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Wedding Day

Manny couldn't get over Jenny's little game that she was playing. He called Harold's wife and told her that it seemed that Harold was depressed about the marital problems and that she should come out to California to get him. He grinned to himself as he hung up the phone. That should keep Harold out of his business for a while.

As for Jenny, he wasn't quite sure what he was going to do about her except keep his eyes and ears open. The rehearsal was that night and he didn't want any trouble. In just forty eight hours they would be married. He doubted if Jenny would come into a predominately black neighborhood at night so hopefully there would be no problems at the rehearsal.

He left his building after work to stop and pick up his tux for the wedding. He was surprised to see a man standing near his car.

"May I help you" he asked as he approached him.

"Are you Manny Singer?" the man asked casually.

"Yes, how can I help you" Manny replied curiously.

"I'm from the National Examiner. " the man said pulling out a pad. "I understand that you're marrying a colored woman and that you have a young daughter. My sources tell me that your daughter is being constantly teased and that you are just turning a blind eye. I understand that you're going to make her go to a multi-racial school where at first she was in a private institution. Is it true that she cries herself to sleep every night?"

Manny stared at the man in disbelief. "That's a lie! Molly loves Corrina!"

"So Corrina…that is your colored fiancé, right?"

Manny watched as the man continued to scribble on his pad.

"Look, I have somewhere to be." Manny replied opening the car door and getting in. "My daughter is not traumatized by this marriage. All of what your sources have told you is a lie!"

"I'd love to hear your side of the story" the reporter replied.

Manny got in his car and quickly pulled off irritated. He knew that Jenny was the one behind this! He pulled in front of the business where he was to pick up his tux and angrily looked at the car that pulled up behind his. It was the reporter again.

"Look, you need to leave me alone" Manny snapped. "I have nothing further to say."

"May I interview your daughter for myself" the man asked.

"Certainly not!" Manny responded. "She is fine. I don't want you traumatizing her with a bunch of questions!"

"Seeing that it hasn't been that long ago that your daughter lost her mother" the man continued "Don't you think that you're rushing into this marriage a bit too soon?"

"My wife has been dead for almost two years" Manny replied. "Maybe your sources failed to tell you that fact!"

"How long does it take a child to get over the loss of her mother" the man pressed.

Manny did not reply but marched into the Shoppe to get his tux. When he picked it up and came back outside, he was glad to see that the man had left.

He dropped the tux off at the house and found that Corrina had left him a plate in the oven. Molly was with his mother as Al had taken her over there after school. Sid was scheduled to pick up his mother and he would meet them at the church for rehearsal. He looked at his watch and saw that he hand thirty minutes to get there.

He would be glad when the vows were done and he and Corrina would be on their way to Hawaii. Even though he was sure that they would be coming back to the problems that they would be leaving behind, he was glad that they were going to get a break from all the drama.

He locked the doors and looked around as he left hoping that no one was lurking in the bushes. As he walked to the car, he saw that Harold was pulling up.

"I don't have time for a lot of conversation, Harold" he said crisply. "I have somewhere I need to be."

Harold got out of the car. "I won't hold you up. I just got a call from my wife. She says that she's coming out here to meet me. She said that she knows I need her! Do you have any idea where she could have gotten such an idea?"

Manny laughed. "I called her, but you already know that don't you? I figured you needed her before you got in way over your head with Jenny. You don't know what you're getting yourself into dealing with her."

"I'm well aware of what I'm getting into" Harold replied crossing his arms across his chest. "I don't need you meddling in my private affairs!"

Manny looked at his cousin with contempt. "Like you didn't meddle when you brought Jenny over to Sid's house last week?"

Harold sighed. "Point taken, but you didn't have to get her all riled up! I don't want her here!"

"That's your problem." Manny replied. "I'm sure you'll figure out something"

He climbed into the car and quickly pulled off. He didn't feel the least bit sorry for Harold.

Revered Davis was talking to Corrina when he walked into the church. Her entire family was there as well as his mother, Sid and Cheryl.

"Well the groom is here and we can get started" Reverend Davis said grinning.

The rehearsal lasted for about an hour and Molly insisted that she walk down the aisle as the flower girl several more times to be sure that she got it right. She wasn't satisfied until Manny told her that she did it perfectly.

Jevina walked down the aisle as the bride as she told him that it was 'bad luck' for Corrina to do it. Corrina sat on the front pew and observed it all.

All in all, everything went well and there were no surprises. Manny was glad about that.

They walked out of the church and Cheryl led Molly to their car as she was spending the night with them. Cheryl wanted to get Molly ready for the wedding the next day. The wedding was scheduled for 1 O'clock.

"Are you sure you won't change your mind" Corrina teased him as he walked to his car.

"Nope. I'm fine. What about you?" he asked grinning at her.

"Oh I'll be here. You can bet your life on that." she said laughing.

"You'd better be" he replied kissing her.

The house was deadly quiet without Corrina or Molly being there and he had a hard time falling asleep. The phone rang beside his bed and he looked at the clock and saw that it was nine o'clock.

"Hi Daddy" Molly said from the other end.

"Hi pumpkin" he replied.

"Are you nervous Daddy?" she asked giggling.

"No. Are you?" he asked.

