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of Dan. Father and son had the same eyes and nose and easy manner, but Eddie was almost completely bald.
    â€˜And I’ll have a white wine,’ said Carmel, looking around. ‘It is good and chilled, I hope.’
    Instead of using the wine on the table Amy took a fresh bottle of Sauvignon Blanc from the fridge and opened it. Carmel Quinn was a bit of a wine snob, and Amy had seen her study the label on bottles before drinking. Dan had made sure to get the wine his mother liked.
    Amy’s mum and dad were over talking to a few of her friends in the living room and she brought Carmel and Eddie over to them.
    â€˜Mum and Dad, you remember Eddie and Carmel?’ Amy introduced them, hoping that they would get on, as they all stood there awkwardly for a few seconds.
    â€˜Nice to meet you again, Carmel.’ Helen smiled. ‘Isn’t it wonderful news about Dan and Amy?’
    â€˜It was a surprise,’ said Carmel, sipping her wine. ‘Daniel getting engaged in Italy was a bit out of the blue, but Eddie and I are delighted to see him settling down at last.’
    â€˜Once they’re happy and love each other. That’s what matters!’ Paddy O’Connor added firmly.
    â€˜Exactly,’ agreed Eddie. ‘They make a lovely couple.’
    â€˜It’s very exciting about the wedding,’ continued Helen. ‘Paddy and I still can’t believe that Amy’s getting married.’
    â€˜Amy, when are you and Dan thinking of having the wedding?’
    Amy sighed. Carmel had already asked them about setting a date when they had called up to her house last Sunday.
    â€˜It’ll hopefully be early next summer, June maybe, but we have to decide what we both want, and it’s been such a rush since we got home we haven’t even had time to think yet!’ She smiled. ‘But neither of us wants a long engagement.’
    â€˜But that’s only a little over eight months away!’ remarked Carmel. ‘Not very long to organize a big wedding.’
    â€˜Amy’s a great organizer,’ added Helen.
    â€˜And so is Mum!’ Amy laughed, excusing herself to check on the party food heating in the oven. All their friends were here and the party was in full swing.
    Daniel grabbed her by the hand when she went back into the living room, and got everyone to give a bit of hush as Ronan lowered the music and their friends stopped talking.
    â€˜I just want to say that Amy and I are delighted that so many of you are here tonight to celebrate our engagement. Most of you are old school and college friends and have known Amy and me for the best part of our lives. From the minute I met Amy I knew that she was the girl I wanted to marry. Call me old-fashioned or romantic or mad, I don’t care – but I just knew that I wanted this beautiful girl to be my wife and to spend the rest of my life with her.’
    Everyone cheered wildly, Amy blushing.
    â€˜We have no definite date yet, and we still have to decide where we are getting married, but all I will say is that there is definitely going to be a wedding, hopefully in the summer, so that I can make this lady my beautiful bride. Enjoy the night, please, everyone.’
    Amy could feel happiness bubbling up inside her. Daniel was just Daniel: saying what he felt, open and honest and kind. Everyone began to clap and cheer, and Amy felt the comforting grasp of Daniel’s fingers in hers.
    Her mum was getting all emotional, and even Carmel was moved by her son’s words. Amy signalled to Ronan to turn up the music,and everyone began to chat again. The food would be well heated by now, and needed to be served immediately.
    Ciara and Jess and Helen and Tara all gave a hand passing everything around. It was a bit of a tight squeeze in their long narrow galley kitchen getting everything on to the plates, but the food was going down a bomb. Ever hungry, Ronan was laying into the vol-au-vents, and Eddie was paying