A Wedding on Primrose Street by Sheila Roberts

Author:Sheila Roberts
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: MIRA Books
Published: 2015-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Anne, Mother in Crisis

“Really, Anne,” Julia said as they trooped back to Anne’s car. “What were you thinking?”

“What do you mean what was I thinking?” Anne countered. “I wasn’t the one who threw a fit in the bridal shop.”

“No, you were the one who caused it,” Julia said sternly.

“I certainly was not.” Anne unlocked the car and they got in, her mother riding shotgun in the front passenger seat. “Laney was being stubborn and uncooperative,” Anne said and shut her door with a bit more force than necessary.

“She found the gown she wanted,” Julia pointed out.

“Mom, do you want her parading down the aisle with that tattoo sleeve showing? Not to mention the one on her neck.” Although, actually, the one on Laney’s neck was kind of cute. Not that Anne would ever tell her.

“The sheer sleeve didn’t hide it anyway,” Kendra said from the backseat. “You’d need heavier material, and you’re not going to find that in any summer wedding collection.”

“We could look online,” Anne said. “Or…” Oh, she didn’t know. And right now that wasn’t the issue. Her daughter was mad at her. No, make that furious. Well, darn it all, she wasn’t exactly happy with Laney, either. This should’ve been fun, a memorable outing. It hadn’t been fun and it’d been memorable in the worst kind of way.

“I hate to say it, but the baby Momzilla is growing,” said Kendra.

“I am not a Momzilla!” Anne almost shouted.

“What on earth is a Momzilla?” Julia demanded.

“It’s what we call an out-of-control mother of the bride,” Kendra explained.

“Momzilla,” Julia said, trying out the word. She nodded. “Yes, Anne, I think you were a bit of a Momzilla today.”

“I was not! I didn’t tell my daughter what wedding gown to buy or refuse to pay for a gown I didn’t like.”

“Only because you’re not a full-grown Momzilla yet,” Kendra said.

“You may not have done that but you certainly balked at getting the dress your daughter picked out,” said Julia. “You might as well have told her you wouldn’t buy it.”

Anne frowned at her mother. “So, you want her to walk down the aisle with the mermaid in full view of everyone?”

“What does it matter?” Kendra argued. “It’ll be family and friends at the wedding, and they all know she’s got a sleeve. Heck, half the women at the wedding will have tattoos.”

“Call her and tell her to get the gown,” commanded her mother.

Anne scowled at the traffic in front of her crawling down Forty-Fifth. “I don’t see what’s wrong with going to another shop and seeing if there’s anything else.”

“Well, then, your eyes are closed,” Julia said shortly. “Laney loved the first gown, and none of the ones she tried on lit up her face like that one did. Your sister made a good point. Everyone coming to the wedding knows about Laney’s tattoo. They’ve all gotten used to it. So you may as well let her have the dress she wants.”

“Twenty years from now, when she looks back on her wedding pictures, what’s she going to think?” Anne asked.

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