Samantha spends the next several hours helping Diana and Rachel set up. Not being the older cousin is an adjustment, but Samantha finds the experience not terrible.
Soon the rest of the bridesmaids, except one, arrive and Samantha is mildly annoyed to find that all of them are 25 or older. If she knew who was due to arrive late she probably wouldn't have felt that way. Later, she's drinking a glass of champagne when she hears Diana answering the door.
"Hey Mary. I was wondering where you were."
"Sorry, my babysitter cancelled last minute and I was trying to find a replacement. Unfortunately no one was free so I had to bring Noah."
Samantha suddenly feels her stomach turn. Mary was Diana's soon to be sister-in-law and Noah was the little ring bearer. The two step in side and Samantha finds her head spinning.
"Don't worry about it. My aunt had an emergency, so I volunteered to watch Samantha. She's 4, they can play together."
4? Samantha finds her champagne glass replaced with a sippy cup of apple juice and that she is now seated on the table being fussed over by the other bridesmaids. Her outfit now matches the Disney princess Merida, to go along with her red hair she guesses. Though she imagines the thick underwear she feels aren't part of the outfit.