Web of Dreams (Casteel 5)

started."

Momma bought a black velvet dress with

spaghetti straps and a wide charcoal silk belt. She

wore black satin elbow-length gloves. She put on her

biggest diamond necklace and matching pear-shaped

diamond earrings.

For me she bought a beautiful aqua-colored

dress in an airy fabric. I never felt so dressed up for a

Thanksgiving dinner.

Tony sent Miles in his limousine to pick us up

early in the afternoon, but he had to sit in the hallway

and wait for at least an additional forty-five minutes

for Momma to finish with her hair and makeup.

Finally, wearing her sable fur piece, she came down

the stairs. Never had her hair looked as soft or

gleamed as brightly. I saw by the way Miles rose from

his seat that he was stunned by her beauty. I thought

she looked just like a movie star.

How I wished Daddy could be here to see her, I

thought, but then I thought that would only bring him

more pain because she was so beautiful and she was

gone from his life.

"How do I look?" she asked me and spun

around.

"Prettier than anyone."

"Oh honey, thank you. And you look beautiful

too. We're going to dazzle everyone," she added, and

we went out to the limousine.

During the trip to Farthy, she told me about

some of Tony's friends she had met. Everyone seemed