"Dad sure is handsome these days." He sure is," Aaron agreed. "Nicer, too."Not like before." Nope, not at all. I really like spending time with him no.... He's funny, too." I wish we could spend even more time with him," Nathan continued.Abby, of course, had stopped reading when the conversation began. As it continued, she was having an increasingly difficult time keeping a straight face."Yeah, me too," Aaron answered."Of course, if we spend more time with Dad, that'll mean we have less time with. We were all the brides to Sven. Even Ealaín. I glanced at the aoi si, her midnight-black face looked as stunned as Sven’s, the same poleaxe whacking her, too.“Beneath the loving gaze of Luben, these souls have come to unite in fidelity. To pledge themselves and bind themselves together in this life and beyond,” Otmar said, his voice booming through the room, preaching like there was the normal wedding guests in attendance.I didn’t care. Another giddy rush washed through them. Married!“All souls. "Acknowledged, sir."-- TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2006, SENIOR YEAR --"Hey there, stranger," Bert greeted me with a fist bump and then hooked his thumbs into the straps of his backpack. "How was your winter break?"I took a deep breath, glancing up the hill toward Cheit Hall and our first class of our final semester of college. "Long story. I should probably wait until we meet up with Kim and Sasha at lunch." Long story? Ooh, sounds ominous. You can't leave me hanging, bro. Otherwise I'll never be. Ashley agreed and told them that it didn’t hurt at all now. As she ate, she asked Joe how he was feeling. While he said he wasn’t 100%, he felt that Friday night’s game wouldn’t be a problem for him. She expressed concern about Bill gunning for either of them on Friday. Joe told her that he was ready for it, and she shouldn’t worry. She then remembered his mom’s request to Jill. She asked her how that went. Jill beamed and related how his mom told her she’d be a natural trial attorney. Mrs..