“Ethan told me you two only picked the venue yesterday,” I said.

“You’ve gotten quite a lot done in twenty-four hours.”

Patricia laughed and waved her hand in the air.

The gold bangles on her wrist rattled loudly.

“Actually, we’ve been planning this for months,” Patricia said.

Vanessa shifted in her seat and knocked her elbow on the edge of the table.

She reached over, caught her mother by the wrist, and pulled her hand down.

“Mom means she’s been dreaming about it for months,” Vanessa said.