jordan stared down at the tempestuous young beauty in the provocative lemon-yellow gown , her face both delicate and vivid with her stormy aegean-blue eyes and rose-petal lips , and he suddenly saw her as she 'd looked the last time she 'd worn light yellow-standing in his grandmother 's garden , her enchanting face turned up to the sky , while she explained to him in her soft , sweet voice : `` every season of the year comes with a promise that something wonderful is going to happen to me someday .