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“They say they have no record of the order,” I explained. “Not even a paper trail.”
Mary turned and walked into the back, immediately talking loudly to the girls back there. I turned and paced, trying not to listen to what she was saying. When she came back, she took in a deep breath and straightened her jacket.
“There is a record,” she said. “It’s on my desk. The order wasn’t supposed to be given until tomorrow, but they screwed up.”
“So, what do we do now?” Lindsey was calmer as she walked back in.
“I will personally make sure that your food is ordered as specified,” Mary said. “The food company will extend this courtesy since it is such a large order. I will also now be catering your wedding with a fifty percent discount due to all the trouble that you have been put through. I am glad you came in and caught this mistake, and I am terribly sorry that you had to go through all of this. It is not like us to make a mistake of this proportion. We are known for our excellent service and quality products. You have my deepest apologies.”
“Thank you,” Lindsey said. “I really appreciate you doing all of this. I am sorry that it got so mixed up, but you coming in on your day off and straightening things out for me makes up for that. It shows me that I can trust t
hat I will have everything in order on my wedding day.”
“Absolutely,” she said. “And feel free to call in as much as you want to ease your mind. I will send you an email with the invoice after I have placed the order, which I am going to do once we are done. Again, I am terribly sorry for this misunderstanding.”
I could tell that Lindsey was happy with this, and she nodded her head and turned to leave. We walked down the street to the Irish pub and pulled ourselves up to the bar. We decided to get a drink to celebrate the fact that everything was pretty much put together and ready to go for her wedding. It had been a long year planning, worrying, and freaking out over all the details, but the caterer was the last thing. Luckily, it was also the only thing that we had a near disaster on. As I sipped my beer, my phone started to buzz on the countertop. I looked down and smiled, seeing Nathan’s face pop up on the screen. He knew I was handling wedding stuff and normally didn’t call when I was out with Lindsey.
“Hey,” I said, picking up the phone.
“Hey,” he said. “Are you busy?”
“I’m just getting a celebratory drink with Lindsey,” I said. “We finalized the last thing for the wedding.”
“And it was almost a disaster,” Lindsey yelled in the background.
“That’s great,” he said. “Listen, I desperately want to see you. I have a proposition for you. Is there any way that you could meet me at my house?”
“What kind of proposition?” I asked.
“I’d rather talk to you about it in person,” he said.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, it’s nothing like that.” He chuckled. “I’ve just been thinking about it all day, and it is driving me insane.”
“I don’t know if I can come right now,” I said, glancing over at Lindsey who was staring at me. “I mean, we just got to the pub, and I don’t want to leave Lindsey by herself after the disaster we just skimmed by.”
“No, no,” Lindsey said, interrupting. “It’s fine. Go. Jordan is supposed to be meeting me here shortly. I am fine.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes,” she said. “Go.”
“Alright, well Lindsey said Jordan is meeting her here, so I’ll be there in about twenty minutes,” I said.
“Perfect,” he replied. “Do you want me to send the car?”
“No, I drove over here today,” I said. “I have my car right outside.”
“Okay, see you soon,” he said.
I hung up the phone and sat there for a second, thinking about his call. I had no idea what his proposition could be, but I was really excited to get to see him a day early. I turned to Lindsey and smiled.
“Are you sure?” I asked.
“Go before I change my mind,” she said with a smirk. “I’ll be alright.”
“Love you,” I said, kissing her cheek and grabbing my bag. “I’ll call you later.”
