“Yes, dear. I promise. We’ll have another planning meeting tomorrow morning. I’ll listen to all your suggestions and then I’ll make a choice.”

“For the flowers, the dresses, the music, the decorations, and the menu?”

“Yes. I’ll choose everything tomorrow.”

“Thank you, Mother,” Hannah said. And then, because she thought she might have been too harsh, she got up and came around the work island to give her mother a big hug. “We love you, Mother.”

“I know you do. And I admit I’m being difficult. It’s not for me, Hannah. Doc’s never had a wedding before. I just want this wedding to be one that Doc can remember with pride.”

“It will be, Mother,” Hannah said, walking her mother to the door. “I promise you that Doc will love it and remember it with pride for the rest of his life.”

When Delores went out and she had closed the door behind her, Hannah walked back to the workstation and sat down again. She’d said what she needed to say, and Delores had agreed. On the surface, everything was fine, but Hannah had the awful premonition that nothing she’d said would do any good when morning rolled around and their next planning meeting convened.

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