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The living roohter Over fifty of their friends had coood luck Kitty and Pilar and the rest of the Bunco Babes Roger Van Cleave was there, as well as Viola and Gus Pappas Mona (which Mimi had to admit, was even better than hers), and Mi Her stomach felt bloated, but she was too happy to care

She spotted Allie going down the hallway and into the den that Allie had used as a bedroo back to town Mimi decided to follow her She’d hoped for Zeke’s sake, that Allie would get a chance to talk to him today, but the two of them had kept their distance

Allie was sitting on the bed looking at a framed picture of Buela “Just five more days,” Mimi said from the doorway

Allie glanced up from the photo “I know Kind of hard to believe, huh?”

“Are you all ready? I mean, mentally?”

“I’ve been ready to be Mrs Tohteen,” Allie joked Only Mi she’d ever said before

“I’ on the bed next to her sister-in-law

“You know Lauren broughtto all her old albuain”

“It’s like everything’s come full circle, huh?” Mimi said softly

“And Claire Bear!” Allie said, using the nicknairl “I can’t believe she’s going to Duke! I’m so proud of her” She hesitated “What does Zeke think?”

“To be honest, we haven’t had time to talk to each other since that speech But I know he’ll be excited for her”

“So…are the two of you back together?”

“We are ht”

“I’lad”

Mimi reached out and took Allie’s hand “Look, I know you and Zeke have to work things out for yourselves, but there’s so you need to know” She proceeded to tell Allie all about how Zeke, at eighteen, had sought their father out to ask for his help, only to find him drunk in a bar