"No Daddy. I'm not getting married, you are" she replied.

"Daddy…"

"Yeah pumpkin"

"Why can't I go with you and Corrina?" she said her voice sad.

"Molly, we've already discussed this. A honeymoon is for the bride and groom only. You will stay with Grandma and with Uncle Sid and Aunt Cheryl."

"Alright" she replied sadly. "I'm going to miss you, Daddy"

"I'm going to bring you back gifts, you know." He reminded her.

"I'll be good. Take me with you" she begged.

"Molly…no." he replied. She began to whimper. "Molly gets Uncle Sid to the phone." Manny replied.

"Suppose you don't come back?" she asked obviously scared.

"I promise I will be back, Molly" he replied patiently.

"Hey there old man" Sid said on the phone.

"Sid, she's having withdrawal symptoms. I don't know what I'm going to do. I hate leaving her."

"She'll be fine" Sid replied. "There most certainly won't be a honeymoon if she's sleeping between the two of you in Hawaii."

"You got that right" Manny replied.

"Everything's going to be fine" Sid assured him. "I told her earlier that I'd have Corrina's nieces over here for a sleepover. She liked that idea. I'll just remind her of that."

"Thanks Sid" Manny said. "You're the best."

"Oh, I know that's right" Sid quipped.

Manny hung up the phone and turned over and tried to go to sleep.

The next day he got up and found the reporter from the Examiner on his doorstep.

"Why don't you give it a break" Manny snapped.

The man quickly took his picture. "Today's the big day" he replied grinning.

Manny didn't reply but locked the door and took his tux to the car with the man following him.

"Look, I'm not going to let you ruin this day for me" Manny snapped.

"That's not my intention" the reporter replied grinning.

"Well you're doing a pretty good job of it thus far" Manny replied.

He drove to the church and checked the time. It was eleven thirty. He found Sid there waiting for him.

"I guess leaving early and dressing at the church didn't help much, did it?" He asked as he watched the reporter get out of his car.

"Apparently" Manny grumbled.

"Look man" Sid said. "You'll have to wait upstairs in the sanctuary. Otherwise I'll have to get the Reverend and he'll ask you to leave!"

The reporter threw up his hands. "Look man, I don't want any trouble. I just want a story."

Manny was grateful as Sid walked out to the reporter and led him up the front steps of the church. He went into the basement and walked into the men's room to change. Sid came back grinning.

"I've handled him." he replied. "I think he'll be out of our hair for a bit."

Sid helped Manny straighten his bow tie. "You look great old man"

"Thanks! " Manny said looking at his reflection. He checked his watch and saw that it was now noon. Corrina was most likely at the other end of the church getting dressed. Sid led him up to Reverend Davis' office and they sat down.

"Nervous?" Reverend Davis asked smiling.

"Not really" Manny replied. "I just want it to be over."

"Oh you only have about forty five more minutes of waiting" Reverend Davis replied.

He left out of the office and Manny sat back in the chair and closed his eyes. He didn't realize that he had dozed off until Sid shook his arm.

"Come on, old man." He said. "It's time"

Manny looked at his watch and saw that it was almost one o'clock.

He quickly checked himself in Reverend Davis' mirror that was in his bathroom and took a deep breath.

He walked out into the sanctuary and found it packed. It was decorated with baby blue and white flowers.

"You have the ring, don't you Sid" he whispered.

"Of course" Sid responded.

They stood in front of the church and Manny listened as the music began to play. He spotted the reporter at the back of the church, but decided to ignore him. He noticed Harold was also there, but was relieved that he didn't see Jenny.

Molly skipped in with her basket of rose petals and made a great ceremony of dropping them on the runner. She had on a beautiful white dress with flowers along the bodice. He looked at Cheryl and gave her a grateful smile. Molly looked beautiful. She was grinning ear to ear and stood by Jevina.

He looked up and saw Corrina come in on her brother in law's arm. She had on a cream colored lace dress with a simple veil. He thought that she was beautiful. His heart skipped a beat as she approached him and then stood beside him. They turned and faced Reverend Davis.

Manny could hardly think straight and his heart seemed about to hammer out of his chest. He looked at her and she smiled up at him. When Reverend Davis asked who gives this woman to this man, Molly yelled out "I do!" and the whole church erupted in laughter.

He slipped the ring on Corrina's finger and she did the same with the silver wedding band she bought to replace the one he had worn before. His finger still had the imprint from it as he had taken it off the night before. He knew that he would always love Molly's mother. She had been his first real love, but she was gone now and he was ready to move on. He would always keep pictures of her in Molly's room. He wanted her to always remember her mother and the good times they had together.

He reached out for his daughter and she ran up to him and he placed her between him and Corrina. When Reverend Davis stated that he could kiss the bride, Molly yelled out. "Kiss Corrina, Daddy!" The church erupted in more laughter and he bent over and kissed Corrina. Molly began to clap enthusiastically and the church followed suit.

They were finally man and wife. They ran out of the church as rice was thrown at them.

Manny looked back at Molly who stood on the steps of the church grinning. Sid picked her up and she waved at Manny and Corrina. She threw him a kiss grinning from ear to ear.

He climbed in the driver's seat of the car and knew then that she would be just fine.