The guests watched uncomfortably as the bride and her father waited. The minister checked his watch.

“Oh, Daddy, how could he?”

“He’ll be here, sweetheart. Knowing Bob, there’s a good reason.”

A young man in jeans and sweatshirt burst through the doors, breathing heavily.

“Everything went wrong; car stolen, tux, cell-phone, ring inside!”

“Just say yes, boy, the obstetrician’s waiting.”

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