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quickly with them talking about the last couple of months,
    and the preparations each had made for the wedding. “I meant to get the
    house cleaned top to bottom, but well, that hasn’t happened,” he said. “I’m
    sorry, but it’s a mess.”
    She shrugged. “I’m not worried about that. I know the spring is a really
    busy time for you.” She’d done a lot of research on dairy farming. She
    knew that he grew his own feed, so in addition to the calves being born in
    the spring, he was planting crops. She couldn’t expect him to keep an
    immaculate house at the same time.
    By the time they pulled into Stephanie’s driveway, she was more relaxed
    than she’d been in weeks. Seeing him again had reminded her why she’d
    agreed to marry him in the first place. She wasn’t sure that she wouldn’t be
    nervous again in the morning, but for now, she was okay.
    He carried in her bags for her, and put them in the boys’ room again.
    Stephanie hugged her tightly and looked at her eyes, trying to determine
    whether or not she was okay now. She must have been satisfied by what
    she saw, because she didn’t say anything about it.
    Jason kissed her softly before leaving. “I’ll see you in the morning,” he
    whispered.
    “I’ll be the one in white.”
    He smiled and left. He had a lot to do. Taking the time to drive that far
    wasn’t something he should have done, but she’d obviously needed it. She
    seemed a lot calmer now, and that was what was important.
    Amanda enjoyed spending the evening with the kids. Little Avery showed
    off her flower girl outfit, and showed her just how she was going to drop
    petals with some torn up paper. Having been an only child, Amanda hadn’t
    been around small children a lot and was thoroughly charmed by the sweet
    little girl.
    They would be doing a reception after the wedding in the fellowship hall at
    the church. Jason’s parents wouldn’t be able to make it, but two of his
    sisters would be there. The wedding had been planned so quickly that
    people from far away just weren’t coming.
    As Amanda sat watching Bob with his family, she sincerely hoped that
    Jason would be as good of a father as Bob was.
    They had decided on an eleven am wedding, because she wanted to have
    some time alone with Jason after the wedding, but before she’d be
    expected to crawl into bed with him.
    When she went to bed at nine that night, she knew that this was the last
    night she’d be sleeping alone. Tomorrow, she’d be giving her virginity to a
    man she barely knew. She lay in bed for a long time that night, staring at
    the wall, trying to imagine what tomorrow would bring. Her degree in home
    economics prepared her to be a wife in every way but the physical way.

    *****
At five minutes after eleven the following morning, Amanda left the bride’s
    room. She wished her father could be there to walk her down the aisle.
    She had never missed him quite as much as she did facing that long walk
    down the aisle by herself to a man she barely knew.
    She received a cue from Stephanie’s friend and slowly walked toward the
    front of the church. She felt all the eyes on her. She knew she wasn’t a
    raging beauty. She had nice strong features, and wasn’t plain, but wasn’t
    really someone who could be called pretty either. She was still nice and
    slender, with curves in all the right places.
    There hadn’t been a wedding dress long enough, but she thought now that
    had been to her advantage. She was able to make this one to show off her
    figure perfectly. She’d combined two different patterns to get just the right
    look for her body. The neckline was modest and just hinted at the swell of
    her breasts. She’d made the skirt full to make up for what she was lacking
    in the hips department. The waistline was tight and fit her beautifully.
    She made eye contact with Jason as she was about halfway to the front of
    the church. He stood almost a head taller than the men surrounding him,
    and was