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“I’m in,” Alice answered.
“Me too,” Marge said.
“Why the heck not!” Doris smiled.
“This is incredible!” I opened my arms and pulled them all in for a hug, wondering how it was possible my life could be so wonderful. “This is going to be so much fun!”
“Do you ladies need anything?” Michelle came up and asked.
“We’re okay, but thank you for checking, Michelle. You put together the most wonderful wedding. Thank you so much.”
“You’re very welcome. Congratulations to you and Tom,” she said, then started away.
“Wait, Michelle?” I said, and she stopped. “Actually, there is one last thing you can do for us. There is a knitting basket in my room. Could you bring it down along with some paper and pen?”
“Absolutely,” she responded, then walked off.
“Oh, boy! Time to write down our next wishes?” Marge bounced in her seat. “I know mine. I already know mine. Gah! I can’t wait!”
Alice lifted her hands and closed her eyes. “Please, for the love of God, Marge,noanimals trying to kill us. I’m begging you. You’ve almost killed Doris. Twice!”
“Nope. No dangerous animals. Not this time.” She shook her head but then grinned widely. “I’m so excited, though.”
“I know mine, too.” I smiled. “Do you two?”
Alice smirked. “Oh, I know mine.”
“Oh, boy. That sounds sinister.”
She responded with a wink.
“I know mine, too!” Doris clapped.
We sipped our champagne and waited for Michelle to return, each scrambling to grab our paper and write our wishes, dropping them in the knitting basket one by one then closing the lid.
I tapped the top of our beloved little basket. “One year. We pull them in one year.”
“And just think, we won’t have to fly to each other to do it. We’ll be living back on Wilder Lane. Together.” Doris grinned. “I mean, unless it’s calving season. Then we’ll have to postpone. El Diablo is having his first baby with the most beautiful black cow, and I’m going to be there to welcome the little one to the world. Grandma Doris is gonna spoil it rotten!”
“Of course, Doris. We know you have to be on the ranch part of the year, and we don’t want you missing out on anything like that, so we’ll make sure we do this when we’re all back home.”
“Oh, good.” She grinned. “I don’t want to miss anything. But I do love spending summers on the ranch. Maybe you girls could come stay sometimes.”
I nodded. “Definitely. I would love that. Tom loves riding too.”
“Me and Roxie will be there for sure.”
“Great. You know I don’t do horses and cow shit. I guess I’ll be on Wilder Lane all by myself.” Alice huffed.
Marge looked up, and a smile started on her face. “Or maybe you won’t.”
“What?” Alice asked, her gaze lifting over my shoulder, long lashes flipping her eyes open wide as she saw something.
“What? What is it?” I turned around, gasping when I saw Alejandro standing on the edge of the dance floor, eyes searching.
“It can’t be,” Alice breathed, her hands flying to her face before she flipped over the back of the couch, landing with a thud. The top of her head and eyes appeared over the top. “It’s him. It’s Alejandro! How ... how is he here?”
Marge leaned forward onto her elbows. “Don’t be mad, but I had my daughter get his contact information. I called him up, told him you made a mistake and asked him if he’d be willing to see you again and talk things through.”
