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“Here, give it to me. I think it’ll work better if I simply clasp it first . . . .” Colleen took the Swarovski crystal foreband and placed it over Katherine’s short black hair, which had been swept back from her face. Katherine looked approvingly in the mirror. “Okay, that about wraps things up.”
Mum said, “Where’s your earrings?”
“Oh, I almost forgot.” Katherine moved to the dresser and opened a small cloisonné box. Taking out a pair of emerald and diamond earrings, she said, “These were my Mom’s.”
Both Mum and Colleen admired the earrings. Mum reached in her purse and pulled out a Tiffany blue jewelry pouch. She handed it to Katherine. “I want you to have this. It’s a little something I found in Manhattan for you to wear for good luck.”
Katherine opened the pouch to find a sterling silver Claddagh pendant with a deep blue gem. “Mum,” she gushed. “It’s beautiful.”
“It’s your birthstone. The jeweler said it’s Tanzanite.”
“Help me put it on.”
Mum got up and took the necklace from Katherine. She pinched the lobster claw and wound the necklace around Katherine’s neck. “The necklace accomplishes two things at the same time: it’s new and blue.”
Colleen moved over. Taking her cell phone out of her bag, she snapped several pictures.
Elsa came in wearing a very low-neck, sexy, black cocktail dress, with high-heeled sandals. “Wow, Katz, you look like you just jumped off the cover of Glamour magazine.”
Katherine radiated. “Thank you, and so do you.”
Since August, Elsa had been Katz’s official cat-wrangler. Her job was to mind the cats while Jake and Katherine attended their wedding reception, and afterward take care of the felines for a few days while the couple was away. She was also in charge of getting Scout and Abra ready for their part in the wedding ceremony. Elsa held up a handled bag from a specialty pet accessories store. “I’ve got the cats’ collars, and Abra’s cape.”
“I can’t wait to see them,” Katherine said enthusiastically.
Elsa extracted two blue, rhinestone-studded collars wrapped in pink tissue paper. The lace cape was edged with amethyst-colored rhinestones.
Colleen asked, “Why’s there only one cape?”
Katherine smirked. “Because we can’t get a cape on Scout, but we can on Abra.”
Elsa giggled. “Katz, I hope you don’t mind, but I got these charms for their collars.” She held one of them up.
Katherine leaned in closer to take a look. “It’s a silver cat charm. How cute.”
“It’s sterling silver so it’ll never tarnish. It fits perfectly on the collar’s metal D-ring thingy. Scout’s neck is a tad bigger than Abra’s, so to tell the collars apart, I’ll put the single cat charm on Scout’s, and the charm with two cats on Abra’s. That way we won’t get them mixed up.”
“Adorable,” Katherine said. “Thanks so much. It was very sweet of you.”
“My pleasure,” Elsa said, inching to the door. “Okay, before I leave, let me quickly go over my part. After you go downstairs, I’ll wait up here by the landing. When I hear the famous words, ‘with this ring,’ I’ll send Abra down first. But, right now, I want to go to the playroom, and put the collars on Scout and Abra. Then I’ll hang out with the cats. Can you knock when you’re going down?”
“Yes. Oh, and please, make sure they’re locked in the playroom with the other cats when the ceremony is finished.”
“Of course, no problem. Actually, Katz, I have Scout’s and Abra’s new cat carrier tucked away downstairs in the living room. As soon as their part is finished, I’ll put them in it. I’ll wait until the service is over, then I’ll carry them upstairs. See ya later,” Elsa said, leaving the room.
Katherine meant to call after her, and say that putting Scout and Abra in the carrier wasn’t a good idea, but
“Here, give it to me. I think it’ll work better if I simply clasp it first . . . .” Colleen took the Swarovski crystal foreband and placed it over Katherine’s short black hair, which had been swept back from her face. Katherine looked approvingly in the mirror. “Okay, that about wraps things up.”
Mum said, “Where’s your earrings?”
“Oh, I almost forgot.” Katherine moved to the dresser and opened a small cloisonné box. Taking out a pair of emerald and diamond earrings, she said, “These were my Mom’s.”
Both Mum and Colleen admired the earrings. Mum reached in her purse and pulled out a Tiffany blue jewelry pouch. She handed it to Katherine. “I want you to have this. It’s a little something I found in Manhattan for you to wear for good luck.”
Katherine opened the pouch to find a sterling silver Claddagh pendant with a deep blue gem. “Mum,” she gushed. “It’s beautiful.”
“It’s your birthstone. The jeweler said it’s Tanzanite.”
“Help me put it on.”
Mum got up and took the necklace from Katherine. She pinched the lobster claw and wound the necklace around Katherine’s neck. “The necklace accomplishes two things at the same time: it’s new and blue.”
Colleen moved over. Taking her cell phone out of her bag, she snapped several pictures.
Elsa came in wearing a very low-neck, sexy, black cocktail dress, with high-heeled sandals. “Wow, Katz, you look like you just jumped off the cover of Glamour magazine.”
Katherine radiated. “Thank you, and so do you.”
Since August, Elsa had been Katz’s official cat-wrangler. Her job was to mind the cats while Jake and Katherine attended their wedding reception, and afterward take care of the felines for a few days while the couple was away. She was also in charge of getting Scout and Abra ready for their part in the wedding ceremony. Elsa held up a handled bag from a specialty pet accessories store. “I’ve got the cats’ collars, and Abra’s cape.”
“I can’t wait to see them,” Katherine said enthusiastically.
Elsa extracted two blue, rhinestone-studded collars wrapped in pink tissue paper. The lace cape was edged with amethyst-colored rhinestones.
Colleen asked, “Why’s there only one cape?”
Katherine smirked. “Because we can’t get a cape on Scout, but we can on Abra.”
Elsa giggled. “Katz, I hope you don’t mind, but I got these charms for their collars.” She held one of them up.
Katherine leaned in closer to take a look. “It’s a silver cat charm. How cute.”
“It’s sterling silver so it’ll never tarnish. It fits perfectly on the collar’s metal D-ring thingy. Scout’s neck is a tad bigger than Abra’s, so to tell the collars apart, I’ll put the single cat charm on Scout’s, and the charm with two cats on Abra’s. That way we won’t get them mixed up.”
“Adorable,” Katherine said. “Thanks so much. It was very sweet of you.”
“My pleasure,” Elsa said, inching to the door. “Okay, before I leave, let me quickly go over my part. After you go downstairs, I’ll wait up here by the landing. When I hear the famous words, ‘with this ring,’ I’ll send Abra down first. But, right now, I want to go to the playroom, and put the collars on Scout and Abra. Then I’ll hang out with the cats. Can you knock when you’re going down?”
“Yes. Oh, and please, make sure they’re locked in the playroom with the other cats when the ceremony is finished.”
“Of course, no problem. Actually, Katz, I have Scout’s and Abra’s new cat carrier tucked away downstairs in the living room. As soon as their part is finished, I’ll put them in it. I’ll wait until the service is over, then I’ll carry them upstairs. See ya later,” Elsa said, leaving the room.
Katherine meant to call after her, and say that putting Scout and Abra in the carrier wasn’t a good idea, but
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