Page 66 of Pillow Talk
‘Was that so difficult?’
He shrugged.
‘You’re dating Shona? When will we formally meet her? We know of her and remember her as a child, but I haven’t really been introduced,’ his mother continued.
He groaned.
‘Mom, I am not dating Shona. We’re just friends,’ he said.
His grandfather cleared his throat. Sen shot the old man a warning look.
‘We’ll meet Shona at Mylen’s wedding,’ she said.
Sen sat up straighter. ‘What? No! I wasn’t even planning on going.’
‘You were planning on not attending your cousin’s wedding?’
‘Second cousin,’ he muttered.
‘You will be attending, Senthil, and so will Shona,’ she ordered.
‘Mom, I can’t ask Shona to attend. That’s ridiculous,’ he complained.
‘But you could ask her to have supper at your apartment? You can spend every night at her apartment but you can’t ask her to attend a wedding?’
‘Whoa, Mom! I’m not at Shona’s apartment every night!’
His grandfather cleared his throat again.
Sen narrowed his eyes at him. The old man winked.
‘Shona comes from a respectable family and so do you. The Shahs are well respected and so are the Aiyers. You both will stop this nonsense. I put up with your nonsense out of Rally with Tamiras, Sadhanas, Janes and God knows who else but I won’t put up with this. I’ll march into that shop and tell her parents exactly what is going on,’ his mother said sternly.
Sen laughed.
‘I’m almost 30years old.’
‘Exactly! You found the one and now you can settle down. This ducking and diving nonsense has to stop,’ his mother warned.
His grandfather cleared his throat again.
Sen gave him a withering look that should have terrified the old man but instead his smile just got broader.
‘I did not expect that,’ Felicity said.
Shona nodded slowly.
‘Now we have to rearrange our diary and do this. I can’t believe it! I’ve never been busier,’ the wedding planner said.
Somehow people found out that Shona had altered Esha’s veil. Before long, three brides had booked her to design their traditional wedding outfits. And they’d hired Felicity to plan their weddings.
Maddie Harper’s dress was already with the bride-to-be, who’d picked it up from Shona an hour before at Felicity’s office. The shy woman was overcome with emotion when she tried it on. And that’s when Shona finally saw it – the design was perfect for Maddie. She was born to wear it.
‘I’m so grateful that Maddie didn’t expect us to travel to her wedding destination to help on her wedding day. I loved playing a small role by organising local service providers, but I don’t want to be involved in that circus,’ Felicity said.
‘Do you really think it would be that bad?’ Shona asked.
Felicity closed the file on her desk.
