The Perfect Dress by Carolyn Brown

Author:Carolyn Brown [Brown, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503905276
Published: 2019-04-15T16:00:00+00:00

Mitzi glanced at herself in the foyer mirror as she passed by on Saturday morning—red hair wild enough to scare little children, no makeup, and eyes swollen with sleep.

“Is it too early for a shot of bourbon?” she muttered as she headed across the kitchen floor.

“Yes, it is, and you look like the last rose of summer a hound dog hiked his leg on,” Jody said.

“I feel like she looks,” Paula said. “If we weren’t pressed for time, I’d suggest we all go back to bed and forget that we need to go Greenville today to get everything we’ll need for the bridal fair next Saturday. We have to get napkins imprinted with our logo, a couple of cases of champagne, and those little plastic flutes. If we’re not too late to get it done, let’s get the flutes stamped with the logo, too.”

“And maybe we should buy one of those tall banners that you pull up from the bottom and hook at the top. We could put pictures of several of the dresses we’ve designed on it, and set it up at the end of our table,” Jody said.

“All good ideas. Give me an hour to wake up and throw on some clothes.” Mitzi slumped down in a chair at the table. “What are y’all’s plans for tomorrow afternoon?”

“Well, I’m going to church in the morning with y’all,” Jody said. “I thought about what you said about showing my mama and everyone in Celeste that I’m a strong woman. Besides, we both need to be there to support Paula, since it’s all over town by now that she’s pregnant. But after we get some lunch, I don’t have any plans. What’d you have in mind?”

Paula brought the leftover cake and a stack of paper plates to the table. “I’ll have to set an example for the twins later, but today I want cake for breakfast. After church, I’m going to measure the nursery and probably spend a million hours on Pinterest.”

“Graham and I are going to build the arch for the bridal fair. He offered to buy the materials for it, and I started to protest, but then he said to let him do it as a thank-you for what we’ve done for his girls.” Mitzi tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and cut herself a big chunk of blue cake. “I couldn’t say no.”

“Then it’s not a date?” Jody squealed.

Mitzi groaned. “I don’t think so. Do y’all remember Rita?”

“Skinny, short, and blonde hair.” Jody nodded.

“A gold digger,” Paula answered.

“Exactly.” Mitzi picked up a fork and started on her breakfast cake.

“So?” Jody asked.

“Short and small is what he’s attracted to, and he probably has trust issues, so it can’t be a date,” Mitzi answered.

“If he kisses you before you leave, it’s a date,” Paula said.

“I agree.” Jody headed to the refrigerator and removed a takeout box. “Y’all can have dessert for breakfast. I’m heating up a bowlful of leftover spaghetti and meatballs.”

Mitzi polished off the last of her cake and carried the plate to the trash can.

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