I did still have my other responsibilities to manage. Chu Sen’s car and driver arrived to take me to his home. Yet another courtesy he extended. Whe... I arrived he and Cheryl were standing outside to greet me as if they had known exactly when I would arrive. He greeted me more warmly than any of our previous encounters would have suggested. Cheryl maintained her cool shaking my hand. She gave it a slight squeeze telling me she was happy to see me. We sat out in his beautiful gardens and he. True, it was a simple, common procedure done hundreds, maybe even thousands of times a day, but the young girl was terrified and nothing could quite calm her nerves like Uncle Ted. That’s one of the things that made Emily fall in love with him – his compassion, his nurturing, caring nature for the ones he loved. He had stayed overnight at his brother and sister-in-law’s house and would be returning home this evening. Emily looked at her watch. She heard the rattle of keys on the other side of. I purposely let the robe fallopen, revealing all of my charms at one time. Mom's mouth popped open,then she shut it as dad looked up. I could see his face contort a littleas his eyes bulged out, his mouth a single grim line draw across his facelike an exclamation point. I stood my ground, waiting, ready for almostanything."Cover yourself up young lady!"As I wrapped the robe closed, all I said was, "Thank you," and sat down.His eyes riveted on mine, locking me in an embrace of both awe. It was fifteen after the hour when the prelude music started and the bride's and groom's attendants made their way down the aisle. The groom looked nervous and excited. They were reasonable emotions.There was pause and then the organist played loudly. Everyone rose as the bride went down the center aisle. I couldn't help but smile at the sight of Caitlin in virginal white. Yes, white was symbolic and few brides were virgins in these times, but Caitlin had intended to be a virgin when she.