Chapter 15: A New Dress

“Why didn’t you tell me that your uncle and patron was Vincent St. James?” Tessa gushed as we met up at the entrance of the mall to look for a dress for this dinner.

“I didn't have any idea what that meant before yesterday,” I admitted to her.

“Wow, you must know now that he is like royalty…”

“Yeah, now I know that.”

“This is just too much. I knew there was a lot more to you than meets the eye.”

She hooked her elbow in mine and once again, I felt all eyes on us as we walked through the mall.

“Since you are coming to Shelton Estates for our annual patron’s dinner and reuniting with Cole, I will make sure you look like the fairest of princesses in all the world.”

“That is sweet,” I said. “But, I don’t think Cole has those types of feelings for me.”

She looked at me as if I were crazy. “You have no idea how moody he has been since you had to leave.”

“You’re right. It’s not like he’s called or anything so that I would know,” I retorted sarcastically.