The Beta's Blind Date
And now I’m standing in the garden, surrounded by my family and closest friends, holding my daughter in her poofy white lace and chiffon cupcake dress while we wait for her mom to join us for our mating ceremony.
Like I said. A perfect day.
“Your Grandma Stephanie planted these flowers,” I say to my Savvy girl, pointing to the peony bushes. “You can’t see the flowers right now, but next year, they’ll bloom again and you’ll see just how beautiful they are. And over here,”—I walk to the spot where the chrysanthemums bloom, bright and eye-catching—“these are the mums Mommy and Daddy planted for your Grandpa Terrence and Grandma Lauryn. And eventually there will be a lemon tree, but it’s too sma