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“He’s luckyin a whole catering crew from Philly just for this”

“As if the party couldn’t have gotten any swankier”

“Har har har”

Another server passed by holding a tray with tiny puffed pastries on it I could down the entire thing in five seconds doing a two hander

“I don’t think everyone else has stopped drinking since we got here,” I leaned in and whispered into Jules’ ear, not letting aze drift down the soft and alittered with sequins like a freaking Ti that at all

“There are some people who’re permanently like that Hidden flasks, rehab stints, the eventual relapse everyone pretends not to notice, or swears the deal”

“No wonder you invited me”

“It was a tough choice after you volunteered yourself I thought about backing out and canceling on you, but then I’d be here on my own”

I did another sweep of the crowd “I can see why it was a tough choice” I stared into her eyes “And I’lad I could be here with you”

“Julia, are you going to introduce uest?”

It was like a cold front had blown in over the party Jules stared back at her id, but she was light on her heels and al like she was ready for a punch

Her mom’s dress probably cost aze bounced between me and Jules with the sae of her eyes crinkling even more

She held her hand out and her gaze raked up and downme all about you”

Pretty hard to do when Laura had molested me with her eyes for all of twenty seconds and barely spoken toher sister, even if it was all pretend

“It’s nice toto shove my sweaty pal to snap every bone in her fingers I was also slightly concerned about Jules’ statue impersonation