around and walked off the plane. She wasn’t sure, but she thought she felt his eyes watching her the whole way down and was grateful for the reprieve when she stepped into the limousine . She glanced back towards the door of the plane once the limousine door was closed but he was already turned away , so she felt silly for thinking he’d been watching her the whole time. As she drove away, she was glad for the dark windows that hid her concerned eyes as Hector walked back onto the plane, his shoulders slumped slightly.
Chapter 5
Kallista was actually afraid to answer her phone when it rang several days later . Every moment of her day and night was filled with either research for her article, trying to prepare for her wedding, or attending some function with Hector. And she honestly wasn’t sure which task was the most exhausting.
The wedding was in two days and, because of the tight schedule, her mother hadn’t been able to plan a rehearsal dinner so she had a couple of free nights. She didn’t want to attend another meeting, or endure one more fitting for her dress. She wanted to stay home and pretend like her life wasn’t a crazy whirlwind with a stoic groom waiting for her at the end of the insanity.
Hector actually made the wedding planning relatively simple by putting his social events director at her disposal. But her mother refused to streamline any of the traditional preparation. Aella wanted to see Kallista in different dresses, go to caterers and sample possible menus, meet with the baker and select a cake design. The only details she was willing to release to the social director were the invitations and seating arrangements after they’d selected a venue. And that decision had been pretty simple as well since so many of the places were already taken, it was decided that they would be wed in Hector’s back yard with tents erected for the event.
Sonya, the woman in charge of social events for Hector, agreed to ensure that the tents were presentable for a wedding, thereby allowing Aella and Kallista rush through the city trying on various dresses and coming up with a menu. Because the wedding was such short notice , the invitations had to be sent out immediately and Aella was terrified that she’d forgotten someone important on the list. Kallista on the other hand, didn’t care who attended the wedding. She was still trying to figure out how to get out of the whole event. But as more details were nailed down, she felt the doors closing in on her. Not to mention, her father was working closely with Hector to mitigate the issues with Rolf Peterson. He kept checking with Aella on how the wedding was progressing, telling Kallista without words that he couldn’t accept Hector’s help without the wedding.
Either at night or in the early morning hours, Kallista met with contacts, searched through warehouses and took pictures of the places her contacts said would have the drug raids. She had to be careful though because she was only investigating this situation. She really didn’t want to be caught in the middle of it all or get in the way of a police investigation, if there was one at all .
On most days, she would be up by three or four o’clock in the morning doing her field work, then meet with her mother for dress fittings . Her mother also had to select a dress and Kallista was sad that Hector’s mother wouldn’t be able to attend. She asked her mother about Hector’s parents, but Aella shook her head and told her she had to talk to Hector about his family.
O nce her mother had finally agreed on the dress, there were more fittings, meetings with the caterers and bakers , consultations with the florist and more appointments than Kallista ever could have imagined were needed to organize a wedding . She would finish with her mother by late afternoon, which gave her about an hour or two to write up her discoveries before she had to get ready
Chapter 5
Kallista was actually afraid to answer her phone when it rang several days later . Every moment of her day and night was filled with either research for her article, trying to prepare for her wedding, or attending some function with Hector. And she honestly wasn’t sure which task was the most exhausting.
The wedding was in two days and, because of the tight schedule, her mother hadn’t been able to plan a rehearsal dinner so she had a couple of free nights. She didn’t want to attend another meeting, or endure one more fitting for her dress. She wanted to stay home and pretend like her life wasn’t a crazy whirlwind with a stoic groom waiting for her at the end of the insanity.
Hector actually made the wedding planning relatively simple by putting his social events director at her disposal. But her mother refused to streamline any of the traditional preparation. Aella wanted to see Kallista in different dresses, go to caterers and sample possible menus, meet with the baker and select a cake design. The only details she was willing to release to the social director were the invitations and seating arrangements after they’d selected a venue. And that decision had been pretty simple as well since so many of the places were already taken, it was decided that they would be wed in Hector’s back yard with tents erected for the event.
Sonya, the woman in charge of social events for Hector, agreed to ensure that the tents were presentable for a wedding, thereby allowing Aella and Kallista rush through the city trying on various dresses and coming up with a menu. Because the wedding was such short notice , the invitations had to be sent out immediately and Aella was terrified that she’d forgotten someone important on the list. Kallista on the other hand, didn’t care who attended the wedding. She was still trying to figure out how to get out of the whole event. But as more details were nailed down, she felt the doors closing in on her. Not to mention, her father was working closely with Hector to mitigate the issues with Rolf Peterson. He kept checking with Aella on how the wedding was progressing, telling Kallista without words that he couldn’t accept Hector’s help without the wedding.
Either at night or in the early morning hours, Kallista met with contacts, searched through warehouses and took pictures of the places her contacts said would have the drug raids. She had to be careful though because she was only investigating this situation. She really didn’t want to be caught in the middle of it all or get in the way of a police investigation, if there was one at all .
On most days, she would be up by three or four o’clock in the morning doing her field work, then meet with her mother for dress fittings . Her mother also had to select a dress and Kallista was sad that Hector’s mother wouldn’t be able to attend. She asked her mother about Hector’s parents, but Aella shook her head and told her she had to talk to Hector about his family.
O nce her mother had finally agreed on the dress, there were more fittings, meetings with the caterers and bakers , consultations with the florist and more appointments than Kallista ever could have imagined were needed to organize a wedding . She would finish with her mother by late afternoon, which gave her about an hour or two to write up her discoveries before she had to get ready
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