Mario waiting if her aunt would react with the last name.
"Marianne... Marianne who...?" was the question of Margaret at her nephew.
"Our Cousin Ed's most favorite friend..." was his soft and slow answer to her.
Margaret stared at her nephew for a moment and spoke deliberately, "It's your cousin Ed's birthday today, are you saying she's in our house today, huh Mario?"
"Yes, auntie, I let her in our guest room. She looked tired and kind of sad, so I let her rest for a while," he responded to his aunt.
Immediately, Margaret went for the guest room, opened the door softly and looked. She saw Marianne sleeping on the bed in her beautiful wedding gown. "If only my son could see her now, he would probably marry her