Interesting.
Avery cleared her throat. “Well, no one get too excited over the cancellation, because I had Eloise Royal on the waiting list for a postholiday wedding, so she took their place. The bride and groom love Christmas so much they want to do it all over again.”
“Yay,” Taylor grunted.
“It’s definitely a ‘yay’ for you, T, because I have you down as away that weekend to attend the wedding expo in Atlantic City. We get a ton of business from that, and Mom and Dad have had a booth there forever, so you need to cover it.”
“I won’t argue with that assignment.”
Gabe laughed. “Gambling, alcohol, and hot men figuring out they just want to be single after all? We’ll never get you back.”
Taylor stuck out her tongue.
“Bella, Gabe, I need you both to work that wedding. Carter and I are flying out to Texas to visit Ally that weekend, so I won’t be around.”
Her sisters gasped. Gabe’s jaw dropped.
“What?” Avery asked.
“You’re taking an entire weekend off during holiday-wedding season?” Bella asked.
It struck her full force how much her life had changed since the summer. As much as she loved work, she didn’t want to live for it any longer. She wanted to enjoy Carter and Ally and Lucy. And she realized the world wouldn’t fall apart if she took a few days off.
“That’s right,” she said. “If you’re okay to cover me.”
“Good for you, babe,” Taylor said.
Bella nodded. “Of course. I’ll handle everything.”
Gabe gave her a pointed look. “We’ll handle everything.”
Uh-oh. Something told her change was on the way—a slight simmer of tension, a swirl of emotion, and the way Gabe looked at her sister, like he was finally tired of being ignored.
She wondered what was going to happen next.
Avery finished the last of her chocolate croissant as her phone flashed. She smiled as she adjourned the meeting and took the call from the man she loved, pushing Bella and Gabe out of her mind.
For now.