....FLASHBACK....: SIX YEARS AGO. Louisa: The thrill of being a new bride is so refreshing. The love and warmth from your in-laws is really sweet and fulfilling. The day Alex proposed to me felt like heaven. I couldn't believe it. I was so totally, completely, mindlessly smitten, utterly whipped by his charms!! I nearly went insane with excitement. I was going to have a family– something death robbed me off years ago. I was so young when my parents died in an auto crash. I survived the accident and I became reserved as hell. A little girl with big dreams. I wore awkward glasses before Alex helped me surgically correct...