Chapter Seven – Mary Anne
Mary Anne Bruno sat in front of the cherry vanity table in her opulent bedroom. She examined her reflection carefully. Today was the big day and she had to look perfect. Her soft, brown hair was cut in a neat bob halfway between her chin and shoulders. Makeup was carefully applied with lip liner matching her lipstick perfectly and manicured nails matching the lipstick as well. She was wearing a sleeveless, crisp, white cotton Ralph Lauren blouse with a khaki wrap around skirt. "Very neat and tidy," she smiled with contentment.
Orderliness and organization were very important in Mary Anne's life. She felt the need to always present a careful image. All through school, Mary Anne felt the importance of getting good grades, being a good friend, being responsible, and being a faithful girlfriend to Logan. Those traits had followed her through college at Stoneybrook University where she majored in elementary education. As soon as she graudated, she and Logan got married. Mary Anne worked hard as a kindergarten teacher while helping pay for Logan to work his way through law school. His hard work and her supporting nature had helped make Logan the mayor of Stoneybrook. Now she had the important role of being in the spotlight as his wife and mother of their three year old twins, Grace and Olivia.
Mary Anne was now busy with many charity functions, organizing dinner parties for important businesspeople in Stoneybrook, volunteering in the girls' preschool, her garden club, book club, sewing circle, and "Friends of the Library" club. They had a large house in an exclusive gated community in Stoneybrook. Mary Anne spent lots of time decorating it and making sure everything was perfect. Sometimes she felt like a bit of a Stepford Wife, but it made her happy.
Today was the day of her latest organizational endeavor. The reunion of the Babysitters Club. Her best friends growing up through middle and high school had all grown up and gone their separate ways. Being the sentimental person she was, Mary Anne missed the closeness they had all shared and wanted to try and gather together to recapture the feeling.
"Ding-dong!" the front doorbell rang.
"Mary Anne!" Logan called from the foyer. "The caterers are here!"
Standing up, Mary Anne smoothed her skirt down and smiled to herself. She hoped everything would go as smoothly and perfectly as she had planned. The caterers were right on time to set up the buffet she'd planned to set up under the veranda next to the pool. Soon, the florist should be arriving with the bouquets to adorn the tables. She was going all out for her friends. After all, that's what friends were for, right?
Mary Anne Bruno sat in front of the cherry vanity table in her opulent bedroom. She examined her reflection carefully. Today was the big day and she had to look perfect. Her soft, brown hair was cut in a neat bob halfway between her chin and shoulders. Makeup was carefully applied with lip liner matching her lipstick perfectly and manicured nails matching the lipstick as well. She was wearing a sleeveless, crisp, white cotton Ralph Lauren blouse with a khaki wrap around skirt. "Very neat and tidy," she smiled with contentment.
Orderliness and organization were very important in Mary Anne's life. She felt the need to always present a careful image. All through school, Mary Anne felt the importance of getting good grades, being a good friend, being responsible, and being a faithful girlfriend to Logan. Those traits had followed her through college at Stoneybrook University where she majored in elementary education. As soon as she graudated, she and Logan got married. Mary Anne worked hard as a kindergarten teacher while helping pay for Logan to work his way through law school. His hard work and her supporting nature had helped make Logan the mayor of Stoneybrook. Now she had the important role of being in the spotlight as his wife and mother of their three year old twins, Grace and Olivia.
Mary Anne was now busy with many charity functions, organizing dinner parties for important businesspeople in Stoneybrook, volunteering in the girls' preschool, her garden club, book club, sewing circle, and "Friends of the Library" club. They had a large house in an exclusive gated community in Stoneybrook. Mary Anne spent lots of time decorating it and making sure everything was perfect. Sometimes she felt like a bit of a Stepford Wife, but it made her happy.
Today was the day of her latest organizational endeavor. The reunion of the Babysitters Club. Her best friends growing up through middle and high school had all grown up and gone their separate ways. Being the sentimental person she was, Mary Anne missed the closeness they had all shared and wanted to try and gather together to recapture the feeling.
"Ding-dong!" the front doorbell rang.
"Mary Anne!" Logan called from the foyer. "The caterers are here!"
Standing up, Mary Anne smoothed her skirt down and smiled to herself. She hoped everything would go as smoothly and perfectly as she had planned. The caterers were right on time to set up the buffet she'd planned to set up under the veranda next to the pool. Soon, the florist should be arriving with the bouquets to adorn the tables. She was going all out for her friends. After all, that's what friends were for, right?