CHAPTER TWELVE
The rest of the week passed quickly. Before I knew it, it was Sunday evening and the day of my dad’s party. I took my time getting ready for the night’s festivities. Mom had called earlier and advised me that quite a few more people than originally planned were coming to celebrate Dad’s big 6-0. Because the weather was warm for fall, she decided to have it on the patio overlooking the cove. I spent the afternoon running around town purchasing lights to hang across the back yard and citronella candles to keep the mosquitoes at bay. After I dropped off the cake and the lights to Mom, I hurried home to get showered and dressed.
I had purchased an emerald green silk halter dress and a beautiful ombré shawl in complementary shades. I coiled my long, curly hair up into a chigno
