Toni lives next door to them." So why again did you ask her to be your maid of honor? Are you sure she can afford it?" I asked. "I figured you would a...sk Marie." I did ask Marie but she said she wouldn't mind helping me set up the wedding but with the three kids it would just be to much for her. She even suggested I ask Toni, everyone loves her."John, I feel sorry for her losing her husband and raising a child by herself. She sees mom and dad most every day. She was looking for a baby sitter and. We entered Rajat's house and it was quite a fancy apartment with threebedrooms and more. He ran out of the door seeing us and hugged us astightly as he could. He was genuinely happy to see us and so were we. Hestill had the boyish looks and was wearing a woolen cap. We entered thehouse and there was a fire burning in the fireplace and the room wasnice and warm. Mom being mom asked, "Rajat why are you wearing the capindoors. Its so warm." "I didn't want to shock you with my hair," hereplied. “I was in a bad place then,” Crystal explained. “My father dominated my life and made it hell. I wanted a way out. Stupid fifteen-year-old girl that I was, I thought the best way out was to trap a boy by getting knocked up and make him marry me. I am so sorry for all the harm I have caused you.”“You don’t need to apologize, Crystal,” I said. “I was an irresponsible, thrill-seeking kid taking advantage of every girl I could. I knew what happens when a boy squirts his semen into a girl. She gets. .."Joey laughed."What?" she asked."I bet you did. Don't you always?" Well, I like to be prepared so I don't look clueless."Joey snorted, clearly amused over her understatement. If anything, Deirdre had been pure Banzai when it came to reading up.They drove in silence for a while with each of them following their thoughts. Joey was mentally going over his talk again, cramming the things he wanted to point out into his short term memory. He did not have to be nervous. He had given this.