“You should be happy some other company didn’t scoop her up.” She hurries to walk beside me. “Though, I think this kind of falls under your territory.”
“The wedding planner in town tried to, but she refused. Family duty and all that.” She has a point about it being my responsibility now. “I’ll have to get my sister to show me the ropes when it comes to setting up. Or, I can always hire it out.”
“That cuts into profits. You’d be better off figuring out how to do it yourself.”
“Thanks for the vote of confidence.”
“I wouldn’t go that far.” She laughs. “But I’m sure you’ll do fine.”
At least she’s being nice to me now. Some of that camaraderie we had last month seems to be coming back.
Daniela is sitting in the distance when we leave the cover of the buildings. “What is my sister doing?”
“It looks like she’s taking in the sights.” I can’t really blame her. We have some of the best views in the county.
She must hear us approach because she turns toward us. “It’s about time y’all got over here.”
“Sorry about that.” I hold up my hands in surrender. “Totally my fault.”
“Why are you sitting in the grass?” Jasmin approaches her sister and holds her hand out to help her up.
“Trying to see what the view will be like for guests.” She lets Jasmin pull her up to stand. “I don’t need to see anything else. This is where I want to have the wedding. This spot specifically.” She pulls her hands to her chest. “Imagine what this will look like at sunset.”
“Are you sure?” Jasmin asks. I think she might be trying to deter her sister from having it here. Not that I blame her. Things could get awkward with us. “It’s going to be summer and hot. Plus, you haven’t even seen the reception area.”
“Yes, I’m sure.” She rolls her eyes. “It’s perfect. And if what you said about the event space is true, then I’m all good.”
Thank God. The last thing I want to tell my sister is that I lost our first potential client, and now I don’t have to.
“We can actually go look at that now if you want.”
“That would be awesome.” She claps her hands together. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone so animated before.
“Depending on the size of your guest list, we can fit a lot of tables in there.”
Daniela is walking beside me, and Jasmin is on the other side of her. She’s doing everything she can to put physical distance between us.
“I don’t think it’ll be too big.”
Jasmin snorts. “Are you kidding? You’ll be lucky if Mom doesn’t invite every person she’s ever run into at the grocery store.”
Her sister shrugs. “I think we’re good. You said the space was amazing, and I trust your judgement.”
I say nothing for a few moments to make sure Daniela is firm in her decision. When it doesn’t look like there will be any argument, I breathe a sigh of relief. “Okay, we can head into the office and get the contract ready. We also have some resources for local flower shops and a wedding planner if you choose to go that route.”
“Perfect.” Daniela has an extra bounce in her step. “I haven’t decided what direction I’ll go in those aspects, but I’ll definitely take your recommendations.”
“Awesome.” We make it back to the main house, and I lead them to the office. My sister is sitting behind the desk when we come in. “This is my sister, Piper. She’s the head of our social media, and pretty much the office manager.”
“Nice to meet you both.” She clicks the mouse a few times before standing up. “I’ll get out of the way so you can discuss your wedding. Parker, can I talk to you for a second?”
What in the hell could I have done now? I secured an event. There’s no reason she should have a stern look on her face. “I’ll be right back. You can look at these in the meantime.” I hand them the information for Whoopsie Daisy and the wedding planner.
I close the door behind me, and my sister is in my face. “Please tell me you didn’t have a one-night stand with the bride.”
“What? No!” I can’t believe she’d even think that. “Jasmin isn’t the one getting married; her sister is.”
“Good. Because I thought you might have reached a new low, and I’d have to kick your ass.”
