‘I knew it! You don’t really care about me! You…’ He rolled on his side, his back to her, and began to sob. ‘Dennis!’ Lois said. She was a...bit surprised by how strongly he was reacting. ‘That’s not true! I care very deeply for you, but…’ She slid over and put her arm around him. ‘It’s just that I’m so much older than you are and…’ ‘What difference does that make?’ Dennis mumbled. ‘I don’t care how old you are. I love you. I don’t want to lose you. If…if I lose you I think I’ll die.’ ‘I…I don’t. I told my lawyer to let my petition sit in Limbo and wait for her to file on me on grounds of abandonment. Then we would stall on her for a change.It was petty and vindictive, but I felt I had grounds to be angry.I ended up staying in Izmir for about five years. It is a beautiful part of Turkey and has all of the trappings of civilization that one could possibly ask for, and I got into a pretty nice routine. During the summers I would act as an assistant instructor for Dave's old marine. That's one point in favor for getting rid of a futurebeard. Would I want to have a beard? Right now? No. In the future? It'spossible. But I doubt it." He turned to his mother and responded: "As faras I can see - I'd like to have my facial hair removed - yes."Ana considered. "I am not fond of having you do something irreversible.This one is. On the other hand I see no reason not to let you have thattreatment." She turned to Ruth. "What about her eyebrows?"Ruth chuckled. "I had thought about. Tomorrow was their wedding day and they were at the rehearsal dinner with family and friends. She noticed him staring at her across the table and had this complete feeling of joy and happiness as tomorrow they would make their vows to each other. Their eyes met and the electricity began for the evening to come. The plan was that Victoria would spend the night at her parent’s house and Jack would hang out with his brother, Jeff, who came from out of town. After the dinner, everyone visited for.