Chapter 15 - THE WEDDING THAT NEVER HAPPENED
The venue sued initially.
We settled.
Nonrefundable deposits.
Vendors.
Some costs mine.
Some Lorna’s.
Family reserve audit determined:
$312,000 properly eligible under preliminary event rules.
$168,000 improperly allocated above authority.
Restored by me personally and by Lorna under settlement.
Not because Estelle “paid for the wedding.”
Accounting was messier.
Important.
I did not throw a revenge party.
Did not burn the dress.
Did not send invitations reading CANCELED DUE TO EVIL STEPMOTHER.
I went back to work.
Boring.
Healthy.
Then six months later, Estelle asked:
“Are you going to marry someone?”
“Not soon.”
“Ever?”
“Maybe.”
“Will I meet them?”
“Yes.”
“Before wedding?”
I laughed.
“Definitely.”
“Can Lenette vote?”
“No.”
“Why?”
“Because I am apparently still allowed some decisions.”
May you like
She smiled.
Good.
