"No, Michael. Whether you believe it or not, I didn't fall in love with you. I didn't marry you. I didn't spend a wonderful two years as your wife." Y...u know you did. It doesn't matter whether you like it or not, it's a fact." No," she said, for a moment her voice breaking. "I know what you say, and I know what other people say. I've seen the pictures of our wedding. But all that doesn't make any difference. I didn't meet you. I didn't fall in love with you. I didn't live with you for two. Dan and Irene were beside themselves. Her Mom gave me a big hug and a long kiss on the lips and her Dad shook my hand and hugged me also. Her Mom said, “I’ve waited for this day for many years, hoping you two would get together someday. I was about to give up. I’m so happy for both of you.” Then she kissed me again……on the lips. This caught me off guard even more so than Jan had.We left there and went to my folk’s house and woke them up to give them the news. Like Dan and Irene, they were. Emily told her boss that she would like the time off and her boss agreed. So right after work on the day before her trip, Emily began packing. During the previous week, she had made the other necessary arrangements, having a friend watch the house, shopping for the trip, and getting the suitcases out of the attic.One of the things she wanted to get was a new swimsuit. She hadn't had a new one in a long time. There wasn't much call for beachwear in Buffalo! So she wanted to get one for the trip.. Dee Dee was as good as her word, she was there in a very short time and had a set of running clothes for Kate to wear. They had Kate in a side room at the E R and had given her a hospital gown to wear. She fairly threw herself into Dee Dee’s arms, when her friend came into the room. ‘Dee Dee!’ Kate said, sobbing in her friend’s arms. ‘It’s okay, honey,’ Dee Dee cooed to her, holding her. It was then that the nurse came into the room. She smiled at the two of them and said: ‘Ms Willman?’ ‘Yes,’.