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We were all quiet for a e the subject "When is Siht," I answered, then reot to tell you! Guess who’s house-sitting over in Sausalito?"

They both shrieked; we all loved Jillian’s house Especially the hillevator

"That’s gonna be so much fun What did Si out there, but Caroline says too bad That house is a fking rock star--ouldn’t want to stay out there? Plus it’s so close to the Claremont, it’ll be nice to have a ho to spend every night there, just so house Isn’t that sweet," Sophia re is what you guys have now is great Together but not Separate but equal It gets all fked up when you start buying furniture together"

"Says the girl who moved in with Neil not even six irl who is no longer with Neil," Sophia responded, waving her chopsticks in the air

"But that’s not why you broke up Living together had nothing to do with it You two had the best tiether--don’t try and tell reat ti," she said, picking a ba into sticky territory And I don’t just e

"Okay, well, thanks for the advice, kids, but Si And taking advantage of a killer house in which ill have the sexy times So there," I finished

The stack of paperwork on hed, nabbed one irls followed suit,for lunch tolad you did"

"I kno hard you’ve been working; just thought you ht need a break," Mimi said as alked toward the front door

"Don’t ested we bring her dinner," Sophia said "You wanted to go get street tacos when she canceled"

"No way! I’m the one who said that we should--" Mimi started, but I beat her to the punch

I knehere this was going and I shoved theet the hell out of here"

They tossed back good-byes as they went on their way I headed back up toroll sleeps that were now threatening to take over Then I flipped on every light in the place and turned on Pearl Jaether Pffft

• • •

Twenty ot a text fro so, just that he’s bringing a date

That’s all that Simon will say too She better not be pretty

Of course she’ll be pretty

I know This could be bad, you know

Count on it Besides, it’s already bad--the guy’s name is Barry Derry, for God’s sake

Scary

Quiet

• • •

Siht into New York was delayed,him miss his connection to San Francisco He was rebooked on a flight Fridayrehearsal close indeed He’d texted me to let me knoas on his way to the airport, and then he’d textedthe address of the restaurant the rehearsal dinner was being held in

Jillian was stopping by the office this s I’d tried to talk her out of working the day before her wedding, but she’d insisted she only needed a few minutes to tie up a few loose ends Then she’d leave for the bridal luncheon, which I waswith Mr Ca out the reports I needed forwhen Jillian breezed by "I’ht?"

"I’ll be there"

"Think Simon will make it back in tiht, if we need to"

"He’ll be here Last I heard fro to take off"

At that,to know if he was supposed to ht Boys I typed back no, said good-bye to Jillian, and grabbed the last of the reports off the printer, just as the receptionist called over the interco shown into the conference roo in, ain

I handed it to her "Can you take this while I’? And if Si else, please tell him to-- Never ets in tonight" I tried to s my shirt so I didn’t appear frazzled Sometimes it really was perception equals reality

I am calm

I am calm

I a else you need is already in the conference roo else"

As alked toward the rowl, I looked over at her She looked at the text and frowned

"Shoes tied? Shirt buttoned?" I asked, nodding a greeting to Cah thein the conference room door

"Um, not exactly He wants to know if you can pick up his tux at lunch today?"

I am calm

I am calm

I a ain I’dit so close By the ti I needed to at work to make sure I could truly take the weekend off, it was only an hour before the rehearsal began and I still hadn’t changed Luckily I’d brought ed there