CHAPTER 12: MANY FLOWERS, NO JESSE
"WINIFRED!" Her mother screamed. Winnie ran downstairs, hair still down, which won disapproving looks from her mother. "We don't have time to do anything about your hair. I want you to help in the kitchen, and then we are going to get your dress."
After an hour of kitchen duty, the house became completely stocked with gifts and flowers and food. Miles had come buy earlier, and pulled Winnie aside. "I know this all is coming as a shock to you, but my father wants me married now. I'm perfectly fine with it anyway. I mean, the assurance of knowing you can't pull some stunt to get away from me is perfect. I invited all your friends Winnie. Your mother told me who they are. All of high society will be there. It will be a good opportunity for you to be aquatinted with them seeing as how they will become your companions for the rest of your life with me." He kissed her on the cheek. "I'll see you at 10:30 Winnie."
"The weddings at 10:30?"
"Yes, it has to be. I have to leave on business at 12, and you'll need the rest of the day to move your things into my parents home."
"I'm going to live with your parents?" Winnie already didn't want to marry him, but the situation wasn't making it any easier on her either.
"Yes, of course. Don't worry Winnie. They love you." He turned to leave. "By the way Winnie, I asked Jesse if he'd be there." She anxiously awaited the rest of the sentence as he smiled at her evilly, and teasingly. "He won't."
"WINIFRED!" Her mother screamed. Winnie ran downstairs, hair still down, which won disapproving looks from her mother. "We don't have time to do anything about your hair. I want you to help in the kitchen, and then we are going to get your dress."
After an hour of kitchen duty, the house became completely stocked with gifts and flowers and food. Miles had come buy earlier, and pulled Winnie aside. "I know this all is coming as a shock to you, but my father wants me married now. I'm perfectly fine with it anyway. I mean, the assurance of knowing you can't pull some stunt to get away from me is perfect. I invited all your friends Winnie. Your mother told me who they are. All of high society will be there. It will be a good opportunity for you to be aquatinted with them seeing as how they will become your companions for the rest of your life with me." He kissed her on the cheek. "I'll see you at 10:30 Winnie."
"The weddings at 10:30?"
"Yes, it has to be. I have to leave on business at 12, and you'll need the rest of the day to move your things into my parents home."
"I'm going to live with your parents?" Winnie already didn't want to marry him, but the situation wasn't making it any easier on her either.
"Yes, of course. Don't worry Winnie. They love you." He turned to leave. "By the way Winnie, I asked Jesse if he'd be there." She anxiously awaited the rest of the sentence as he smiled at her evilly, and teasingly. "He won't."