I don’t want to even think about how many people they have invited.My best friend, Connie, who will be my matron of honor, went with me shopping for...a wedding gown. Her husband, Tom, will be Edward’s best man. They are the couple who brought Edward and me together, so it is right and proper they are our witnesses.We found a simple dress for me, not really a wedding gown, but in white, and she found a similar dress in rose for her to wear. As I watched her try it on all I could think was it. “Though to be honest, I didn’t know you were coming.” “Really? I was under the impression you were all excited about this,” said Stevie. Lydia scowled at Keifer, then said, “Well, I really need to check on dinner. Excuse me.” As Lydia left the room, she heard Keifer say, “I told her, but it seems my wife forgot yet again. Well, you know women.” As Lydia put the corn into the water and the steaks in the oven, she thought about Keifer’s snide comment. She knew she didn’t forget anything; he. " I think I know something that will look very cute." You know best. I guess."I don't know how long it was, but when she was done, I saw myself inthe mirror and I had a very feminine hairdo. And the hair went wellbelow my shoulders. Then Viv walked in and started on my makeup.I happened to look at my hands. My nails were a dark red and longerthan they had been by about half an inch. I looked at Katie and shegrinned, as she said, "You must have really been zoning. Penny putacrylics on your nails. At least the class filled empty time. Time she would had spent at home, in her empty house or at work. She had never noticed her teacher before. She had taken his classes, starting from College Algebra. She felt comfortable with this teacher and his style of teaching. Through the years, she had befriended him, well both her husband and she. Trying not to feel sorry for herself, she refocused on the lesson for the day. The lesson was on some obscure way of doing problems. She knew that the next.