"Are you done with the preparations for Layla's wedding?" Lilith asked. "When will it be?"

"The preparations are almost done, considering how much help we have," Avery said. "It can pretty much take place any time, but we are still celebrating New Year's, so we didn't want to take the attention away from that."

"You need to decide on a date soon and send out the invitations!"

"I will speak to Layla and Eric about it," Avery said.

"Layla is going to get married yet she still acts like a child sometimes!" Lilith was amused by Layla going up the stairs with the other younger girls.

"We were just like her when we were in our twenties, weren't we?" Avery thought back to the days when she was young; it all felt like yesterday. All the memories seemed fresh, yet so far beyond her grasp.

Shortly after, Kiara came running down the stairs with a gift she received.

"Mom, Layla, and Ivy gave me this for New Year's." Kiara showed Shea a sophisticated purse. "Look, Mom, it's the shape of a sl