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Jake noticed the frown on three of the men’s faces as they took in her premarital appearance.

As each man said what he wanted, she served it to him.

When she reached Jake, she asked him what he wanted.

“I’ll take whatever you have left,” he told her. You are the sweetest, most lovely woman in the world. And anyone who can’t see that doesn’t deserve you.

“Actually, I just remembered another dinner party I have

to go to,” Mr. Ronald said. “I apologize, Mr. Mitchell.” “No apology necessary,” he stated.

Three down. Seven to go.

A couple of men choked on their food.

Sue came out and brought Jake a plate of meatloaf and the lumpy mashed potatoes. “I’m sorry, Jake. I didn’t have the heart to give you the casserole again.”

“You’re doing great,” he whispered. He ate his meal without flinching. The more he tasted the stuff, the less he shuddered when he took his first bite.

She looked uneasily around the room as the men gagged on her food. “I