I was confused and unsettled. She was likely the perfect person to talk with."I'm starting to have second thoughts about the wedding," I said.Both the...r faces took on expressions of shock and horror."No, not that. I'm having no second thoughts about the marriage, just the wedding."Their relief was almost comical. Then Sunny got a suspicious look in her eyes."No. I didn't do that on purpose. I think I can give you a good idea pretty quickly. The guest list has reached eleven hundred. Something that made us crash. Something that's still affecting us even now. Something that'd stop at nothing to hide it's existence. In sub-orbit we ran into something from beyond Earth with the power to erase a man's life!"Colonel Forbes stood up, visibly shaken again. The man paused to rub the sides of his red-rimmed eyes before taking a deep breath and continuing his story."You were banged up the worst Will, though none of us got more than a few cuts and scrapes. Ed and I were released. Their children took the event much more calmly than Doug; they mourned, but they didn't collapse. Just before she died, Cactus Flower made Doug promise to find a replacement wife as soon as possible.They now had a fleet of Zeppelins and Warthogs, so Doug was determined to try to set up a colony at Birmingham. He wanted that steel so bad he could almost taste it. Four Zeppelins and four attached Warthogs set off for Alabama in early spring, right after the winter weather calmed down. They. She smiled at last.I asked her to take medicine and sleep for a while. I asked her to sleep on my bed. She tool the medicine and tried to sleep. I asked her if she need some balm. She said ” I wish someone can apply it and massage” . I took advantage of it asked her if I can do that. She remained silent and looking into my eyes. I took the balm and started applying on her fore head, did not wait for her permission. She was feeling a bit of relaxed and closed her eyes, am sure she was enjoying.