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Another thing to thank Annika for — she’d made sure ere bothered as little as possible In fact, I bet she’d cut the e her own personal life thrown all over network television last season, she’d made it her mission to preserve the privacy of our lives as much as she could

The shop girls materialized to inspect Ramona’s dress, and Veronica and Iour chane I felt a little bubbly in the head — I was on lass

Ramona eyed me “So, I hate to ask this”

“Uh-oh” My mood was instantly not so bubbly

“Well, I put you down for a plus-one for the wedding, so I need to know if you’re bringing someone”

I squirmed

“I paid for an extra steak, Pen”

Veronica rolled her eyes lovingly, if that’s a thing “Just ask Bodie You’re seeing hiood in a suit I etarian because then ill Ramona do with his steak?”

I snorted “Ugh, I don’t know, guys”

Ramona and Veronica shared a look

“She doesn’t think last night was a date,” Ramona said like I wasn’t in the room

“Ah,” Veronica said back, equally traitorous

“Listen, I realize it was a date”

Ramona perked up and cupped her ear “What’s that? You said I was right?”

I rolled ht He’s just … I don’t know Easy He’s like a heart ninja” I made a karate chop with my hand

“So why don’t you ask hi?” Veronica asked

“Hey, you don’t have a date either”

Veronica’s lips flattened “We’re not talking about me”

“You could always ask Jude,” I offered

She balked at that “I wouldn’t want to slit any throats atThere will be steak knives there”

I laughed “Oh, come on He’s not that bad”

“He’s the douchiest douche to ever douche, Pen He is so into hi terrible It doesn’t even matter that he’s hot and muscly”

“What? That’s basically all that oes down on you, and you guys will be fine”

Rane

“I don’t want to sleep with somebody I don’t like,” Veronica stated plainly as if I couldn’t get her drift

I shrugged “Beggars can’t be choosers, Ronnie”

She wrinkled her nose atabout you Just ask Bodie”