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Mindy smiled. “Relax, Kat. We’ve got it all figured out. The riding camp is closed for the week for the holiday.”
I opened my mouth to ask another question, but my mom interrupted. “I brought your grandmother’s gown for you to try on. If you don’t like it, maybe we can use parts of the dress that you do like.”
“You would cut up her wedding dress?” I asked, horrified.
My mom shrugged. “It’s old.”
“It’s vintage,” Rebecca said.
“Then parts of Kat’s dress will be vintage,” Mom said. I was appalled.
“Lunch,” Kate called, interrupting us.
“Where’s Laney?” I asked.
“Home. She was really hungover this morning but said she’d be over later.”
I nodded and grabbed a plate. Good to know everyone cared about Laney’s hangover but not mine. At least there was food. Which reminded me, I had a bacon and egg sandwich somewhere.
My mom grabbed my empty plate and set it down. “Go shower first. You smell.”
“I was looking for the sandwich I made before you barged in here.”
Rebecca handed it to me along with a cup of coffee. I thanked her and escaped to the spare bathroom for a much-needed shower.
“YOU CAN’T STAY IN there forever,” Mindy shouted while pounding on the bathroom door.
“I can try,” I called back.
I’d eaten my meal on the toilet seat while scrolling through my phone. Then I took a thirty-minute shower and dried my hair. There wasn’t much else I could do to delay. I opened the door a crack, and Mindy forced the door open. “Get out here.”
I sighed and walked to my bedroom to get dressed. Mindy followed me in and closed the door.
“Want to tell me why you keep dodging wedding planning? I know we’ve just gotten to know each other, but you seem like you would love this kind of stuff.”
What was I going to tell her? That I wasn’t marrying Sid because this wasn’t real? That I hated wedding planning because it reminded me of the Vegas fiasco with Alessandro? Both were true, but I couldn’t say either. I sat on the bed and fidgeted with my hands.
“I don’t feel right doing this without Sid. He doesn’t know what’s been going on, and he hasn’t helped at all.”
“Frank didn’t help one bit either. Peter did, but he’s a rare breed.”
I laughed.
“What’s really going on? Are you having second thoughts?”
“Kind of.”
She sat down on the bed beside me. “That’s normal.”
“I don’t want to rush him. Everything between us happened so fast that I kind of want to take my time where we’re at.”
“You have your whole life to do that. Marriage just means he can’t run when things get hard.”
I laughed again. She was so blunt. I loved it.
“But in all seriousness, it will be worth it. Things moved fast between you guys because it’s right. I’ve seen the two of you together, and it’s like magic. You bring out a goofy side of Sid I’ve never seen before, and he grounds you.”
It was true. On paper we didn’t make sense, but together we worked. He was serious, and I was spontaneous, but we found common ground without trying too hard. Sid wasn’t someone I would have ever pictured myself with, but he was someone I now couldn’t picture myself living without. I couldn’t imagine not waking up to him every day or spending time with him. But what if he didn’t feel the same?
