The Non-Disclosure Agreement by Kelsey McKnight

Author:Kelsey McKnight [McKnight, Kelsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Limitless Publishing LLC
Published: 2017-05-08T18:30:00+00:00

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“Holly, I need you to plan my party,” Ursula announced over the rim of her Bloody Mary. They were sitting outside at a high-end café in the center of the city. The weather was perfectly crisp and the sharp smell of fall was in the air. Photographers had followed the trio to the restaurant, but were chased away by management and a few large bodyguards who seemed to always be hovering around them now.

Holly nearly choked on her bacon. “You want me to plan a party?” The party planning gods must have heard her plea.

“You want to be an event planner, no?” She raised an eyebrow.

“I do. I’ve just never planned anything large…just some things around town or at my parents’ restaurant.” Holly glanced at Jackson, who was suddenly very interested in a piece of toast. He had something to do with this, no doubt.

“Well, it will be small. A birthday party with only two hundred of my closest friends.” Ursula waved her hand in the air dismissively.

“Two hundred people?” Holly paled. There was no way she could handle that.

“More or less. I want it to be a costume party. Obviously, I’ll be Marie Antoinette. I’ll need themed cocktails and I prefer live music. DJs are not my thing.”

Holly swallowed, trying to settle her racing mind. If she was going to be a big city event planner, she was going to need to get used to those kinds of monumental tasks. “Okay. I think I can handle that. Do you have a date in mind?” She hoped the woman wasn’t about to suggest Halloween, as that was only a mere month away.

“The fifteenth.”

“Of November?” Holly questioned. “December?”

“October.” Ursula inspected her talon-like nails.

Holly gasped. “That’s only two weeks away!” Ah, it would seem the gods had a sick sense of humor.

Ursula smiled and reached into her small Gucci clutch, removing a credit card. “You will be surprised how well people respond to money. Put whatever you need on this card. Also, invitations need to be sent out very soon. I’ll make you a list.”

Holly took the card, trying not to look as frightened as she felt. “Are you sure you want me to do this?”

The older woman looked at her like she did not understand the question. “You are to be my daughter-in-law. We need to trust each other, no? I trust you to plan my party.”

Holly shifted guiltily in her seat, catching Jackson’s eye. “I’ll try my best, Ursula.”

“Merveilleux!” Ursula clapped her hands. “The last party before my son becomes a married man. Have you picked a date? I long to see your wedding.”

Holly bit her lip. “We haven’t really decided yet. Maybe in the spring.”

Ursula pursed her crimson lips thoughtfully. “Spring. That will not do.”

“Why not?” Holly asked.

“I’ll be mort, ma chère. Dead,” she answered simply, taking a cigarette out of her clutch and lighting it at the table.

“Mother,” Jackson said tightly, “stop being so dramatic. And don’t smoke, you know what your doctor says.”

Ursula waved his hand away. “I am a grown woman and if I want to spend my last days smoking like a chimney, you will let me.

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