Brenda opened her fountain pen cap with a sharp click before speaking.

“The initial vendor estimates are substantial,” Brenda said.

“The total wedding venue cost comes to one hundred eighty thousand dollars.”

I looked at the polished travertine floor of our lobby through the open glass doors of my office.

“That is more than double the average rate for downtown Atlanta,” I said.

Brenda slid a blue legal folder across the table.

She tapped the second page of the attached document with her pen tip.