Moving On

Chapter 24 - Part 1

Kate twisted to the side to have a better look at the dress she was wearing.

"I think this is the best," Evelyn said.

Of the three dresses she'd shortlisted, she loved the current one she had on. "I think so, too." She ran her hand down the smooth satin with silver and gold embroidery threads that weaved classy flowers down one side of the gown.

"It's so you." Evelyn walked around her, looking at the dress at every angle. "Perfect. This is perfect."

"The dress does look great on you. With veil or without?" Helen asked as she tugged at the excess material around Kate's waist and took note of the adjustments that had to be made.

"With," Evelyn said.

Kate nodded, agreeing with Evelyn. "Have you decided on your bridesmaid dress?"

Evelyn picked up a dark violet off-shoulder dress. "You know, most brides choose the bridesmaid's dress. They choose the ugly ones."

"Why would I do that? You're the maid of honor, so you get to decide what you want to wear."

Evelyn laughed and shook her head. "Everything is perfect. You'll have a perfect wedding, a perfect marriage, and you'll live happily ever after."

"I thought you didn't believe in happily-ever-afters."

"I believe it for you."

Kate smiled warmly at Evelyn and gave her a hug. "Thanks."

"It's settled, then. We should pack up and leave. We shouldn't be here in the first place, and where is Dan?" Evelyn checked the time on her phone.

"I'm sorry, it's just that ..." Helen pursed her lips. "It's a little difficult to work on the dress at Evelyn's place."

It wasn't just difficult for Helen to work on the dress; it was impossible to walk across Evelyn's living room without dragging something under the train of the dress.

An hour before the appointment, Helen had suddenly called and asked for a change in location.

Evelyn was adamant about not letting Tyler see the wedding dress. With that, the only location left was Kate's own house.

Though Tyler was totally against the idea, it was too late to make other arrangements, so he eventually gave in after asking Dan to accompany them since he was around the area.

But they had been in the house for over an hour, and Dan was still nowhere to be seen.

"He's probably caught in a jam," Kate said.

"Tyler won't be too happy with us staying here longer than necessary."

Helen led Kate away and helped her remove the dress, making sure that the pins stayed in place.

"All right, I'm done. Do you want me to stay with the two of you?" Helen said as she packed up her bag.

Kate smiled and shook her head. Helen was already going out of her way to travel out of the studio with all the heavy gowns. Kate had told Helen the gist of what had been happening, and she had been kind enough to accommodate. "We'll be fine. Thanks for coming."

"Thanks for flying me in first-class and for the five-star hotel suite," Helen said mischievously. "I'll see you at the next fitting."

"Thanks."

Helen left while Kate and Evelyn continued waiting for Dan.

"We should head back to the mansion on our own," Evelyn said when Dan didn't pick up his phone.