Jack Loves Callie Tender (A Southern Cousins Mystery prequel, companion guide and cookbook) by Webb Peggy

Author:Webb, Peggy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: best friends, cozy series, southern books, southern authors, dog sleuths, peggy webb mysteries
Publisher: Peggy Webb

Chapter Six

How could my human mom have the perfect wedding if her cake was missing? I can see why Charlie didn’t want to tell her. Callie is always burning white candles under the full moon and searching for signs from the universe to guide her. She’d see a missing cake as a bad omen. She might even call off the wedding.

Naturally, that didn’t happen. The search for the cake took place behind the scenes and behind Callie’s back.

Meanwhile, back in the bridal dressing room, another disaster was brewing. Here’s the way Fayrene tells it.

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Fayrene

When Ruby Nell came flying out of the bridal dressing room looking for me, I seized the opportunity to leave the foyer. I was cornered by Tupelo’s biggest philanderer. I don’t care how many millions he gives to charity. I was bored to death standing there listening to him brag about it.

“Excuse me. I need to borrow Fayrene for a minute.” Ruby Nell snatched me out of his grip, all the while smiling as sweet as pie, and he didn’t even take defense. He just went off looking for somebody else to talk their ears off.

As soon as we were out of anybody’s hearing, she said, “We’ve got a big problem.”

Naturally, she would turn to me. Being an entrepreneur gives me an advantage over other women, even Ruby Nell, who thinks she knows everything. When it comes to solving problems, most women are totally fertile. It takes somebody with my experience to just quietly get the job done without going into a big pubic display.

“I’m all ears,” I said. “Tell me about it, and don’t minx words.”

“Callie’s gone and lost at least six pounds, and her wedding dress won’t fit.”

“Lord help us, Ruby Nell, that’s not a big problem. All the dress needs is a little altercation. I can do that with my eyes half shut.”

“We don’t have a thread and needle.”

“Ruby Nell, if you don’t calm down, I’m going to be planning your urology. You just go back in there and tell the bride everything’s going to be all right. It won’t take me ten minutes to hop into my car and drive home for my sewing kit.”

Little did I know! I hustled out to the parking lot, trying not to sweat too much. I drove all the way to Memphis to get this turquoise silk dress. Then I had to tear the price tag off and lie to Jarvetis about the cost. And I never lie - unless it’s for a good cause. After all that, I wasn’t about to rush around in the heat and get sweat circles on my dress.

So I was making my cautious way to the parking lot, smiling and waving at everybody, trying not to let Ruby Nell’s constitution rub off on me, when lo and behold, what did I see? My vehicle was gone.

Thinking I might have parked it somewhere else and forgotten where in all the excitement – this was highly unlikely, since I have a pornographic memory – I trotted around the lot trying to spot my car.

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