“Does she know about Vanessa?”
“Can I be a flower girl?”
Jojo’s little voice is what makes the adults finally stop.
They all look at her.
Then at me.
“We’re keeping the wedding small,” I say.
That might be the exact wrong thing to say.
Or it might be the exactrightthing to say.
Lorelei and Esme share a look.
And I know.
Zero doubt. No question.
The feud is causing more headaches for my sister and my cousin than they’ve let on.
Let’s see if we can win just one of them over. One of them besides Lorelei.
That was our plan.
Looks like all it took to win Esme over was Amanda setting foot on my grandparents’ property.
But I don’t think the rest of them will be nearly as easy.
“We thought it was best to elope since we didn’t want a massive cake fight breaking out between all of you at the reception. Or ... before the wedding even starts,” Amanda tells my family.
“We wouldneverstart a food fight at a wedding,” Esme says quickly. “That’ssounsophisticated.”
“Absolutely,” Lorelei agrees. “You don’t have to elope to hide fromourside of the family doing terrible things to ruin your big day. We can be the bigger people. You have to get married here. A Silver can’t marry an Anderson andnotget married here.”
“I’d love to help you plan your wedding. It’ll be so much fun.” Esme swings her daughter up into her arms. “And of course Jojo will be your flower girl. This could be her only chance. I wouldn’t want to ruin that for her. Ever. Especially when your wedding would be the wedding of the century in Tinsel.”
Shiiiiiiiiiit.
The good news? We have allies who know all the right things to say.
The bad news? They’re both about to steamroll us into something.
Amanda looks at me.
I stare back.
I don’t know her anywhere near well enough to read her mind, but I’ve watched enough holiday movies in my lifetime to know exactly what my line is supposed to be here.
“What would make you happy, my darling?” I say.
“Oh my god,swoon,” Lorelei whispers.
Amanda’s eyes narrow the smallest fraction of an inch.
I think she’s silently telling me off for making her make this decision right here, right now.
