Garden Spells

Emma Clark Matteson is getting ready for a party. Clark women are known for craving the spotlight, loving attention from men, and marrying well, due to their sexual prowess. Emma’s husband, Hunter John Matteson, is considered a catch because he is handsome, his parents are wealthy, and he now runs the family business. Emma’s mother had planned for him to marry Emma since they were children.

When Hunter John fell in love with Sydney Waverley in high school, Emma’s mother advised Emma to befriend Sydney but give her bad information about sex. Hunter John broke up with Sydney at graduation, and Emma worked hard to catch his interest, resorting to getting pregnant so he wouldn’t leave for college. Now they are married with two children and live in his parents’ expensive home.

At the party, Emma learns from her friends that Sydney Waverley is back in town. Her mother warns Emma that she will have to work to keep Hunter John’s interest. Emma believes this means sex. As she seduces her husband that evening, she asks if he loves her, and he doesn’t answer. Claire is hired to cater a party at Mr. and Mrs.