24 THE PATTAYA WEDDINGOn her way to their cabin the night before, Lek had booked an early-morning session in the beauty salon, so she got up at eight, showered and went down to that, leaving Craig sitting up in bed flicking through the TV channels. She would have an hour in there to spruce herself up, then have breakfast and walk over to Daddy’s Hobby to chat with Noi and wait for the taxi.
This day and the forthcoming ceremony did not mean as much to Lek. The traditional Thai wedding had all the romance, this one would just be a question of filling in forms and paying fees, but this would be the one that counted. This would be the one that allowed her to change her name to Williams. This one literally made her a Williams by law. And she wanted that. She wanted to be legal, decent, honest
