Twenty-Eight
Nina’s first wedding had been a full blown church service - white wedding dress, two flower girls, three bridesmaids, and a lavish reception with over a hundred guests. The short marriage that followed had ended in disillusion and heartache.
Nina had no intention of revisiting that story and Carl, with a similar story of his own, offered no resistance when she proposed a small, simple ceremony.
The late afternoon sun was streaming through the trees of the Botanic Gardens, located in the north western corner of City Park, when their limousine pulled into the parking bay next to the spot they had reserved for their wedding ceremony.
Frank Mulligan, dressed in a plain grey suit, stood with Harry and Jessika, Chief Inspector Rankin and his wife, Evelyn, Bob Reid and his wife,
