Then I just had a disgusted look on my face. “She's married?” I asked. “Yep, I just hung up the phone. Then I called her back the next day and g...ot her. She told me all about it, and she never bothered to tell me about this. She met this guy at the store I guess 2 years ago and have been dating, then he popped the question. Another kicker, she never told him she had a daughter. So now he knows about me, and I don't know what he has to say about that. Other than that, there is nothing to tell. I. For those non-Aussies a Surf Life Saving Club runs the volunteer lifeguards at the beach, is involved in competitions for beach stuff like surf boats. and other beach athletics. It has a real club feel and it is the cheapest place to have a drink on the coast. Growing up I was a member of a Surf Life Saving Club up in Queensland and it was fun running around with a bunch of other kids while hanging out at the beach.As an adult member I have to do a couple of volunteer life guard patrols and I. What are they like?’ She snorted and replied, ‘Six hundred dollars to go overland. I’ve managed to save fifteen dollars so far. It’s going to take me forever,’ she said with a discouraged sigh. ‘What’s waiting for you there?’ he asked. ‘What do you mean? My home, my business,’ she replied. ‘But what else? Is there a life?’ She opened her mouth to answer, but stopped. He was right. There was nothing really for her there. Nothing that she couldn’t get elsewhere. ‘Well, maybe not, but where else. “You will be here for another day while you’re watched. The surgeon was and is concerned about your lung. Rehab won’t be fun butt you should return to full strength.”I nodded. I looked at Agnes. “What about the wedding?”“Eric, the wedding can wait or we’ll have it here.”I smiled slowly. “Most everyone is here. Let’s have it here. Agnes, I want to be married and to you. I love you.”It took an hour or so but everyone gathered. I was wheeled into the chapel and was admonished by a doctor and two.