Big plans (2)

"Do you want Rosaly as a flower girl?" Ximena asked, to which Zaria grunted what would have sounded like acknowledgement. Even so, Ximena had known her long enough to know she had not heard a single word.

"I don't think Angela would allow it." She waited for Zaria to nod and decided to bait her. "Do you want a white gown?"

"Uh-huh."

She rolled her eyes. Realizing she had been silent for a while, Zaria finally looked up.

"Well…"

"Tell me what's going on, before I have Zeus hack into that phone, find out who is causing you so much distress and pull their head out of their body."

She smiled. "That's a bit dramatic, don't you think?"

"Not if it involves you looking this distressed." Ximena shut her notepad and waited for Zaria to tell her what was going on.

"The Sparks are after me." She downplayed it, then pried for the notepad Ximena was holding. "What was that you were saying about Angela? Didn't she leave the country?"