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“To Damien.”
Relief passes over her face, and she asks, “When?”
“Next month.”
She places the cup on the table and shakes her head at me.
“Bria.”
“You’re the best. I’m sure you’ll manage, plus you have both my mother and Rebecca to help.”
Sarah massages her temples, eyes me, and says, “I’ll do it. Have you something special in mind?”
“Give me some suggestions.”
“It’s your wedding.”
“Yes, but all I want is to marry him. Okay, flowers, white flowers, the theme is white.”
“At least it’s a start. How’s Alex?” A slight blush appears on her cheeks, and she picks at her skirt.
“He’s in a relationship.”
Her eyes bulge out, and a flicker of something I can’t pinpoint exactly flashes in her eyes.
“Oh.”
“With Sophia.” She gasps and slumps back.
“I never saw that coming.”
“Yes, me neither.”
We spend the next hour looking through catalogs, and she draws some floral decorations. When I glance at my watch, another hour and a half went by, so I rise and hug her. She freezes for one second but then embraces me back. I invite her to go with us for the weekend trip to London. She ponders for a second but accepts the invitation.
I step outside her office where the sun glides further west, but my feet don’t take me home. The lake draws me toward it. I just give in and stroll along.
I call my mom back, and her sweet voice greets me. “Hi, sweetie. How are you?”
“Taking a walk.”
“I miss you.”
“I miss you too, Mom.”
“Bria . . . what’s with the whole gathering. Don’t misunderstand me, but . . .”
“Yes, I know. We tend to shock you when we call for a gathering.”
“I can’t disagree. How’s Damien?”
Her voice turns breathy, as if afraid to ask, which doesn’t surprise me at all. They have treated us with kid gloves for so long I’m sure it became a habit.
“We’re doing great considering everything we went through.”
“We love that you two found a way back to each other, it’s just . . .”
“You need time, Mom.” It’s the word of the day.
