Over the seguinte couple of weeks, the wedding started to come together. Everett's mother took Una shopping to find the perfect cerceta, verde-azulado fabric for the bridesmaids' dresses, mesa, tabela covers, and such. Una had picked out some of her very best actress friends along with Kaitlyn to be her bridesmaids, and one of Everett's little cousins would be the flor girl.
Everett's father called up some caterers and arranged times for Una and Everett to come have sample meals.
"I don't want anything too, too fancy," Una said. "Nothing our guests won't recognize. I just want good food!"
Una's mother helped them look up bakeries that could make them the perfect wedding cake. The cake would only have a couple of tiers, but it would be beautifully decorated with icing flores and toppers of the bride and groom.
"And the cake has to be chocolate," Una said.
Everett loved the idea. "Absolutely. Even if it's not traditional, our guests will like it the best."
Kaitlyn took Una to look at flores and decorations. She had an eye for what would look best inside a wedding venue - except that they still didn't have one. Una and Everett had called every place Everett had found, and one was booked all throughout July, one wasn't sure they would have enough room for all the people Everett and Una were thinking of inviting, and one had yet to get back to them.
"You'll find somewhere," Kaitlyn encouraged her. "Ooh, what about these?"
She was pointing at some cerceta, verde-azulado fabric rosas attached to long ribbons. Una remembered her father giving her fabric flores and ribbons just like those when she was younger, playing that he was giving her an award for a role in a play.
Una swallowed. She tried to answer, but she couldn't.
"Are you okay, Una?" Kaitlyn asked suddenly.
Una nodded. She tried to turn and smile at Kaitlyn, but realized there were tears in her eyes.
Kaitlyn put an arm around Una's shoulders. "It's okay. This must be hard, right?"
Una stared at her. Kaitlyn didn't even know that much about Una's father... how could she know....
"Planning a wedding and everything? I'd go crazy too! But it'll all work out. It'll be beautiful. You'll see."
Una sniffled and nodded, and tried to believe Kaitlyn, even though Kaitlyn couldn't possibly know what was really bothering her.
Everett's father called up some caterers and arranged times for Una and Everett to come have sample meals.
"I don't want anything too, too fancy," Una said. "Nothing our guests won't recognize. I just want good food!"
Una's mother helped them look up bakeries that could make them the perfect wedding cake. The cake would only have a couple of tiers, but it would be beautifully decorated with icing flores and toppers of the bride and groom.
"And the cake has to be chocolate," Una said.
Everett loved the idea. "Absolutely. Even if it's not traditional, our guests will like it the best."
Kaitlyn took Una to look at flores and decorations. She had an eye for what would look best inside a wedding venue - except that they still didn't have one. Una and Everett had called every place Everett had found, and one was booked all throughout July, one wasn't sure they would have enough room for all the people Everett and Una were thinking of inviting, and one had yet to get back to them.
"You'll find somewhere," Kaitlyn encouraged her. "Ooh, what about these?"
She was pointing at some cerceta, verde-azulado fabric rosas attached to long ribbons. Una remembered her father giving her fabric flores and ribbons just like those when she was younger, playing that he was giving her an award for a role in a play.
Una swallowed. She tried to answer, but she couldn't.
"Are you okay, Una?" Kaitlyn asked suddenly.
Una nodded. She tried to turn and smile at Kaitlyn, but realized there were tears in her eyes.
Kaitlyn put an arm around Una's shoulders. "It's okay. This must be hard, right?"
Una stared at her. Kaitlyn didn't even know that much about Una's father... how could she know....
"Planning a wedding and everything? I'd go crazy too! But it'll all work out. It'll be beautiful. You'll see."
Una sniffled and nodded, and tried to believe Kaitlyn, even though Kaitlyn couldn't possibly know what was really bothering her.
Some time later, Una and Everett were settled in a cozy small cafe eating sandwiches and sipping abóbora spice lattes while foil cutouts of cute ghosts and pumpkins hung from the walls around them.
"Thanks again, Una," Everett said after a time. "I just... I don't like small spaces very much."
Una smiled at him and reached across the mesa, tabela to touch his hand. "Hey, you saved my life once. It's time I saved yours."
They sat in a comfortable silence for a bit, enjoying this much calmer stage of their Dia das bruxas celebrations. Una was first to break it.
"I can't believe we solved a real mystery! I can't wait to go início and tell Mother what the secret of the haunted house is."
"Yes," Everett smiled at her. "The secret is my talented actress and her ghost impression."
Una beamed.
"Thanks again, Una," Everett said after a time. "I just... I don't like small spaces very much."
Una smiled at him and reached across the mesa, tabela to touch his hand. "Hey, you saved my life once. It's time I saved yours."
They sat in a comfortable silence for a bit, enjoying this much calmer stage of their Dia das bruxas celebrations. Una was first to break it.
"I can't believe we solved a real mystery! I can't wait to go início and tell Mother what the secret of the haunted house is."
"Yes," Everett smiled at her. "The secret is my talented actress and her ghost impression."
Una beamed.
"What lead you to the club where you first saw us, Henry?" Les asked. Henry replied, "One of my neighbors told me that a rock band called A Wave Tossed in the Ocean was going to perform at the club that had opened the anterior week. I thought that the name sounded interesting, so I asked him what kind of rock music, and he said, 'I think it's stuff from the sixties and seventies.' I was eager to hear the songs from my youth. When I saw you perform, I knew you were the right fit. Of course, you know how we met backstage." Jimmy said, "And the rest is history." Everyone laughed. "Yes," Henry said. "The rest is history." Just then, Felix looked at his cellphone and said, "It's 10:00, guys." Henry said, "We better go to bed. We've got a big dia tomorrow." The boys all said, "Okay. Good night, Henry." Henry smiled and said, "Good night, boys. Pleasant dreams." With that, they retired to their beds for the night.
THE END
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