‘You’re welcome,’ she answered, although the girl was already gone. EPILOGUE: ‘Did you miss me?’ John said, taking a seat next to Amy. �...Oh, I’ve been busy talking to Alicia and Ray, and then Beverly and Herman. I’ve probably been to only about a dozen weddings, but I must say it’s probably the most fun of any I’ve been to.’ ‘Yes, maybe William will quit his macho-librarian job to become a wedding planner?’ Amy laughed, ‘Did you get some great photos?’ ‘Yes, but pulling double-duty as. So while he still thought sometimes about Christine, he was thinkingabout Erica more and more. He still hadn't the nerve to actually askher out. He had been in the mindset of a woman for so long that heforgot what it was like to be the man in a relationship. So while theyhad study dates together in the library, they were not actually acouple. Meanwhile Jess was having a different problem. While she andJason got along well, Mike had been bugging Jason to find out whenChristine was coming. Explosions, the stuttering rattle of machine gun fire and the cries of soldiers on both sides of him crashed in his ears. He was bone-tired, exhausted, and filthy. The stench of his own body and of the bodies packed tightly around him choked him. He was cold, teeth-chattering cold. His fingers could hardly grip the map in his hands, and there was no feeling in his feet. Frozen mud, blood-stained snow, and the gloom of a dark forest, a nightmare scene of shattered trees and shell-craters lay. I tried with you but I wasn’t good enough. So, go for it!’ Grace faced me, her lips pinched in disapproval. ‘I need to tell you what happened that night and afterward. You were gone and you have no idea of what your wife and daughter went through. I’ll tell you so at least you’ll know the truth. That much I can do. ‘You’re right: I never thought you were right for Heather. I always believed she would choose someone more of her level. Drake was rich, well-to-do and his father was an important.