Page 9 of Battling Bright
She smiled weakly and held out her hand, feeling the warm grip of his hand on hers.She nodded and escaped.Time to try and sleep before she had to get up in six hours.
Chapter Two
Krys was there whenthe furniture and the food prep started arriving in the rented cooling units.She had things covered with power backups for the fridges.The sous vide units were filled with water and waiting.
She checked off all the food prep, including the temperatures in the hired fridges and the refrigerated trucks.Everything was ready: tables were up, chairs were in place, and the property was waiting.The bride’s and bridesmaids’ dresses were in place, and everything was ready for the arrival of the makeup artist at noon for the four o’clock photos.They would all be done before the ceremony as the sun set.Dia was all lined up.
Krys was packing up to go when Vaia came down, and she looked nervous.“Krys, I know it’s a lot to ask, but could you spend the night here?”
“Oh.Um, sure.Did you want me to invite anyone else?”
Vaia paused and shook her head.“No, just you.I...we are cousins, and I just wanted to sit with someone who is family.”
“Did that someone want to order takeout?”
Vaia grinned.“Yes, please.”
“What is Azreen doing?”
“He’s with his parents tonight at the mayor’s mansion.”
“You weren’t invited?”
“Oh, I was, but I said I was going to be spending the night with family, so here you are.”
“I think we can have some fun, but why me?”
Vaia looked at Krys.“Because you don’t have enough fun in your life.Now, what do you think we should do?”
“I have no idea.”
“How do you feel about go-karts?”
Krys smiled slowly.“When do we go?”
Vaia chuckled.“Let me make a call.”
