Cold Feet

Chapter 3

VIOLA

“Steve, this is really difficult. I can’t just increase the band’s fee. You know this wedding was booked months ago. I calculated the fee based on what I was paying you then. Whoever is offering you this, obviously has the budget to pay what they’re offering.”

“I’ve spoken to the band,” Steve replies. “They want extra pay.”

“Look, let’s talk about extra pay for the wedding after this one and all future weddings. Just not this one. I’ve cut my profit a lot already just to get this wedding. It’s important to me. Having this wedding is good for my resume.”

“Well, it’s not good for our pockets,” Steve replies firmly.

“Steve, c’mon. Where is this coming from? We’ve always been able to negotiate. Why the big push now?”

“I only have a few hours and then the offer’s off the table.”

“Well, can I ask who it is that’s making this offer?”

“Does it matter? It’s not going to change anything,” Steve replies.

“Sure, but I’ll find out anyway.”

“Christine. Christine Jackson.”

woman who I idolized and held as a role model until recently. My heart tells me this is deliberate. It’s not

“Vi?” Steve asks.

pay you fifty percent more this weekend and from now on. Just don’t do this to

“Okay.”

me, Steve,” I say firmly. “I can’t afford these kinds of problems so late before a

says. “I’m

a favor

“What’s that?” Steve asks.

anyone okay? If this gets out, everyone else is going to demand more money and I can’t pay it right now. Okay?

We can

I say.

“Um, Vi,” Steve says.

something and seems

it, Steve?” I

slip that you

hang my head. I don’t know what to say. I have kept the wedding whisperer a secret for so long. It's something I don’t advertise not even to my

scream at

prompting me to break my

“I’m here,” I reply.

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