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.”

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

“Vi?” Steve asks.

and from now on.

“Okay.”

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

Steve says.

a

“What’s that?” Steve asks.

to demand more money and I can’t pay it right

can keep it

better,” I say.

“Um, Vi,” Steve says.

to tell me something and

is it, Steve?” I

let it slip that you use a wedding whisperer,”

I have kept the wedding whisperer a secret for so long. It's something I don’t advertise not even to my clients. No-one else in the game uses one, at least not that I know of and now the cat is out of

scream at Steve but I hold

me to break

“I’m here,” I reply.

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