The moment Zoe Ellsworth answered, Mrs. Ellsworth's voice came through the phone. "I'm telling you, you brat! You didn't come home all night! Are you trying to kill me with anger? What if Herman finds out? What then? Even if you didn't do anything out of line, it still looks bad! We have to go to the bridal shop now, so where on earth are you?! Do you want me to drop dead right in front of you? Is that what would make you happy?"
"Mom, don't get so worked up," Zoe Ellsworth said. "I was with Herman last night."
She glanced shyly at the man beside her.
The other end of the line went silent for a moment. "Why didn't you say so sooner? You nearly gave your mother a heart attack! Where are you? I'll send someone to pick you up and take you straight to the bridal shop."
"Okay." Zoe Ellsworth gave her the address and hung up.
