The rest of the ceremony was conducted in sign language only. We heard a gasp of recognition. Somebody could read it. I handed a wedding band to Mom a...d Arianne handed a wedding band to Yazmin, they exchanged rings. Now we heard gasps from all of the guests. The minister then said in a loud voice, ‘You may now kiss your bride.’ I kissed Arianne as Mom kissed Yazmin. Thunderous applause and cheers followed us out of the chapel. Arianne and I knew they were for our Moms but we were as happy for. She could think of only one way to learn about the hated Felthings, but it made her stomach turn. Aside from the horror of what they had tried to do to her, she blanched at the thought of what they had planned to do to her family, and the sick pleasure that Hypatia took in their feasting. She had heard from Penn about the horror of their nakedness, but had no wish to rediscover it in the flesh, so to speak.Oh well, nothing ventured, nothing gained.Tsanja arose from her bed, slowly. She still. ‘Do me a favor and sleep on the plane tomorrow. I have two more hours of happiness with you, Orkideh. I don’t want to spend them asleep.’ ‘Yes, but I would also love to go to sleep snuggled up next to you and wake up in your arms.’ ‘I would love that, too,’ I said, running some warm water and wetting a washcloth, ‘but if I have to choose between having two more waking hours with you or spending those two hours asleep so we can wake up together… I’ll choose the two more hours awake.’ I used the. My neighbor, Tony Monassario, planted them there”“And why would he do that Mr. Henderson?”“To uh...” I couldn’t think of a reason. My mind seemed foggy. Then I remembered. “He has my wife. You’ve got to get her away from him.” I think that I saw him smirk.I took him a minute to respond. “Alright, I’ll have my partner stop by Mr. Monassario’s house and inquire about your wife. In the meantime, I need to take your statement.”“Please have your partner go over right away. I think that she may be in.