CHAPTER 20

CARMEN

“We’ll be having a double wedding between Carmen and Jasper with Dave and Kate in one month. The invites will be getting sent out from next week. We would love to see you all there on that special occasion,” Mom announced, and the crowd cheered and clapped.

I looked at Jasper, wondering if he knew about all this since he would have talked to his father about it, but his expression was just as confused as mine.

“You didn’t know about all of this, did you?” I questioned, just to be sure that I wasn’t being deceived.

“This was not what my father and I discussed. We talked about holding it off for a little over four months. I don’t understand. Wait here, I’ll go talk to him—”

“I’m coming with you,” I interrupted him, walking with him to where Frank stood, accepting the congratulatory greetings from whoever would give them to him. It took a while of us waiting in line with the people who wanted to say a thing or two to even reach him.

“Dad, what is this?” Jasper asked his father wit