He was a very sweet man, and I loved him for it. He knew exactly how to work me to make me feel good. And after receiving the dress, I did feel good. More or less, I felt like a princess.

In the middle of my 'thanks' to him, my motherly instincts told me something was happening.

"Hang on, Starr isn't happy."

"And how on earth do you know that? She isn't even in here with us."

"No, but I know. I'll be right back. Wait here, okay?"

"Yes ma'am, I'll wait right here like a good little boy."

"Stop it now! I'm not kidding; stay here so I can find you."

I went into Starr's nursery where she lay in the crib crying her eyes out. I knew that as a parent, picking your child up too often would spoil them, so I tried to leave her. I turned to go out the door, but I couldn't do it. I had to pick her up.

"It's ok Starr. Calm down, mommy's here now. Don't cry. Here, let mommy sing to you."

I sat down in the corner and began to sing to the screaming child.

"Do not fear, my little child, no harm will come to you…"

She slowly relaxed and stopped crying as I continued to sing. Soon after, she became a little bundle of sleepy, tired baby. I then put her back down for a nap.

Now it was back to Wonka.

"Sorry it took me so long, but she wouldn't go to sleep for me."

"Its ok, it gave me more time. I have another surprise."

He pointed over to the boat floating on the river of chocolate. This was one of the 2 places I had never been able to go. Actually, the invitation was there, but I never found the time to ride it in the past.

"Come on, this is your day. It's to celebrate everything you have done. You know, before you came I was ready to go out of business. I felt like I couldn't do it anymore."

"Oh, really? I didn't know I helped that much." A slight blush played its way across my paleface to make it light pink.

"Oh, but you did. You don't know how much you've helped."

I found that as we talked, he had somehow got me to mindlessly get on the boat and sit down. I loved it when he made me do things without thinking.

"Bridget, get ready for the ride of your life."