Let her sleep. She's been crying," I said as I pulled the tray out of the oven and slid a western omelet in front of everyone."Damn that looks good!" ...ames said and started eating right away.I grabbed the pitcher of Apple Juice and poured everyone a glass.Then I remembered all the fruit trees and said, "Kari how are the plants doing?" I watered them yesterday, but I need to get them in the ground. If I can have Charlene to watch over me, I figure I could start planting them," she said after. She laughed, evidently it sounded like bullshit to her as well. "You are so full of it."We finished our smokes and both started to get up. We walked back into the house and as I started to turn towards the living room I suddenly felt her grab my hand. I turned towards her in confusion. This scenario had played out in my head while we sat on the porch but no way could it be what I was hoping it was. She raised a finger to her lips as she pulled me close to her. With her free hand she maneuvered. He forgave me like you said.”“Oh, thank God, Teri. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I mean, I miss you guys like crazy, but I can live with it if I know I didn’t screw up your lives.” In reality, I wasn’t at all sure that I could; I ached for their company and desperately wished I could turn back the clock. “So the wedding is still on as planned?”“Yep, so don’t forget about the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner next Thursday.”“What? I can’t believe he still wants me there.. Little did she know that I had been faking my drinking and the snoring was actually a recording I had made for just this occasion. I quietly crawled out of the room and put the next event in motion.She attempted to wake me with yells a couple of more times and then it seemed she resigned herself to waiting until I came too from passing out. Ben and Max's nose could smell her aroma from the next room and were pulling hard on their chains when I turned them loose.Missy almost jumped out of her.