Fing Perfect - S01 E45

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Fing Perfect - S01 E45

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 45

Chip off the Old Block

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"But why did I have to come to this stupid wedding?"

"Callie! Watch your mouth!"

Cal's mother peered at her through the rear view mirror before turning her attention back to the road in front of them. Cal was leaning against the window in the backseat while her mother drove and Samantha rode shotgun.

"My co-worker's wedding is not stupid," her mother continued. "Maybe it'll show you what you can achieve in the future if you actually behaved and acted like an adult."

Well, I wouldn't want one of my achievements to be getting married off to some dude, Cal thought scornfully, but she held her tongue.

Earlier that week, the younger daughter couldn't believe her ears when her mother told her that she was expected to come along to another lawyer's wedding. Cal knew that said lawyer, a young member of her mother's law firm, was getting married, and that her mother would be attending. But she never imagined that anyone would want her to come.

Cal's mother was mostly embarrassed of her, so she typically just dragged Samantha along to her work or social outings. After all, the eldest daughter was the perfect child in the matriarch's eyes, and was on track to do the same line of work as her.

Cal was sure that her mother didn't even mention her in conversations with her co-workers and friends. And that was just fine.

But here they were, Friday afternoon, making a seven hour drive down south to where the wedding was being held. Apparently it was being held so far away to accommodate the groom's family who lived down there. What a pain in the ass.

Having to be pulled out of school just to attend an event with people she didn't know or care about...well, she supposed that at least she wouldn't have to sit through her boring classes.

Or see Grace.

Well, that last part felt oddly bittersweet to Cal, but she tried to ignore the tiny part of her that felt the slightest bit disappointed.

"Just please promise to behave yourself, Cal," her mother started again.

Cal folded her arms over her chest, staring out the window at the passing landscape.

"Sure, whatever."

The drive was finally over as the sun set in the unfamiliar town. After enduring a long wait for a restaurant for dinner, they checked into their hotel, hauling luggage with their dresses and shoes for the big occasion the next day.

Cal hadn't even seen her dress. She didn't own any, so she imagined that her mother and Sam just picked a nice but conservative one for her to wear. They knew how much of a hassle it would be to try to drag the teenager out to go shopping for something she didn't want to attend.