It had taken more effort to secure the zoo than she’d first anticipated, but it was done. Everything else was in place for Mr. Lohman’s Safari-themed Valentine’s Day experience. She went back to her desk and pulled up her checklists for the other experiences scheduled. All of the dinner reservations had been made, but she still had to find seven hotel rooms. Erica was still waiting on a call from Beverly Jones at Manor Royale. It was getting down to the wire; if she didn’t get those rooms booked, she would be forced to go with the contingency plan she’d devised. She’d spoken to the caretaker at Nottaway Plantation, located an hour west of the city in the small town of Donaldsonville. The caretaker was prepared to rent out the plantation’s entire bed and breakfast to Erica. The only problem was that the higher cost of the rooms, along with getting all of the couples to the plantation in style, would not only eat away all of her profits for Valentine’s Day, but she’d also have to put in additional funds. It was a price she couldn’t afford to pay, but one she couldn’t afford not to pay, either.
