Dawn leaned her head onto Lynda’s shoulder. “Thanks, LC. You always have my back.”
“Speaking of which, do you have a dress for the wedding?”
“Uh, no. I’ve been a little busy trying to work, date, and be a heroine and all.”
Lynda giggled. “I forget how sarcastic you are. Well, I think you need a kick-ass dress to wear so you knock Luca’s socks off.”
“But Mandy—”
“There’s not a thing you can do right now.”
“Are you sure?”
“Positive. Let’s get your mind off of it for now.”
“I guess it couldn’t hurt.”
“A little retail therapy never hurt anyone except in the pocketbook.” Lynda’s eyes gleamed. “You just got paid, so you must have some money burning a hole in your pocket by now.”
Dawn chuckled. “Speaking of Luca…”
“Yes?”
“Um, regarding karma stuff, do I have to…uh…abstain from sex in order to keep my karma clean?”
“What?” Lynda stood up, hands on her hips and fire in her eyes. “Sex is not dirty. It’s as natural as breathing when a couple is young and in love.”
“Okay, okay, just checking. I thought maybe there was some code book for sex.”
Lynda sighed and shook her head. “The only thing you have to worry about is making the right decisions for yourselves. Now let’s get shopping. There’s an amazing little shop around here called Goddess Fashions.”
“You don’t happen to know the owner, do you?”
“Venus?” Lynda winked. “I may have heard of her.”
Chapter 12
Over the music and chatter of the reception, Luca teased his brothers.
“Do you, Dante?”
“I do.”
“Do you, Mallory?”
“I do.”
“Do you, Noah?”
“I do too.”
“Do you, Kizzy?”
“I do too.”
Dawn didn’t feel enough a part of the family yet to chime in. Fortunately, his sister-in-law did.
