" we intoned in unison."Good." she said, turning on her heels and disappearing.Of course, as soon as she'd left the room, Mandy became once againreani...ated and was probing."I didn't mean to upset you." she said, I expect trying to make me feelbetter."You didn't." I answered not looking up, that strand of hair wrappedagain around my finger."You seem pretty upset now." Look Amanda..." It's Mandy." Alright. Look Mandy, I really don't know you and I don't feelcomfortable with talking to you about. I was a bit nervous when we arrived, since I was unsure how Katya and Aleksey would respond to Lyudmila having spent the night with me.“Hello, Aleksey Nikolay’ich! Hello Yekatarina Sergeyevna!” I said as we walked in.“Good morning, Stephen Rayevich!” Aleksey said, greeting me Russian style.Katya did the same, and I saw Lyudmila roll her eyes.“Have you been able to talk any sense into our rebellious daughter?” Katya asked.“Comrade Colonel,” I said for the effect on Lyudmila, “it would take one. “Jolly good show, sister,” said the sister, and left the room, quite inconspicuously.“Cut him in six!” croaked the prince.The guards led the groom out at spear point.“Now wait a moment!” Rose said. “I do think I should have a bit of say in all this.”“Ah, the baggage speaks,” said the prince, moving on to his soup.“I would hate to be the cause of any harm this morning, especially on the day of my wedding. But as I see it, I am the only one here who can return the prince to his form. And this I. I knew that resistance to this idea was futile so I agreed to go on this date. They and their girlfriends knew someone in my exact position and felt she needed a date also. I told them to have her meet me at Bertinelli's at seven. I also told them that I'd be wearing a black tuxedo. I got to the restaurant at 6:50pm and told the matre'd that I was expecting a young lady to join me. At seven I saw a beautiful lady enter the restaurant. She was wearing an exquisite white dress. I couldn't see her.