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“Hardly They’re going to Zeke’s tonight so I’m sure they’ll be well fed”

“Ah,” Allie said, co Bay casserole brigade”

“You got it”

“What about you? What are you eating tonight?”

“To tell you the truth, I haven’t had much of an appetite lately I’ve been so crazy busy Between the festival and…”

“My wedding?” Allie said

“You know I love every second of it,” Mimi said affectionately Which was one hundred percent true Helping plan Allie’s wedding was the one bright spot in Miht now “Besides, all the hard stuff is done All we need to do is give The Harbor House the final nuuests and we’re finished”

Allie suddenly had troubleI had planned? A few people around town got their knickers in a hen they found out they weren’t invited and I sort of, kind of, had to invite them”

“No probleuest list The roo like a hundred and fifty people and you certainly haven’t doubled your guest list” Allie didn’t say anything “Right?”

“Doubled it? U fast the way she did whenever she got nervous “First it was a few of the Gray Flaer, and of course we know so many people now because of the Gazette A couple of our advertisers were unhappy that they weren’t included, and my old roooing to co the trip And there’s azine, Emma and her husband Richard, and—”

“Allie Exactly howabout here?”

“Just a couple hundred more,” she squeaked

“A…couple hundred?” Mimi collapsed into one of the kitchen chairs

“I know! It’s completely ridiculous Tom says I have no backbone, but as I supposed to do? Everyone see married and then so sad when they realized they weren’t invited!”

Mihts “Okay So exactly how many people?”