Really Real Ballet Slippers

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Before they knew it, July had come. It was actually July 1st, and Weslyn was bouncing off the walls with excitement. It was early in the morning, but this was no ordinary morning. This morning was the morning that Maria was coming. She was going to be there in eight or nine hours. 

 The Beatles were in Australia on a tour. They'd be back on the day of the wedding. Weslyn thought it was all crazy to have everything to squeezed together, but it wasn't her wedding. Weslyn was watching TV when the phone rang. She hoped it was Paul calling her, but when she answered it, she found it wasn't him. 

 "Hey, Wes!" Maria said sounding like she'd only woken up a few minutes ago.

 "Hey Maria, are you here yet?" Weslyn asked sitting up. Maria laughed.

 "No way!" She said, "I'm at the airport. I'm just calling to make sure I've got someone picking me up." 

 "Yep, Layla said she'd do it." Weslyn said smiling, "It's 7.00 right?"

 "Yeah, 7.00 p.m." Maria sighed, "I'll see you soon."

 "OK." Weslyn hung up and giggled in excitement. Weslyn wondered what time it was in Georgia. She couldn't remember the time difference though. She went back to her TV watching in hopes of passing the time. 

 Around noon, Mandy came over to have lunch. Weslyn and Mandy were good friends. Mandy was nice to most everyone, but she and Weslyn had a lot more in common that Weslyn did with Layla. 

 "So, the wedding!" Mandy said as they sat in the kitchen after they's eaten lunch, "Isn't it so exciting?" 

 "Very exciting." Weslyn said giggling, "It makes me want to get married." Mandy laughed and nodded.

 "I know!" She said, sighing wistfully, "But would you really marry Paul? I didn't know the two of you were that serious." Weslyn shrugged and scrunched her nose. 

 "I don't think we're all that serious, but Paul is sweet, and I do love him." Weslyn said looking at her tea, "I don't know how he feels about maybe getting married one day though." 

 "Well if you had asked me a year ago that Paul would have one girl for more than a month, let alone six, I would have laughed in your face." Mandy said sipping her tea, "You're the gal who tamed the beast in Paul McCartney." Weslyn laughed and did a little bow.

 "Well that's all of them then isnt' it?" She asked standing up with her empty cup. 

 "All of what?" Mandy asked following her to the sink.

 "All the Beatles." Weslyn said rinsing her cup, "They're all taken now."  

 "Ah, you forget, all but Georgie Pants." Mandy said laughing. 

 "Georgie Pants?" Weslyn laughed too and Mandy shrugged. "Well anyway, George has Maria. Neither of them know it yet, but I will get Maria to live here if it means I have to tie her up in the corner first." Mandy giggled girlishly and rolled her eyes.

 "I haven't met her, but she has to be something if George can't seem to get over her." Mandy said. "Anyway, back to the wedding, what are you wearing?" 

 Weslyn grinned and she grabbed Mandy's arm and pulled her to the bedroom. She pulled her new dress out of the closet and she held it up to her body. It was a light pink knee length dress with red roses at the bottom and a red sash around the waist. 

 "Oh my gosh, Wes that is gorgeous!" Mandy said touching it, "Where on earth did you get it?" 

 "This little shop that's across from that little cafe called Tasha's something or other!" Weslyn said, getting excited again.

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