He would stop by every now and then to pick her up in his flight suit, a breach of uniform policies forbidding stopping off base in working gear, but sometimes done. Flowers would arrive periodically. I never actually met him but saw him, and something was off kilter somehow, maybe haircut, military bearing, something I couldn't really put my finger on, and it was none of my business, to boot.
In the fullness of time, it developed that he was a complete phoney. The wedding, planned for some distance out, had to be called off. I understand the bride's father and brothers took care of whatever score there was to be settled.
