Mom had worked a miracle, because we ate halibut steak and crab legs. I don't know what she'd done or said to the caterer, but he was very cooperative...all evening long. The wine flowed, and every time someone would tap their fork on their glass, that was a signal for me to kiss Donny. We stopped after the fifteenth time.We danced, we partied and we kissed, all together a very enjoyable evening.Donny took me to the side about nine o'clock and asked, "Are you ready for your honeymoon?" I nodded. Ellen broke the seal of the first letter. She saw that it was from Lord Wynchelsea.“My dear Miss Wilkes (he wrote),thank you for your letter of condolence. I find it testimony to your good heart that you try to assume responsibility for the dreadful event. Since I was present on that fateful occasion, I have to contradict you however. It was my late brother’s insulting behaviour to young Mr. Carter that was the sole cause for the altercation that ended in his deplorable death. Given your youth. Give a girl a break. Can't you be happy that Susan found someone and leave me out of it?" Nope. You're just as much my daughter as she is. Hell, you practically grew up in my house. You two have always been inseparable. What kind of father would I be if I didn't worry about both of my girls?" I'm fine Pop, so stop worrying already." You, young lady, are too independent for your own good. There's nothing wrong with letting someone take care of you once in a while. You should find a nice young. .that wasn't so subtle. Bring it! I thought.Our flirting became more and more overt in the taxi, and my hand was on her thigh by the time we were pulling up to her apartment. Once inside with the door closed, she made some comment or other, and then immediately proceeded to unveil her spectacular ass for me right there in her tastefully decorated living room, inch by inch sliding her spandex and thong down over buttocks and legs to the floor! There was apparently no more need for pretense of.