“How was your trip to Sweden?”“Pretty good. Katt and Mikael’s wedding was a fairly simple affair and I got to see my friends. I spent lots of ...ime with Sofia and Karin. Sofia’s talking about going to school here in Chicago.”“Because of you?” Stephanie asked.“What do you think?” I grinned.“Why am I not surprised? She knows about you and Stephie?”“I share pretty much everything with Sofia. She’s like Bethany in that regard. So yes, she knows.”“And Karin?” Stephanie asked.“She got on my case about. ..Present – Bernie and Ben – The weddingBernie is having a hell of a time putting on his tuxedo. His hands are shaking so badly that he can’t deal with the buttons. I pull a flask out of my Dress Blues, unscrew the lid and suggest, “Take a snort or two - it will help to calm you down.”I hand him the flask, he damn near spills it from his nervous shaking and I begin to button his shirt for him. He takes more than a couple good snorts - he drains the whole flask. Oh well, I don’t need any courage. My breathing gets shallow and my hands curls up into fists. Now if I just had something to fight against. I have to move to get the excess energy out of my system or I start bouncing around like an over-sugared kid on a pogo stick. My jaw clenches, which in turn makes my head hurt, which makes me angry. I’ve been to counseling and we think we figured out what the problem is. I don’t like being unprepared and I have no idea what happens after you die. Do you go to Heaven/Nirvana or Hell/Hades or. He was relieved to see that she smiled back. They both knew that they would have to make the offer. It was with some surprise that she expressed a desire to go with them.Together, the three of the rode out to the Butte followed by Tiger. With increasing frequency, the cat disappeared to hunt. He was having to settle for birds and mice rather than rabbits as he had spent too long in this area. Reluctantly, Ed was considering giving the cat the canned ham that he was saving for dinner tonight. As.