One Day Like This by Laura Briggs

Author:Laura Briggs [Briggs, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781786814869
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Twelve

The NiteLite Lounge gave Tessa a complete list of wedding-package prices, and they weren’t cheap. One hundred dollars per guest—which might not be much if Paolo and Molly were still planning for a small crowd. Of course, by now Paolo’s grandmother might insist on inviting the whole neighborhood to share in her grandson’s big day.

“Miss Miller!” A voice called out behind her as she crossed the street from the lounge. She turned to see Paolo catching up with her.

“Hi,” she said. “Mr. Fazolli—Paolo. How are you? Call me Tessa, by the way. We try to be on a first-name basis at Wedding Belles.”

“Okay,” he said. “Listen, I was hoping to catch you and talk to you—you didn’t put a deposit on that place, did you?” he asked, glancing anxiously behind them at the club.

“No,” said Tessa. “I just picked up a list of quotes for Molly and you to review.”

“Good.” Paolo breathed his relief. “Do you have time for a cup of coffee? There’s something I’d like to talk to you about.”

“Sure,” she said, checking her watch. “I have time before I stop by a few other venues.”

“Then we definitely need to talk,” he said.

They got a cup of coffee from a nearby street vendor, and walked along the park. “I’m worried about Gran,” said Paolo. “She’s obsessed with having this wedding be some big production, and I know she can’t afford it. Nothing I say to her makes a difference, because she keeps insisting this is what she wants.”

“Is it what you want?” Tessa asked. “That’s the most important question when it comes to weddings.”

He sighed. “Not really,” he answered. “Molly and I… when we decided we were getting married, we knew it would be a small affair. Not that either of us don’t dream about a perfect day, but we knew we had to be realistic. Molly wants to save money for her business, and I want to save every dollar I can to put a deposit on a better apartment for the two of us.”

“That’s why your grandmother insists on paying for it?” guessed Tessa.

“Gran claims it’s her dream,” he said. “You know, my parents were pretty poor when they decided to tie the knot. They eloped one weekend to a Justice of the Peace, and that was it. Gran never got over the fact there was no big celebration for it. They didn’t even tell her in advance so she could make a cake for them. I think she felt like our tiny family didn’t have any big moments to bring us together, no milestones that we could cherish. She told me once that it really hurt her that the biggest day in my dad’s life was treated just like any other day.”

“Hers must have been a lot like that, too,” said Tessa. “Judging by the way she talks about it.”

“I know. Gran always said her wedding wasn’t anything to dream about, either,” he said. “So that’s why she filled up that old cookie tin with extra money over the years.

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