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"Thank you, Daddy You look very handsouished"

"Only for you," he said with a sigh "Well, then, I gue

ss we're about ready It's time"

I gazed atin the doorway to look back at the bed and the furniture, the pictures and the curtains

"It's going to be pretty eone, Olivia," Daddy reered

"I'll be here often, Daddy You know that, and you'll be at my home often, too"

"Aye, but I'm not the sort who interferes in other people's lives, especially hter's," he said

"You won't be interfering"

He nodded

"Are we going?" we heard Belinda cry frantically "I haven't done my makeup properly yet!"

"Do it in the li it as I walk down the aisle anyway"

Daddy laughed and Belinda moaned and complained, but followed us down the stairs and out the door

Car ot into the limousine

As we drove off, I glanced back only once and focused on the s I kneere in Mother's bedroo face as she threw me a kiss There were tears of joy I sucked in my breath, sed a s scenery,at all Finally, I realized what I was doing I was so in a daze, I hardly heard Belinda's constant stream of babble, her complaints and worries about how she would look in pictures She badgered Daddy, drawing compliments from him until she finally appeared satisfied with herself

"Look at all the people!" she cried as we approached the church "I' day and I don't even have a steady boyfriend these days!"