Physics undergrad student. Intelligent, hardworking, shy, cute, modest, and very nice.Betty, Susan, and Rebecca -- 25-27 years old --- Bridesmaids. ...renda's best friends. All rather good looking, but none nice. Shallow, spoiled, parasitic.Brian Robinson -- 48 years old, 6'4" tall, 220 lbs--- Father of the bride. Wealthy doting father, most willing to spoil his two daughters. Confident, loving.Claire -- 21 years old, 5'4" tall, 110 lbs.--- Amy's best friend. Short cute MIT student in same. " Thank you, Gran," I replied, smiling back. A compliment from Gran was oneof the best things I could ever receive!"Your dad said that you were very successful," Gran said, which indicatedthat she didn't really understand the breadth of Sarah Carerra's influence."He said they even like your music in Europe and Asia."I couldn't help but chuckle at how proud Gran was of her statement. Eventhough I did not have quite as large a following outside of the UnitedStates as I did within, I was still. There was a good reason I applied to Newnham College!”Her wind blew out a little then, "Dave, I love you, but I'm going to be away for three years to start, then there's going to be another two years after uni and that depends where I get a job. It's not fair on you, you've already waited for me for five years and now I'm about to make you do something similar. I can't ask you to wait all that time for me."“Time is an illusion,” I said. “Time waiting for your doubly so!”“Don’t think I missed. I start to nod to myself.“What?” he asks.“Are you a football player?”The pro team is back in town, back practicing. I did know many of them live downtown. I guess I should have made the connection earlier but watching him grab the water was kind of the final piece of a very small puzzle. He smiled.“Yeah, I am.”He held out his hand.“Donte.”I took his hand in mine. Kind of. I’m a fairly tall person (for a woman) but I do have small hands. And mine disappears into his.“Karen,” I said. “What.