“That sounds great to me.” We called the Pastor and he said he could do it as soon as we wanted. We asked if this afternoon was ok? He said, “Sure I will come to your house about 2:00PM.” “That is great. We are just having a simple service, just the staff will be there.” So Pastor arrived and we got married in front of the staff. Then we had Pastor talk to Lesha. They talked for a long time. He said, “I am so glad you had me talk to her. She was so upset about cremation and I reaffirmed what you had told her and promised that she would have a Christian burial.”
“Fantastic, it is terrific, we were so concerned about her. We tried to talk to her but she was very uncomfortable talking to us. That is great. Here is a check, thank you for marrying us, we will have a formal wedding when my folks can be here. We will see you Sunday.”
We got back inside the house and Linda had a call from her dad. He asked if Wil and I could fly him to Indiana, next Monday he has a meeting with Cummins in Columbus. We will fly into Indianapolis and drive to Columbus. I said why not land in Columbus. “Well let’s call him and ask.” We got on the phone and he said, “The airport at Columbus is too short to land a twin-engine jet on.” “I have landed a Lear Jet there several times and yours has a better stopping distance then a Lear Jet,” I replied. “Ok, if you can land there that would be good. It would save me about two hours. I will see you on Monday. Love you.”
“See how much time he has for us, five minutes! He takes the cake.” “Well, you are not meeting my parents. You would not be good enough for them and they will be as cold as ice to us.” Linda said, “They cannot be all that bad.” “They would pick on you about your accent. You are not an American. They would ask me why I want to be with a girl like that. Then all hell would break loose and we would leave all upset. It is not worth it.” “It is your family, whatever you want to do.”
Albert came in, “We need to get the doctor, Lesha has gotten terribly worse.” We tried to get her doctor and could not reach him so we called Doctor Cook and he came out right away. He checked Lesha and told us she is dying. “How soon?” “Anytime, most likely in the next hour. I will stay with her,” the doctor said.
“Thank you, what should we do.” “You should decide what funeral home you want to use.” “We have one already. Should we call them?” “Well, wait till we see. She could hold on longer then I think,” Doctor Cook said.
We sat down on the hallway divan and waited. “I love you, but I will not go to the funeral. I hate them. The only one I went to was my grandpa’s. I am very soft and I would cry all the way through,” I said very quietly to Linda.
Doctor Cook came out and said she was gone. “She went peacefully. You can call the funeral home now.” Linda said, “I will call. But first we need to tell the staff. Doctor if we get the staff together will you tell them? Do we need to call the Coroner?”
“Sure. I would be glad to tell them. No, you do not need the coroner. I was here, that is all you need.” “Give us the bill and I will get you a check right away.” We brought the staff in and Doctor Cook told them of Leshas’ passing. Linda called the funeral home. They came and picked up Lesha’s body.
We went to church on Sunday. Linda wore the dress I got her for her birthday. She was so gorgeous, she is starting to show and it is fantastic. Linda filled out the offering envelope MR. and MRS. Willy it felt wonderful, and then she put a check in for $5,000.00. The service was very good and Pastor introduced us as Mr. and Mrs. Willy. We took Mr. and Mrs. Borgormister to dinner at Charlies. It is a fancy restaurant and we told them it was our treat.
They almost had a heart attack when they saw the prices on the menu. Linda said, “Don’t pay any mind to the prices, we are paying. Order what you want, if you don’t know what something is, ask. “Wil, what do you want?” “I am fighting between the seafood platter, lobster or the prime rib. What about you?” “I think I want the filet-mignon or the sirloin steak.”
“Mrs. B, what do you want?” “Oh they are all so expensive.” Linda said, “No they are all free to you. so just order what you want or whatever you like.” Mrs. B said, “Are you sure?” “Yes, we are rich, we can afford anything or even everything on the menu, so don’t worry about it!”
“Alright, I will order the filet-mignon. Robert, what do you want?” “I will take the prime rib,” he replied. I said, “That’s a good choice. That’s what I am going to have, too.” Linda decided on the filet-mignon. Wil ordered our food, the waiter asked if we would like a bottle of wine or Champaigne. We said, “No, we do not drink.” Robert said, “You do not drink?” “No it is against Jesus’s teaching. He said that grape juice that is fermented is not to be consumed by His people. I don’t remember exactly how He stated it. You should ask Pastor about it. I know he can give you chapter and verse,” I said. “Oh Robert, we have been sinning and did not know it. Wil sure sounds like he knows what he is talking about.” We got our food, prayed and ate. Mr. and Mrs. B could not finish their food and neither could Linda. So we got take home boxes and left. They said it was the best dinner they ever had. We took them home and went home.