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doesn’t help that she knows everyone in town, so it’s easy for her to do things because these people are her friends. It’s just like your mom.”
    “That’s a good point. Maybe that’s it!” I said, snapping my fingers. “I can get my mom to help entertain your mom and maybe distract her from driving you crazy. At least a little.”
    “You think she would? That would be the best news I’ve heard all day.”
    “Sure, let me call her.” I stepped outside to call, so as to not be one of those rude people who talk on their cell phone in a public place, annoying all those around them. She must have been in the kitchen because she picked up on the first ring.
    “Hey, Mom, I have a favor to ask.”
    “Well, then ask it.”
    “Katy’s mom is flying into town this weekend, and you know how she can be somewhat controlling and overbearing. I was wondering if you would do Katy a favor and sort of run interference.”
    “What do you mean exactly?”
    “Keep her from driving Katy crazy with everything that’s happened. The last thing Katy needs is her mom trying to take over.”
    “Tomorrow I have a junior league luncheon and a garden club meeting for the Fourth of July celebration planning. I could ask her to go. She used to be part of both those organizations so she might enjoy that, but I can’t force her.”
    “I’m not asking you to tie her up and put her in your trunk, Mother. I’m asking you to just lend a hand.”
    “Presley, there’s no reason for that tone.”
    “There’s no tone. I just feel bad for Katy.” Geez, my mother could so easily make me feel twelve again.
    “When is she coming in again?”
    “This afternoon sometime. I think about three.”
    “Then I’ll call her late this afternoon and try and persuade her to join me.”
    “Thanks, Mom, I appreciate it.”
    “Are you going to be home for dinner?”
    I thought about it for a second. I didn’t have any pressing plans, or any plans at all for that matter, and it would be nice to spend some time with my parents. “I should be. Right now, I don’t have any wedding duties, and Katy will be leaving to pick up her mom.”
    “We’re having eggplant parmesan, if that helps entice you.”
    “What about dessert?” I teased.
    “I could possibly throw together some fudge or brownies.”
    “Do you have ice cream?”
    “I believe so.”
    “Then brownies,” I said, thinking, to hell with dieting and making sure I would fit into my dress. Eggplant Parmesan was one of my absolute favorites of my mother’s dishes. The only thing remotely healthy about it was the actual eggplant, but once she breaded, fried it and covered it with tons of cheese, the healthy properties were somewhat negated.
    I hung up with her and went back to where Katy was waiting. Looking at her, I felt bad again. Katy was normally so upbeat and just rolled with things. Right now she looked so stressed out. This week of all weeks, she deserved to be on cloud nine.
    “Good news!” I said, sliding into my seat.
    “Yeah?”
    “Yeah. My mother is going to call your mother later today and invite her to a couple meetings tomorrow for groups she used to belong to. Hopefully, your mom will want to see old friends more than she wants to drive you crazy.”
    “Oh, Presley, I can’t thank you enough. I love my mom and I know she means well, but …”
    “No explanation necessary. Now, what’s next?” I said, looking at the notebook sitting in front of Katy where she had a list of items written down that I could only presume were her wedding tasks.
    “I think this is actually the hardest part.”
    “What is?” I asked, taking a sip of my coffee.
    “There isn’t really anything to do right now. Everything is in place and until Friday, when things start happening again, it’s a waiting game. Any more following up and I’m going to drive the vendors crazy. If I had work, I wouldn’t be at such a loss of what to do. I didn’t schedule appointments for myself this