Chapter 45

Claudia’s POV
“No; I want the ceremonial table on the stage; not to the side of the stage. And who on earth decided to have the main table in front of the doors. It needs to be moved, now” Mum bellows to the poor Omega’s getting the dining hall organised for tonight.
“And Joslyn; please tell me Petra bought over the flower arrangements. So, help me goddess; if she runs late again; I will bring Bea out and she won’t like it” she screams as Danny walks into the dining hall. “I was wondering who was doing all the yelling around here” he chuckles; as Mum gives him a death stare.
“Make yourself useful; I need this table moved to the right position” Mum calls out to Danny; staring down at the Omegas. “Is she always this bossy” “Only when I want things to be perfect for my one and only son in law” she answers, giving Danny another death stare. “I’m on it” he calls out, yielding to her commands.
“You have this under control, Mum. I have to meet Tracey, Chelsea and Denise at Monica’s to get my hair and makeup done” I smile at her; taking my leave and heading out the dining hall doorway. “Danny, can you get them to move the ceremonial table” I hear Mum shout as I head out the front doors.
“Look who we found; wondering around the place as though she lives here” Tracey giggles, as I come into the Monica’s salon. “Cyndy; when did you get back?” I squeal with excitement. “This morning, Oliver, Jeffrey and Connor are a few hours away in the other 2 cars. They had a few things to do before they left” she answers giving me a hug.
I sniff the air; making certain she is indeed, pregnant. “And?” I ask her; “And what?” she smirks; looking innocent. “What are you having? Give me the goss” I tell her. “I didn’t know at first; Oliver got a physician from the Sapphire Moon to do a scan. I am having twins; one boy and one girl” she answers smiling. “Any news on who their mole is?” Tracey asks; looking around her to make certain it was safe to ask.
“That’s why Oliver was leaving a few hours after us. He thinks he knows who it is. He will talk with all of us tomorrow about it” she answers, as Monica comes into the room. “Claudia, you’re first; come over to the basin” Monica says, as I get out of my chair and move to the basin to get my hair washed.
“What do you want done with your hair today?” Monica asks me as I sit in front of the mirror. I pull out a photo of my off the shoulder lavender dress and show Monica; “I don’t know; do whatever you think will suit this dress” I tell her, smiling. “Ooo, that’s pretty. I know; I’ll put the sides up in a messy bun and leave the back down so it flows around your shoulders. I have these lovely forget me knot flowers I can put around the bun” she answers, as she starts to brush the back of my hair.
“Sounds great” I tell her, looking at the others in the reflection of the mirror. “Is Danny excited for tonight?” she asks me. “Nervous. Mum has him rearranging the dining hall” I answer with a few giggles. “Has Petra delivered the flower arrangements? Your 18th birthday bash was almost a disaster because she was running late and your mum tried to shift to Beatrice, before Alpha Henry stepped in” she laughs
“I hope so, for Petra’s sake” I answer her, as she rolls curlers in my hair. “Casey, can you start on Tracey’s hair. I’m going to put you under the dryer” she tells me as I pick up a magazine. *“Bloody hell; your mum is a maniac”* Danny mind links me. *“That’s why we love her”* I say back to him.
*“I’m serious; she told Petra; Beatrice is coming out to slash her because the flower arrangements were pale pink and not white. I told her the pink ones look nice and she screamed at me; we don’t want nice, we want perfect”* he explains as I stifle a giggle. *“At least Petra delivered them on time. Her car got a flat tire last time and she ended up dropping them off 10 minutes before my 18th birthday celebration started. Mum went ballistic.”*
*“What are we going to do? I like the pink flowers”* he asks me. *“Tell Dad; when mum gets like this, I tell Dad to come sort her out”* I laugh and close the mind link.
“What’s so funny?” Monica asks, taking the curlers out of my hair. “Danny is getting a taste of what Mum is like before a celebration. Good news; Petra dropped off the flower arrangements” I giggle. “What was wrong with them?” she asks, looking at my reflection in the mirror. “They’re pale pink, not white” I answer laughing.
“I told Danny to tell Dad. I’m waiting for another mind link when he finds out Dad’s just going to say; that’s mum and just leave her be, while she’s like this” I tell her, stifling my giggles again.
“You could have told me, Dad isn’t going to do anything” Danny screams, coming into the salon. “Right on time” I whisper, looking at Monica in the mirror, who is trying not to laugh. “Danny; Mum does this every time. We need to let her do her thing; she will be back to normal tomorrow” I tell him.
“Do her thing? I’m staying well away from her. She’s crazy” he snarls, walking back to the door.
“Your hair looks nice” he says over his shoulder before walking out the door. “Has hurricane Jade hit the packhouse?” Cynthia says laughing. “Why do you think I convinced everyone to get their hair done four hours before the guests start arriving” I giggle back to her. “I thought it was because you love my company” Monica says, feigning her hurt.
“Cassandra, I’ll get you to start on Cyndy’s hair” Monica adds as I get up and move to where Cynthia was sitting. “Is your mum really that bad?” Denise asks me. “Umm; yeah” I say, sarcastically. “Tell her about the time when you were 10” Cyndy says from the basin. “Oh goddess; I almost forgot about that time” I laugh, rolling my eyes.
“What happened?” Chelsea asks, looking at me. “Mum watched a documentary on human weddings. She had this idea, her and Dad were going to get married the human way; so, she did the celebration for the whole pack to witness it. Have you seen the show; Bridezillas?” I ask them. “Isn’t that where the brides turn really nasty to get what they want?” Denise asks, looking at me.
“They have nothing on my mother; she had a dress made and yelled at the seamstress for making the dress the way she wanted it. And then she yelled at Joslyn for decorating the cake all white with white flowers because she asked her to do it. Joslyn did a practice cake a week before and got the all clear from mum and did it identical. It was still wrong. On top of that; Uncle Cam, Uncle Paul and Uncle Scott took Dad out the night before for a bachelor party and left Dad stranded somewhere; I can’t remember where. Mum went ballistic; when she got a call from Dad the next morning.”
“Poor Joslyn” Denise whispers; “We all know what Mum is like. We let it slide; she yells and carries on; even though we know that is what she asked for. This is the first time Danny has witnessed it” I tell her; trying to hold back my laughter again.
“Denise; your next” Monica calls out as Tracey comes to sit by me. “Jason was telling me; Luna Jade did in fact order pale pink flowers for the ceremony. He also said it didn’t help Petra just shrugged and told Luna Jade to deal with the colour and took off” she giggles.
“Those are fighting words in mum’s eyes. It will look spectacular no matter the colour. Mum always makes it that way” I smile. “Claudia; I’ll start on your makeup now” Cassandra says, calling me to the makeup table. “I’m thinking a pale purple smoky eye with deep red lips” I tell her as she gets the base colours ready.
“When’s Luna Jade coming in to get her hair done?” Chelsea asks, looking at Monica. “She’s not; she doesn’t trust anyone to do her hair and makeup except her” Monica says rolling her eyes.
“Once I’m done here; I’ll have to get changed; Damn, I can’t help” Cynthia says, laughing as Chelsea gets her hair washed and I wait for the others to get their makeup done.