Chapter 42:

"I said the wedding was canceled," Tom Hulce said coldly. "Until now, I've never been one for jokes. When I say the wedding is canceled, she and I need more time to consider this relationship seriously."

"Tom, you know that's not possible," Mary Wickes said, dropping the bouquet and unable to look at Tom Hulce. Did he really mean it? He wants to call off the wedding. How could this happen? She would become a laughingstock; is that what he wants? Tears fell and blurred the elaborate makeup on her face, making her look highly distressed. It can't be canceled, absolutely not. She won't let anyone else steal him away, especially that person, Demi Moore!

Tom Hulce looked at the fallen bouquet on the car floor and then at Mary Wickes crying. He decided to turn his head as if he hadn't seen anything. He wouldn't sink any more profoundly if he had made a mistake.

"Stop the car," he said calmly. The driver heard but didn't understand his intention. They hadn't even reached the church, so why d