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love her forever.”
     
         “You’d better.”
     
          “We have to go tell George and Lily,” Janet said. “I’m going upstairs and get my ring first.” She ran from the room, overjoyed to have Kel’s blessing.
     
         The happy couple went to share their news and the rest of the evening was spent planning the next two weeks of the campaign and outlining what they hoped to accomplish the two weeks following that. Finally the conversation turned back to Alan and Janet.
     
         “Mother will have that wedding planned by tomorrow morning,” John said.
     
         “That’s a good thing,” Kel said, “because that is something I have no time for right now or any idea how one goes about doing such a thing. Just send me the bills and let Janet and Lily have whatever they want.”
     
         “Are you really okay with this, Kel?” Kimberly brought in coffee for the three of them and sat on the sofa by Kel.
     
         “The age difference still bothers me some, but as Alan pointed out, they have the advantage of knowing each other very well. I hadn’t thought about it until he mentioned it either, that it might be a daunting prospect for our kids to date someone and know whether or not they were sincere.”
     
         Kimberly said, “Casey has said pretty much the same thing. Most of the people she goes out with she drops as soon as they ask to meet you or George.”
     
         “It will take some time to get used the idea,” Kel admitted, “but I’m sure I will.”
     
         “Everyone says dads have the harder time watching their daughters get married.” John said. “And the age thing, I wouldn’t worry too much about that. James was eight years older than Fiona, wasn’t he? Just looking at the two of them the last few days, Kel, I think this is for real.”
     
         Kel nodded. “I know.”
     
         After John and Kimberly had left, Kel sat watching the fire and reflecting over the last few days.  He felt certain he’d done the right thing telling Janet to go ahead with her wedding plans. And setting that issue aside as settled, he thought about the time he had spent with Tara. It wasn’t often he met someone he wanted to spend more time with, but that was a prospect he was actually looking forward to. It struck him as suddenly ironic that there was a big age gap between the two of them when he had objected to that very thing with Janet and Alan. But they had been so connected, so attracted to each other that it didn’t seem to matter. He was still considering that when Janet came back home.
     
         “It’s late,” he said, rising to go upstairs.
     
         She knew he was teasing. “It just so happens I’m twenty-three and engaged.”
     
         “So everyone knows its official?” They started up the stairs.
     
         “Yes and they’re all excited. Did you know Lily has been reading Brides on the sly for a couple of years?”
     
         Kel laughed, “No, but with four beautiful O’Brien daughters to marry off, it doesn’t surprise me at all.” He kissed her cheek and left her at her bedroom door and went into his own room and out onto the balcony which overlooked Narragansett Bay. Tomorrow he would be leaving this view behind for nearly a month. Tara had arranged to meet him at a few of his campaign stops. He found himself looking forward to seeing her again.
     

 
     
    Chapter Five
     
          Mary Katherine sat crossed legged on the bed, contact sheets spread out in front of her. She marked a few shots to print to send to Tara to use with her first two articles as Evan came in the room and joined her on the bed.  She stacked the contacts and carefully put them on the bedside table and turned off the light. The lamp on Evan’s side of the bed cast a soft glow on the room. She slipped under the covers and Evan pulled her close and started kissing the back of her neck.
     
         She said,