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The Final Score Jaci Burton 21710K 2023-09-01

"Are you nervous?" Katrina asked her

"A little Nervousness mixed with excitement and a touch of ‘Oh my God I can’t believe the day is finally here’ "

Aubry laughed "I felt the saet here, then once the day came there was so o on forever"

"You looked like a freakin’ fairy princess in your wedding dress," Mia said, re day that complemented her peachy corinned "I kind of did, didn’t I?"

"And of course Katrina looked like she’d just stepped off one of her photo shoots," Harown and her body that made us all jealous"

Katrina s so ner dresses, I just wanted siant," Anya said "Which I told you was the best choice"

Katrina looked over at her younger sister "Well, you know me best, don’t you?"

"And noe can’t wait for Haret all dressed up and walk down the aisle," Mia said "Or down the barn aisle"

Har married here But it’s so perfect Even my mom loves it here"

"That’s because your mom has the hots for my uncle Elijah," Mia said

"Oh, she so does Any opportunity she has to get next to that ing a date to the wedding?"

Mia sat on the bed in Harainst Katrina’s knee "You did not What did she say?"

"She said she absolutely did not bring a date, she wasn’t seeing anyone and she was leaving all her dances open for hi each other more frequently"

"Well" Harmony let the word trail off

"What do you know that we don’t know?" Aht have made a trip down to Tampa a time or two"

Mia laid her hand on her heart "He did not Did he, really?"

"Yes I’d say there’s definitely so on with my mama and Elijah"

"That is aweso for those two"

Mia made a mental note to keep her eye on her Uncle Elijah and on Diane, Harether

"Hey, Hared "No idea She conveniently disappeared as soon as we got here"

Katrina laughed "I’ll bet Elijah is nowhere to be found, either"

"Either that or she’s with ," Mia said

"I like the idea of her hiding out in so out with Elijah," Aubry said

Harhed "You’re all a bunch of sloppy ro off the bed "I’ry anyway"

They went downstairs and found Mia’sover a list Diane wasn’t with her They made sandwiches and sat at the island

"Lydia, have you seen my mother?" Harmony asked

Mia’s o, but then she said she had a call to make and she disappeared Did you look in her room?"

"Checked her room before we came down here," Harmony said "She’s not in there"

A"

Lydia frowned "What’s interesting about that?"

"We think she’s off with Elijah somewhere," Mia said

"Oh She probably is They’ve been seeing each other"