“Jenna won’t fix it until after dinner,” I told her.
“Grandma hasn’t even eaten,” she said.
I walked away.
I glanced toward Daniel across the room.
“How am I supposed to tell him this on his wedding day?” I asked.
Lucy looked at me.
“If Jenna did that to me, would you want Daniel to keep it from you?”
I couldn’t answer.
Lucy looked at me.
Patricia appeared beside us.
“Jenna tells me you’re still trying to change the seats.”
“I’m going to tell Daniel what happened.”
“Cassidy, please. Think about what you’re doing to their marriage!”
I stopped.
“Cassidy, please.”
I’d wanted Daniel to be happy with Jenna.
But after our conversation, I couldn’t stop wondering what would happen the first time my son needed Jenna to choose between him and somebody with more money.
Would she expect him to accept second place too?
I turned back to Patricia.
I’d wanted Daniel to be happy.
“Your daughter made a choice yesterday. I’m not going to hide it for her today.”
Lucy caught my sleeve.
“Mom, stay with Grandma.”
“Lucy, what are you going to do?”
She glanced toward the head table.
Lucy caught my sleeve.
“I didn’t want to do this today, but she deserves it.”
Before I could stop her, she walked straight toward Daniel.
I followed, but Lucy reached him first.
She leaned down and whispered something.
“She deserves it.”
Daniel’s smile disappeared.
He stood and looked across the room.
“Where’s Grandma?”
“She’s near the kitchen,” Lucy said.
He stared at her.
“Where’s Grandma?”
“Why?”
“Patricia gave her seat to Jenna’s aunt.”
Daniel turned toward his wife.
“Jenna, what’s going on?”
Jenna reached for his hand.
“Why?”
“Daniel, please sit down. We can discuss it later.”
He pulled his hand away.
“Where is my grandmother?”
I stepped forward.
“She’s with the catering staff. I tried to get her seat back, but Patricia and Jenna refused.”
I stepped forward.
Daniel looked toward the kitchen.
“Lucy, please stay with Grandma. I’ll sort this out.”
She nodded and hurried away.
Daniel turned back to Jenna.
He called the coordinator over.
“I’ll sort this out.”
“Please move my grandmother back to her original seat. Jenna’s aunt can use the one reserved for her.”
Jenna sprang to her feet.
“You can’t do that!”
Conversations stopped. Several guests turned toward her.
Jenna sprang to her feet.
Daniel stared at his wife.
“Why not?”
“You can’t ask her to move now! She spent so much on this!”
“So that’s why Grandma lost her seat?” Daniel asked.
Jenna’s face reddened.
He turned toward me.
“Why not?”
“Mom, did Jenna know about this?”
I wanted to protect him, but he deserved the truth.
“She approved it yesterday. I spoke to her myself.”
Daniel looked back at his wife.
He deserved the truth.
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Jenna didn’t answer.
“You knew I’d never agree to this.”
“Daniel, you’re making this sound awful.”
“Then tell me how it’s supposed to sound.”
