Epilogue
Epilogue
R ob looked at his wife in the center of the circle of dancers. Loosening the bowtie of his tuxedo, he grinned to see her having so much fun and wondered what his business associates would say if they could see him now. Rob was attending his very first high school prom as Meg insisted that he help her chaperone. She and her students had talked of nothing, but attending the school dance since the beginning of spring and finally, the big night had arrived.
Meg had gotten special permission to pick the kids up at their homes since transportation was a problem for some. He and his lovely teacher had spent two hours traveling from door to door, picking up each student in her class and posing for innumerable photos. When they at last arrived at the dance with their ‘dressed to the nines’ students, it was not in a limo, but aboard a handicapped bus. Rob marveled at Meg’s boundless energy and enthusiasm. It was clear her students adored her and he knew for a fact, the feeling was mutual.
As the song ended, Meg made her way through the throng of teenagers smiling as she walked toward him. She was only beginning to show and he looked forward to the arrival of their first child, a little girl according to the sonogram, shortly before Thanksgiving.
This year, he truly had much to be thankful for. Meg had given him a place to call home. Her circle of friends had welcomed him with open arms and everyday was filled with the wonder of being a part of Meg’s world. They enjoyed sharing so many aspects of their lives with each other. While he introduced her to waterskiing, she fed him Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. He took her to her first movie premiere in New York and she took him to his first prom.
“Rob, you are such a trooper,” she exclaimed as she reached for his hand.
“Oh, how so?” he asked.
“I don’t know many billionaires who would humor their wives by going to the prom,” she teased.
“Meg,” he answered, suddenly serious, “Haven’t you figured out I would go anywhere in the world, so long as I could be with you? I’m mad about you, Meg.”
“Oh,” she laughed, “You are getting so lucky tonight!”
“Thank God,” he joked and there in front of the principal, her students, and the entire school, he kissed her.