit the ground." Nice one." I almost jumped as Tina spoke. "Hey, you were somewhere else, weren't you?" Sorry." .