It was a crisp, late fall day in Seattle and you could feel that winter was around the corner. Candy was walking briskly back to the dormitory after having lunch at the Logger's Camp with Jeremy. She couldn't help but dream of the day when she and Jeremy would be married, and he would come home to her after a hard day of work. She would have their home nice and cozy and make sure that he ate a hearty home cooked meal, and then sit down by the fire to talk about their day.
She was so lost in her thoughts that she did not even realize there was a commotion going on in the Dorm until after she opened the door and the din hit her. All of the brides were standing around focused on something, or someone that Candy could not see.
"Oh my, did someone throw a party and not invite me"? She asked, though not really caring since she much preferred to have been up at the camp with Jeremy than here having tea.
"Oh Candy!" Biddie exclaimed as she broke free from the masses. "I am so HAPPY for you!"
"Biddie, what are you talking about"? as Biddie slowly stepped aside, she saw him, Benjamin Pruitt sitting down in one of the easy chairs with Molly on one knee and Christopher on the other. Candy thought she was dreaming "Grampa?" "Hello Poppet" he said as he stood up slowly lowering Molly and Christopher to the floor.
Candy rushed over and threw herself in his arms, and started to cry uncontrollably.
"There, there Candy, it's OK" he assured her as he gently stroked the back of her head. "I'm here and we are going to get through this together."