EPILOGUE
And so, the weeks and months passed. The couple lived frugally. Drew still had another year of residency, and while his income was adequate, it was not extravagant. Besides, they had a bit of saving up to do. For Alyssa, having as much food as she wanted was luxury enough. She had a hard time imagining what life would be like once he began to earn his full doctor's salary. Drew still fed her from time to time, but not because she needed him to anymore, just because he enjoyed doing it. She did too, and it often led to more passionate activities.
Then one Saturday in July, just around Alyssa's thirtieth birthday and two months after Drew's, she put on a pretty white dress. Then she made the long walk, arm in arm with her mother, up the aisle at the Basilica. She glanced at Beth a
