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"No, you should be one of my bridesmaids Seriously, my cousin, Pauline, who I can’t stand, is a bridesmaid And you’re not How does that e at the idea of ed and I ht really like his bride-to-be, but that would just beweird

I was saved fro when someone bumped me from behind and caused me to collide with Melanie Her cocktail splashed down the front of my dress

"Oh!" She patted at me with a napkin "I’m sorry"

"It’s okay," I assured her "It’s black I’ll just go pat it dry"

She clasped o with you"

"You don’t need to do that"

At that moment, Melanie’s mother appeared at her side "Dear, you’ve hardly said more than a hello to Mrs Rothh I used to babysit for her"

"You go I’ll be fine," I assured her

Melanie’s le She’s a pretty girl So man will latch on to her" Melanie’s mother bea with the action

"Okay I’ll find you in a little while"

I nodded and worked h the crowd outside the ballroom There was a line outside the ladies’ room, so I crossed the hotel lobby to use the restroom on the other side

As I suspected, it was e in the silence and decoe of people As I washed irl who stared back at irl would never have coht She would never have faced her past or been open to the fact that s could be different That she could possibly have a relationship with her mother That her stepbrother maybe wasn’t Satan after all--or at least not anymore

Maybe Maybe she could fall in love and have a nore of Shaw filledrelationship with an auy

My reflection shtness toon the tiled floor I pushed through the door, stepped into the corridor, and stopped

Justin aiting there, leaning against the wall, one hand tucked casually into the front pocket of his slacks

"Justin," I said rather duhere? "Did you followIt was the last thing I expected after I called you"