The hardest part for Lanie was now over, and now she could calm down. Everyone would be headed over to the reception, but Lanie needed to go back to her house to change clothes and get her bathing suit so she could feel more comfortable. She hugged Darry and told him she would see him soon. Lanie, her mother, and father all piled up into the van and head back home. "Lanie, I just want to say that I am so proud of how you handled things today, how proud I am of the woman that you have become. You're almost 18 years old, and you have grown so beautifully. I'm such a proud father. I love you." said her father. "And I a proud mother," rejoiced Anita. "If Darry ever hurts you though, he will regret it," she said jokingly. But Lanie knew better, she wasn't joking. Her parents were very prote
