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didn't ask you to come out here to do that?" Polly was stricken.
"Stop it," Sal said. "We've been talking to Lydia for the last month and this was part of the plan. Just quit worrying about it and enjoy your day. We're here to help you have fun, not the other way around. Now go. Have fun."
Polly shook her head and took the pitcher over to the table filled with drinks and poured a cup for Rebecca. "Oh," she said. "And one for your mom." She poured another and put the pitcher down. Rebecca took the two cups back to the table and Sarah smiled over at Polly.
"Ladies," Lydia called out. "We want to get this part out of the way so you can enjoy your food. The girls are going to begin by bringing around breads and muffins. The main dish will be out in a bit."
Polly watched helplessly as Sal, Drea and Bunny; Sylvie, Hannah and Rachel carried in baskets and placed them on the tables. She would have hired someone so her friends could just relax, but Sal told her to back off, so she said nothing.
"While you are enjoying yourselves, Polly would you come here please?"
Polly smiled weakly and went up to stand beside Lydia.
"We know you didn't want a wedding shower and you didn't get a bachelorette party. You also said you don't want a lot of wedding gifts, so all of us in this room have come up with some things that we hope you enjoy."
Lydia nodded to Beryl, who handed her a purple gift bag. "We bought this for you. Beryl always threatened to take you to Victoria's Secret if those purple panties were your idea of fancy." Lydia drew out a purple teddy and Polly felt her face flush bright red. "Since you and Henry are leaving on Monday for your honeymoon, be sure to pack this."
Polly's mouth opened and closed a couple of times, then she just ducked her head and shook it in disbelief.
"The next thing is something we've been searching for. Helen Randall had to ask Doug for help. He called us old ladies and insinuated we should have been able to find it on our own. But he was a good boy and hooked us up."
Andy handed Polly a wrapped package. "Go ahead. Open it. We're all dying to see it."
She held it while Polly ripped the paper off, revealing a Star Wars R2D2 droid robot.
"Are you kidding?" Polly asked. "Does this really work?"
"All of the reviews say so. We thought this would be more fun than kitchen kitsch," Lydia said.
Polly laughed. "This is perfect! What fun!" She put it down on the table in front of her.
Helen Randall grinned and said. "Doug put batteries in it, so it's ready to go."
"Send it around and let everyone look at it," Polly said, and she spoke up, "Thank you all. These are really fun gifts. This isn't like any wedding shower I've ever been to and I like it so much better."
"We're not done," Lydia said. "That table back there is filled with gifts for you."
"Oh no, you shouldn't have."
"Ladies?" Lydia nodded at Andy and Beryl.
They lifted the cloth and revealed a table filled with books.
"What is this?" Polly asked.
" Since you didn't want gifts, we talked to Joss and decided that we are going to become friends of the library. All of these books were on a wish list that she created. Everyone here bought a couple of books and we are donating them to the library in your name. I hope that's okay."
Polly started shaking and her eyes filled with tears. "This is perfect. I couldn't have asked for a better gift. All of you?" She looked around the room and the women were nodding.
"Andy's in charge of organizing us and we're going to work with the Library board to raise money for some of the big repairs that need to happen in the building. Joss is ready to put us to work."
"Wow." Polly looked for her friend. Joss was beaming. She had so much to be happy for today. This was perfect.
"Thank you, everyone." Polly put her hand on a pile of books. "These are perfect gifts. Thank you all for coming today."
Lydia glanced back at the kitchen door and then said, "That's all the business we have. I think it's time to
"Stop it," Sal said. "We've been talking to Lydia for the last month and this was part of the plan. Just quit worrying about it and enjoy your day. We're here to help you have fun, not the other way around. Now go. Have fun."
Polly shook her head and took the pitcher over to the table filled with drinks and poured a cup for Rebecca. "Oh," she said. "And one for your mom." She poured another and put the pitcher down. Rebecca took the two cups back to the table and Sarah smiled over at Polly.
"Ladies," Lydia called out. "We want to get this part out of the way so you can enjoy your food. The girls are going to begin by bringing around breads and muffins. The main dish will be out in a bit."
Polly watched helplessly as Sal, Drea and Bunny; Sylvie, Hannah and Rachel carried in baskets and placed them on the tables. She would have hired someone so her friends could just relax, but Sal told her to back off, so she said nothing.
"While you are enjoying yourselves, Polly would you come here please?"
Polly smiled weakly and went up to stand beside Lydia.
"We know you didn't want a wedding shower and you didn't get a bachelorette party. You also said you don't want a lot of wedding gifts, so all of us in this room have come up with some things that we hope you enjoy."
Lydia nodded to Beryl, who handed her a purple gift bag. "We bought this for you. Beryl always threatened to take you to Victoria's Secret if those purple panties were your idea of fancy." Lydia drew out a purple teddy and Polly felt her face flush bright red. "Since you and Henry are leaving on Monday for your honeymoon, be sure to pack this."
Polly's mouth opened and closed a couple of times, then she just ducked her head and shook it in disbelief.
"The next thing is something we've been searching for. Helen Randall had to ask Doug for help. He called us old ladies and insinuated we should have been able to find it on our own. But he was a good boy and hooked us up."
Andy handed Polly a wrapped package. "Go ahead. Open it. We're all dying to see it."
She held it while Polly ripped the paper off, revealing a Star Wars R2D2 droid robot.
"Are you kidding?" Polly asked. "Does this really work?"
"All of the reviews say so. We thought this would be more fun than kitchen kitsch," Lydia said.
Polly laughed. "This is perfect! What fun!" She put it down on the table in front of her.
Helen Randall grinned and said. "Doug put batteries in it, so it's ready to go."
"Send it around and let everyone look at it," Polly said, and she spoke up, "Thank you all. These are really fun gifts. This isn't like any wedding shower I've ever been to and I like it so much better."
"We're not done," Lydia said. "That table back there is filled with gifts for you."
"Oh no, you shouldn't have."
"Ladies?" Lydia nodded at Andy and Beryl.
They lifted the cloth and revealed a table filled with books.
"What is this?" Polly asked.
" Since you didn't want gifts, we talked to Joss and decided that we are going to become friends of the library. All of these books were on a wish list that she created. Everyone here bought a couple of books and we are donating them to the library in your name. I hope that's okay."
Polly started shaking and her eyes filled with tears. "This is perfect. I couldn't have asked for a better gift. All of you?" She looked around the room and the women were nodding.
"Andy's in charge of organizing us and we're going to work with the Library board to raise money for some of the big repairs that need to happen in the building. Joss is ready to put us to work."
"Wow." Polly looked for her friend. Joss was beaming. She had so much to be happy for today. This was perfect.
"Thank you, everyone." Polly put her hand on a pile of books. "These are perfect gifts. Thank you all for coming today."
Lydia glanced back at the kitchen door and then said, "That's all the business we have. I think it's time to
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