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?”

the door closed behind me. “No, you

wish. I assume you know

I don’t reply.

to get your side of the story on the wedding fiasco

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

you deny using a Wedding Whisperer at the

is,” I say feigning ignorance for this term which I suspect Dana created and which has, much to my frustration gone viral. I have seen memes all over social media already with people making their

the bride, or occasionally groom, into going ahead with the wedding despite their concerns or cold feet. I must admit it was

you say that based on what? How many times has the Wedding Whisperer

you do know what a Wedding Whisperer is?” Dana asks seizing on my reply. Before I can say anything she

don’t bother trying

all, I repeat, all, crying for blood. The common thing they all tell us is

say nothing as I stare back

she asks. “Is 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 of the best wedding planners in the game? And as your reputation has grown so have your fees. Do you not have any

trust myself to speak. I’m afraid that if I say something I will cry and appear

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