Not by a long shot.And that surprised me.Candy slammed back on me with a gusto that nearly broke my hip. Some of my rum and coke shot out of my mouth ...nto her back.“Oh!” Candy said, squirming on me. I think she thought that…hell, I hadn’t the slightest idea what was going through her head. And I didn’t care. I was just enjoying myself. A bit too much perhaps, but that’s for my shrink to worry about. My shrink being my old friend, Brian. The one who introduced me to my first drink and started me. All dressed we poured a glass of wine and waited for Dave and Maria to arrive, at seven exactly the door bell rang. I went to greet our friends only to find only Dave had arrived, apparently Maria was feeling unwell but insisted Dave should still come. Jaq confided in me that she and Maria had hatched this plan to get Dave to be able to get used to his role on his own.Dave sat having a glass of wine with us, he explained that Maria had helped him get ready. Dave looked like to could easily pass. "Is this OK?" she asked tentatively."Definitely OK," Jess smiled."Better than OK," Ryan agreed."So, anyway," Jess continued, "this is the plan. As soon as we can arrange it, we're going to Las Vegas to get hitched. Anyone wanna come with?"The room was silent for a good minute. Finally, Jessica's mother broke the silence. "Did you just say what I think you said?" We're getting married, ASAP," Jessie said. "I don't want any big fancy do, so we're going to go to Vegas and do it. We'd like you all. “Hi Professor, remember me?” she enquired.“Aye, your face does seem a wee bitty familiar,” hesaid quizzically, in his broad Scottish accent.“Carol’s the name. You taught us English in Albertawhen I was at University there. You were on an exchangescheme at the time,” she offered.“Oh aye, I remember ye now. Very popular with the boys,as I remember, and I see you haven’t lost any of yourcharms,” he complimented.Much to her surprise, Carol.