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“Rereed to this?” I ask with a small smile
“Because you’re gettingher head in disbelief “I can’t believe not even a tiny little part of you wants to enjoy your last few nights out as a single woman No drawbacks You can do what you want for the last ti to someone else”
“Belong to someone else?” I repeat with a snort I don’t even bother to point out that I haven’t been a single wo me—”
“Good, because that car got written off a long ti up froot there I’d alotten she came out with us, she was so detached Hell, why did she even bother since she’d barely said a word to us since we arrived at the resort? I glower at her and she rolls her eyes “Fine I’ll be in my room”
“Which is exactly where I should be,” I say, getting to my feet “I have so o to the restaurant to work out the menu, pick up Lennon from the airport—”
“Get ready for your bachelorette party,” Cindy chimes in
“Yeah, that too,” Inot to wince
“Gee, sound a little less ione out of ht you’ll enjoy at least a little bit, so the least you can do is pretend to care”
“I didn’t ask you to do that,” I point out softly “In fact, I specifically re Remember?”
“Pfft,” she says, brushing me off “Like you reallyto be out getting drunk and doing God knohat, so why can’t you? Do you really want to sit around, wondering what he’s getting up to?” She shakes her head “You’ll be thanking me for this You should be allowed to have some fun, too”
“Nobody said I’et it “Well, except for the law, because we’re not twenty-one yet” Thank God for fake ID “I would’ve been fine if it were just you and me, a bottle of wine and a few sappy movies”
“Tragic,” she says with a shudder “I’ht now”
I laugh, Cindy’s such a fun-loving girl and I give up on fighting an argu else, it will take o wrong over the next week
Planning this wedding in six weeks has really brought out the insecure, anxious side of lad that by the end of the week it will all be over, and we’ll be married That is, if Cindy doesn’t kill me first
After a few drinks, alk up to our roo onto Cindy’s are to catch her frolance at her six-inch heels and shaketo drink so much you can barely stand, at least wear sensible shoes!
After I unlock the door to her room, I wait until she stumbles over to her bed before I close it and disappear into my own room I peel off my clothes and lay down on the bed, unable to keep my eyes open I let out a yawn, frustrated and pretty sure I’ to be awake in a few hours I’h to sleep
In the end, I lay awake for half the night, drifting in and out of semi-consciousness I listen to the sounds of Cindy’s snores floating though our thin adjoining wall and set drunk, after all
I arrive at the airport the next afternoon, so exhausted I nearly face plant into a badly-positioned Christ lance around toit
Wandering over to the Arrivals lounge, I sit down and wait for Lennon I’ve spent the entireover the cereo back to es thebehind hi around my waist