While Alex was party hopping, Jenny double-checked her lists. Everything was set. Jenny was determined to make this party perfect for Alex. This was the first big event she and Gabe had hosted since marrying, and it was her chance to impress both families and friends. It was the perfect opportunity to prove she wasn’t a gold digger and could do something nice for Gabe and his daughter. Jenny might not have been able to fit into the family holidays like she’d wanted, but this graduation was all hers. For once, Judith and Mom would be her guests, outsiders being invited into Jenny and Gabe’s world. Alex had given her the guest list and suggested menu but was worried her mom would be upset she was breaking with tradition in wanting an assortment of ice cream bars for dessert instead of the big sheet cake. Jenny reassured her that they’d have a spectacular dessert table even Judith couldn’t fault. The morning of the party, on their way back from tennis, she and Gabe picked up a carload of balloons she’d ordered.
