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Immediately after the ceremony, Lila lined up a long list of treatments she wanted done in the privacy of her own suite. She retreated to her room which was now being guarded by a burly man with giant arms and fists that looked like they could knock you back to last year. Patrick, sensing that Lila wanted some alone time, retreated to his day spa of sorts. The slopes.
Franco scurried off to his room to get a nap in before the wedding di
"Weird," I commented. "Is it strange that I feel like I need to ask Do
"You mean before you go packing up her stuff," Bebe corrected me.
"That's what I meant." But my real agenda was just that – searching through Do
I started in her closet. Do
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"I'm glad Do
"Huh?" I focused on Bebe. "Oh, I'm sorry I guess I was lost in thought."
"You do that a lot," she replied. "At first I thought you were just quiet or maybe a little shy, but I don’t think you hold your tongue because you have nothing to say."
"You're right," I admitted. "I always have plenty to say, believe me."
"It's better that you don't when Lila is around."
"How did you two meet?" I asked her.
"I love that girl, don't get me wrong. It’s just sometimes she can get under my skin." She checked the size of Do
"And the rest is history," I finished.
"Exactly."
I left Do
Bebe continued to look through the clothes in Do
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"Hey, Bebe," I shouted. "When is Do
"June fifth, I think. Why?" She paused still sorting through the closet.
"Oh, uh." I looked down at one of Do
"You do that too?" Bebe laughed from inside the closet. "Have you ever done a psychic reading before? I went to this woman in Atlanta once and she told me I was going to meet my husband at a gas station. Can you believe that? My driver fills the gas tank."
"Crazy," I said as I tried Do
Lila wants you to meet her at the spa early. Cold feet.
I read the text a couple of times before I looked through a few others. I stopped again when Bev's name appeared. Bev, the bridesmaid who somehow managed to escape the wedding from Hell. I quickly pulled out my own phone and copied her number. Do
"Find anything good?" Bebe asked as she hauled Do
"Uh, no." I laughed. "Just this." I locked Do
"Oh that's where that thing went," she responded. "The cops were looking for that." She took the phone from me and slipped it into Do
"Really?" I studied her expression.
"Yeah, I'm a country girl at heart." She gri
"This isn't a jeans and t-shirt sort of affair?" I joked. Bebe didn't seem too amused by the thought of me showing up to a formal event in casual wear. "I'm kidding."
"Oh," she exhaled. "Of course you are."
"I have something else to wear," I lied.
"Good, because anything short of a cocktail dress would be a disaster." She giggled the same way she did when she talked about Chanel handbags.
I had to find a dress for tonight. I couldn't wear my bridesmaid dress and call it good. I glanced out the window as a flurry of snowflakes began falling from the sky. The snow made me want to stay in and light a fire instead, but I couldn't miss the wedding di
Hopefully I would survive until then.
CHAPTER TEN
My hands shook when I walked back through the staff hallway. I shoved them in my pockets and looked over my shoulder every five seconds. When I passed the lockers in the employee break room and lounge I was too nervous to look at mine in case the first letter came with a part two. The phone rang and Eli poked his head out from around the corner. He was holding a cup of coffee and chewing on another di