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“Is she on any ave her a look of gratitude

“How should I know?” Brittany tossed up her hands as her voice rose to a shriek “Check her purse”

Angie looked around The floor was sticky and pink frolass was next to Heidi’s hand She found the handbag under the table and opened it “Cell phone Credit card Dollar bills Lipstick”

Cole glanced up “That’s it?”

Angie had thought the sah- of beauty products “I don’t think anything isThis purse is too small”

“Keys? Driver’s license?”

“I don’t think she brought theie said “She took the party bus like the rest of us”

“We should roll her onto her side”

Angie knehy Cole suggested that Heidi could vomit if she was intoxicated or under the influence They eased her sideways and put her in the recovery position

To her, it was very obvious how she and Cole still worked in sync In the past they could share a mere look and understand Or she could say a word—not a sentence, not even a phrase—and Cole would knohat she was talking about She thought the year apart would diminish their shorthand communication, but it was all still there

“Does anyone have a jacket I can use?” Angie asked the other wo to keep her hile ait for the ambulance?”

“I’ll go find so,” Cheryl said before she hurried away

Cole gently tipped Heidi’s head back to keep the airways open He went still when he cupped her head Angie was i she wished had disappeared since they broke up She was too aware of him She knew the instant when his e in expression but somehow she knew

She leaned over Heidi and blocked Cole’s face from the crowd “What is it?” she asked

He pulled his hand away She saw the dark stain on his fingers “Blood”

“What did she fall on?” She examined the table next to Heidi There was no blood on the white tablecloth