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Ivy knocked on Darla’s door and called out. “Darla, are you in? I have good news.” She needed to deliver this invitation in person.
The door swung open, and Darla flung her arms around Ivy. “Have you heard the news? Well, of course you have. That’s why you’re here, isn’t it? My baby’s getting married.”
Ivy had to laugh. She wondered if Mitch knew Darla called him that.
The other woman’s cheeks colored. “He’s not my actual baby, of course, but I like to think of him that way. This is so exciting,” she said, clasping her hands. “It feels like my son is getting married.”
“I’m glad he called,” Ivy said. “I wanted to make sure you weren’t forgotten. We’ll seat you at the front as family.”
A look of awe and appreciation filled Darla’s face, and her eyes glazed with happy tears. “You’d d
