Goody Two Shoes (Invertary 2)

“We can girly it up,” Hamish said. “Anyone know any grey flowers?”

Caroline had to put a stop to this before they’d ordered the flowers and hired a boat. “As much as I appreciate the work you’ve put in, I don’t really want a naval-themed wedding. And I would like to hear what Millicent has to say.”

They looked like she’d shot their puppy. Caroline ignored them. They got the same expressions when she filled the biscuit tin with biscuits that weren’t chocolate coated.

Millicent flicked on her iPad. “Let’s start with the basics. Where would you like to get married?”

“Church,” Caroline said at the same time as Josh said, “Here.”

He was leaning against the kitchen counter sipping coffee out of a mug shaped like Mickey Mouse’s head.

“You want to get married in the castle?” Caroline wasn’t sure what she thought of that.

He shrugged. “I thought it would be fun.”

She chewed her lip. “The restoration won’t be done in time.”

“We could postpone the work until after the wedding.”

Her eyes narrowed. “Nice try, but I don’t think so.”

“How about a church ceremony followed by a reception in the castle garden?” Millicent said. “We can set up a glorious marquee. That way we can control which aspects the guests see of the castle, and you both get the venue you want.”

Josh shrugged. “Works for me.”

Caroline nodded.

“I think you should get married beside the loch,” Archie told them.

Caroline helped herself to a cup of tea from the pot on the table in front of her. “The loch will be full of midges.”

James bit into a biscuit and spoke with his mouth full. “With any luck they’ll only bite the foreigners.”

Millicent blinked at the man before turning back to Caroline. “How about photos at the loch? That way you can have loch, castle and church.”

“Sounds great to me.” Caroline took a sip of her tea. “Josh, what do you think?”

“Whatever you decide is fine.”

He couldn’t have come across less interested if he’d tried.

“Now, the gentlemen were talking about having a grey colour scheme.” Millicent was clearly horrified by the idea. “What do you think?”

They all looked at Caroline, who was wearing yet another second-hand grey skirt suit. Although Caroline had never bothered with fashion, she was beginning to think she might have to wear some other colours.

“No, I don’t want grey,” Caroline sighed. “I like lavender.”

“Lavender it is,” Millicent said. “Any thoughts on flowers?”

“Heather,” Caroline said.

Archie threw up his hands in disgust. “You can get heather on the damn hill. Pick something he has to pay for. The man is a gazillionaire. What’s the point in marrying him if you can’t splash out?”

Caroline looked at Josh. “What kind of flowers do you want?”

Josh was munching his way through a giant bag of chips. “I really don’t care about flowers.”

Caroline felt her blood pressure rise. “Do you care about the wedding at all?”