Page 84 of The Billionaire's Wife

“Stop. It’s great. Carry on.” Megan continued around the group collecting orders.

Sunny also got the ziti but she added fried calamari to her order. Whitney also added an appetizer. By the time everyone was done, I was surprised at the quantity of food we were going to have. They couldn’t possibly be planning to eat it all, could they?

Maybe they all got up and went running every morning. For like twenty miles.

Or they didn’t eat like this very often.

Or…who knew? It was going to be interesting to find out.

“Excellent. With that out of the way, who is ready for wedding drama?” Jenna was sitting on the floor, leaning back against the sofa. “Because boy, oh boy. I have wedding drama.”

“Uh-oh.” Kayla chewed her lip. “What happened.”

“My venue canceled on me.” Jenna tossed her arms in the air. “They just called up and were like, ‘Oh hey, by the way, you can’t have your wedding here anymore even though you’ve paid for it.’”

“You’re getting a refund at least, right?” Whitney frowned. “I don’t think they can do that. You have a contract.”

“A fact I pointed out. Which is why I’m getting a refund plus an inconvenience fee because I also mentioned that if I wasn’t satisfied with their care of the situation they’d be hearing from my attorney.” Jenna raked a hand through her hair. “I wouldn’t actually sue them but I’m so mad. What am I supposed to do? How do you find a wedding venue two and a half months before a wedding? And oh by the way, make sure all your other vendors can move to that venue. Pretty sure they’re not going to be able to.”

“You were getting married at a winery near Charlottesville, right?” Kayla absently ran a hand over her belly.

“That was the plan. It was perfect, too. Everything has been planned to coordinate with the setting and I just—”

“Take a breath.” Kayla cut her off. “I might have an idea. Remember when the women at church were looking at having a women’s retreat at Peacock Hill, but then it didn’t pan out because the speaker they wanted to bring in couldn’t make it?”

“Vaguely.” Jenna glanced around. “Anyone?”

Whitney raised her hand. “I do.”

“I don’t.” I smiled.

Everyone laughed and a little of the tension in the air eased.

“Funny.” Kayla grinned. “Anyway, I know they do weddings there, too. Why not see if they’re available?”

“That’s a great idea. And honestly, Cody and I got the venue for their big Christmas thing not too much ahead of it last year. It can be done.” Megan reached over and patted Jenna’s shoulder. “We’ll help.”

“Thanks.” Jenna had her head down and she was tapping at her phone. After a moment, she flipped it around. “Is this the place?”

I twisted so I could see the website. Obviously, I wouldn’t know one way or the other, but I was curious. The gorgeous, stately mansion that took up most of the screen was impressive. When the photo slid to the next, revealing lush gardens and bubbling fountains, I reached for my own phone.

A quick search pulled up the site that I’d half-heard Kayla confirm as the correct one. I tapped on the gallery. “Wow. This place is incredible.”

Sunny leaned over to look. “Ooh. Of course, it’s not going to have the lush gardens on New Year’s Eve, but I bet it’s out in the country enough that you’ll be able to see the stars.”

Jenna put down her phone and flipped it over. “All right. I filled out their contact form. I guess we’ll see what we see. I can’t use the church—I already called. The youth are having a big lock-in for New Year’s.”

“I thought they were going to a rec center and renting it out.” Whitney frowned.

“Apparently that changed. No idea why.”

Kayla snorted. “I bet I know why. Some of those moms hover so well, I’m surprised they don’t fly helicopters for the Army. I’m sure they decided the rec center was too dangerous. Or the boys and girls might find corners to behave inappropriately.”

“Like they can’t do that at church.” My hand flew up to cover my mouth. “Sorry. I don’t know the kids at your church. They might be great.”

“They’re a mix.” Whitney shrugged. “And you’re not wrong. The ones who are determined to find a way to get in trouble are going to do that no matter where the event is held. Some moms just don’t want to believe it. You didn’t want to get married at the church anyway.”

“No.” Jenna sighed. “But I do want to get married and at this point I don’t know how that’s going to happen. Unless we elope, I guess.”

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