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But the dude couldn’t decide where to put his eyes or his te down his arm and the horrors of his fraternity’s unfortunate public statement "Hey!" he yelled toward someone in the stands "Who did this?"

He tried to step around me, but I blocked him, because I couldn’t see whether Bella was clear of the place yet

"Look," I said, taking a ten out of my pocket "Take this, I’m sorry about the drinks"

"Whatever, asshole Just move it"

I tucked the ten in his shirt pocket and then cut around hi for the exits

Neither Bella nor Lianne was anywhere in sight By the tiine had started, its taillights glowing cheerily in the evening light

Feeling the first whiff of relief, I watched it drive away

Twenty-Eight

Bella

I drove the van through the streets of Harkness while laughing like a etting aith pranking a fraternity was an epic attack of the giggles I hadn’t giggled somy shit in the driver’s seat, while Lianne lost hers beside hed and chattered a themselves

"Oh God, these shots are perfect," Lianne said between laughing jags "Your friend Grahah-res There’s a bunch of texts from him, too"

"What do they say?"

"There’s… ‘Oh enius Best idea since fortune cookies’"

That one h