`` hey , '' she says as she closes the lid , and i lie down on her bed as she gets up from her chair and walks over to lie next to me . `` do all brides feel like this on their wedding day ? '' tawny 's voice brought instant calm , as did her use of my nickname . then she slumped against him , burying her face in his neck . `` something is coming , '' she whispered to herself . again , someone had been here recently . 