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She proved that in the way she recovered fro lifestyle with zest Her wan, pale face of sorrow returned to that radiant visage that caused her to stand out like a vibrant, blossoarden full of mediocre flowers Even Sales, her quick footsteps on the stairway, her telephone calls At times Daddy looked shocked and surprised by her lack of sorroever, she was the only thing that brought a sht lips and lifted the weight froan to think she would replace Mother in his eyes She would restore the htness and I was actually jealous

For her part Belinda see to Saain I was filled with suspicions and trepidations Surely, soe the faht As always, I felt like so to hear the sound of the second shoe dropping

Our wedding wasn't to be held on a yacht as Belinda dreamed hers would be, but Samuel surprised me one day with plans for our honeymoon

"I've rented a yacht for us," he said "We'll sail down to Hilton Head What better place to be after our wedding than on the sea, don't you agree, Olivia?" he asked hopefully

Saun to dodate drew closer I had actually been the one to work out a er of his father's co a minnow Our appraisers fixed a value of just under a ans' cootiated directly with Samuel's father and settled on three quarters of a million as the value and then made him take 90 percent of that in our company's stock

"Oh well," he concluded, "it's all in the family noay"

Regardless of e, I did not have documents written to that effect Our financial interests reive Saned an office He complained that it wasn't side by side with orously

"One day the wall between us would come down anyway," he said "I know it's what your father would like"

"We'll see," I said

I kneas always in Daddy's mind that someone would marry me and evenutally take the reins of our co his business, despite the amount of work I did and the decisions I ated to the house and child rearing

It was during this dark period of his depression and despair that I worried about his capacity toour company Consequently, I had our lawyers draw up docuave me the power of attorney and once I had that, I wrote bylaws that left me with control No man, not even my own father, who I no to be my stepfather, would send e diapers The sooner Saht, the better off he and I would be

"That's fine with ood weather"

"Oh, of course, of course," he replied beareement "I knew you'd like the idea It's unique

We're not just going off to souish in the sun We'll sail and fish and explore together I' ceremony," he admitted

I was too, but I didn't say so Belinda was my maid of honor and some of our cousins participated as brides so decision for me was to rent the Fisherman's Club for the reception