Cold Feet

Chapter 13

VIOLA

I hear Rick’s car start and heave a sigh of relief.

It’s been the morning I feared. Call after call from people threatening to sue me or just wanting to rant and blame the fact that they their marriages failed on me. Cancellation after cancellation has followed and I have watched my business being choked to death in a matter of hours.

I call an estate agent who regularly leaves pamphlets in my mailbox. The agency is proactive so I decide to get them in and explore having them list the house for sale.

They answer the phone promptly and I am soon put through to an agent who arranges to meet me at two pm. As I put the phone down, the doorbell rings. I wish I had a fence and gates in front of the property. Too late for that now, I think to myself as I open the door without checking who it is.

It’s the reporter from the television report.

She smiles superficially. I see the cameraman behind her. No doubt the camera is rolling already.

“Good morning Miss Hughes.”

“I’m Dana Rothschild,” she says. “Can we come in?”

closed behind me. “No, you can’t. We can talk

you wish. I assume you

I don’t reply.

wanted to get your side of the story on the wedding

groom and bridesmaid says it all don’t you think?” I

“Do you deny using a

have seen memes all over social media already with

or occasionally groom, into going ahead with the wedding despite their concerns or cold feet. I must admit it was a unique idea but it truly isn’t the best way to try and set yourself apart from or above other wedding planners as last night has

How many times has the Wedding Whisperer helped

anything she continues, “And how many times have you used a Wedding Whisperer and the marriage has

don’t bother

smiles. “Calls are still coming in, and they are all, I repeat, all, crying for blood. The common thing they all tell us is that

as I stare

it because you were afraid of looking like a greedy, gold digging, money hungry wedding planner only interested in making money and having a track record as one

something I will cry and appear weak on national television. I don’t think that’s a good idea. I reach behind me

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